Softener causes salty taste in household water after regeneration

Safety first: Do not drink water that tastes strongly of salt until the issue is resolved.

• Run extra rinse: Manually advance the softener to the fast rinse stage and allow it to run longer than normal (e.g., 10–15 extra minutes) to flush residual brine.
• Check settings: In the installer menu, verify that the salt dosage and rinse times match Nobel's recommendations for your resin volume. Reduce salt dose if set too high.
• Inspect drain flow control: Remove and clean the drain flow control orifice. A partial blockage can reduce rinse flow and leave salt in the resin bed.
• Verify plumbing: Ensure the softener outlet is correctly connected to the house supply and not cross‑connected with the drain or other sources.