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yonson (SC)
So I have a water softener. A 3/4" copper line going in. A 3/4" copper line coming out. The line coming out is dripping. When I unscrewed it, it is a flat coupling to a flat coupling. I tried to tighten and the drip got no better, loosened it - no better. I placed a piece of rubber between the flat coupling and it is no better. Is their something I can do to fix this drip? Can I sand down the coupling? Is there a gasket I can place there? Any tips?
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m & m (MD)
There is supposed to be a gasket "sandwiched" between the two mating surfaces.
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wetordry (AZ)
I think You're missing a piece, for the inlet and outlet. It's black plastic and looks like a barbed coupling but shorter and without the barbs and is sized to fit in between the plates you're trying to couple. It holds the O'rings that will make the seal. Actually it sorta looks like a small monocular you could look through but very short. It has a threaded hole on each side where you screw on a 'C' clip shaped piece of metal that holds it all together (one on each side). Take a look at this part and see if it's the one you need. They come in different sizes and you need two.[www.softenerparts.com]. sorry about the off site, I don't know where to look in our sponsor but if you can, buy from them. Don't forget silicone grease on the o'rings and a dab on the screw threads don't hurt neither!
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yonson (SC)
Yeah... I surely do not have anything other than flat hard surface against flat hard surface. This oftener is at least 30 years old. We have been here since '92 and it was not new then. So this adaptor... those o rings go inside the 3/4" copper? This image looks to be what I need.
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hj (AZ)
Interesting piece, but I have been in the business for over 60 years and have never even seen a softener that used a piece like that.
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wetordry (AZ)
It's the connector on fleck heads to the bypass or non-bypass manifold. I'm betting there are 'ears' on the sides of yonson s' equipment that are spaced about 7/16" inside which is where the metal clips nest.
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yonson (SC)
Yay, I found the manual stuck up in a joist bay over the water softener. It is an Agway XXX, Autotrol Corp. Model 1550 TC. Also have a Aermotor label on the head cover. I found a place online which looks to have what I need. There IS supposed to be a gasket in between. I wonder if that gasket just hardened through time where it is in place but is so brittle I thought it was metal. I sent them an email and I will let y'all know how things turn out. In the mean time I have it at a controllable drip into a bucket and we turn the water off at night and when we are out of the house.
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