I just got my water softner and calcite filter back online after being down for almost six months. I bought some Super Iron Out and added 18 ounces to a gallon of warm water and dumped it into the salt cabinet when the salt level was low, as per the advice of the guy I bought it from at the pump and supply store. (After discussing it with him and a water test, he said it would probably be a good idea to clean out any iron deposits from the resin bed. Unfortunately I did not have the softner on bypass while it was down...) I've regenned three times already and run the cold water for 30 minutes, but am still getting a sulfur smell from the water out of the faucet. Is this normal? When will it go away and how long will it take? Should I keep regenning the softener, or just keep letting the water run? Thanks...

I am trying to repair or replace a Rainsoft water softener system for a friend who's husband is in the Army and deployed to Iraq. She has a AQ48CT/1"/8 softener system with a date code of 9312-1619. It appears that her control valve is no longer functional and goes thru a lot of salt. It also recently developed the bacterial smell (rotten eggs) after she returned from Ft Hood and the house sat unused for almost 3 months. Intend to try shocking it to see if it clears that problem. Since $ IS an issue, are there remanufactured replacement valves that a novice can change? A fellow in my church has a (used) Rainsoft system Model AM18CT/date code 9107-0227/Service flow 6 GPM/Recovery 3050 per 1 lb salt/UL Listed 97hb/LR 52599/Electronic Brain with a Model RF1054Y RN NOT/date code 9107-0848/service flow 4 GPM /Electronic Brain that he will sell for $350. One tank is about 5 ' and the other about 3' and supposedly both works great. Her system only has the single tank and salt "container" and this one has the two plus the salt "container" ????? What does the additional tank do? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!!:confused: