water softener brown water in brine tank
My water softener's brine tank has a brown foam on top of the water. the water itself has brown particles in it.My plumber said this is brown iron algae and it will not harm the system. but he also said the crud can clog the inlet filter to the water softener.Since the softener usually fails to complete a regeneration successfully, I am worried that this sludge is causing those failures.y plumber said this is brown iron algae and it will not harm the system. but he also said the crud can clog the inlet filter to the water softener.