How to Clean a WaterBoss Brine Tank

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Published: Nov 15, 2010
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
2 minute read

To keep your WaterBoss functioning efficiently, it's necessary to clean out the brine tank and replace the salt once every year. Cleaning your WaterBoss brine tank is an easy process that takes only a few minutes.

Things You Will Need

  • Stir stick
  • Small brush
  • Shop vacuum
  • Towel or cleaning rags
  1. Turn your WaterBoss control to bypass mode or disconnect it from its electrical source.

  2. Remove the brine tank lid and break up any hardened salt at the bottom of the tank with a stirring stick. Be gentle when breaking up hardened salt, you don't want to puncture or crack your brine tank.

  3. Remove the water and salt mixture at the bottom of your brine tank with a shop vacuum. Scrub the brine tank walls and brine intake with a small brush and water. Sponge the brine tank dry using either a towel or cleaning rags.

  4. Flush the brine tank with water and refill it with new salt or salt substitute as recommended for your particular WaterBoss model.

The Drip Cap

  • Water hardness consists of calcium and magnesium content in water.
  • Remove the water and salt mixture at the bottom of your brine tank with a shop vacuum.
  • Scrub the brine tank walls and brine intake with a small brush and water.

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Sebastian Malysa

Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Sebastian Malysa began his writing career in 2010. His work focuses on the general arts and appears on Answerbag and eHow. He has won a number of academic awards, most notably the CTV Award for best…

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