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Sounds, literally, like the water softener was regenerating. They way they work is one cell of the tank has millions of polymer ball that contaminants in the water cling to, like calcium that make the water hard. The softener is programed (generally at night) to flush a salt water solution through that tank to flush the contaminants off the balls. The process is called regeneration and if you have a digital water softener it will tell you that is what is happening. That is probably what you were hearing.
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Old 08-10-2005, 07:10 AM
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