Instead of draining all the water to the front yard however we decided to install a dry well which is merely a holding tank for a large water runoff.
Water softener discharge into yard.
Use a separate drywell or floor drain to receive water softener backwash.
By code water softeners must be emptied into a laundry sink floor drain sump hole or properly trapped special outlet preserving an air gap of at.
Used properly softeners regenerate one to three times per week and produce between 40 and 150 gallons of brine per week.
The building and the size of the water softener.
Make sure the discharge line is properly air gapped to prevent cross contamination.
After a rain it slowly drains itself percolates into the surrounding soil.
This is to prevent non potable water from flowing backwards possibly mixing and contaminating potable drinking water.
Potassium chloride may be an acceptable alternative to normal salt or sodium chloride for problem areas.
According to most plumbing codes a water softener drain line must not be connected directly to the household waste system.
This causes two problems.
The good news is that there are water experts that will work with you to pick the water softener that is appropriate for you.
Perforated drain tube photo 8 to the side of the dry well to help drain off and.
Water softeners are set to regenerate based on either flow measurements or by a timed.
From multiple tank systems generated through the energy of moving water to a more conventional method various water softener discharge options cover all your alternatives.
I have a superior wall basement with a concrete slab floor.
There is no floor drain and the waste line going to the septic tank is going through the wall at the ceiling of the basement well above the discharge line of the water softener.
Tank faucet or malfunctioning water softener etc.
Under the basement floor is a bed of crushed gravel with french drains which lead out to the yard by the driveway.
If the water softener is set up incorrectly the amount of brine can be much higher.