How do I shut off the water to my Culligan Mark 89 Water Softener without shutting water off to the entire house?

Either the electric valve has failed, or the line is plugged. Try blowing out the water line first and free it up from buildup and then if it seems unobstructed, check the valve function. Salt crystal buildup is common.

Call Culligan for service. You have a serious problem as it sounds like your resin bed is not going through the backwash cycle before returning to operate mode.

Normally when your water softener goes through a recharge cycle, a solenoid operates to bypass the system while brine (extremely salty water) is drawn into the resin tank to perform the ion exchange process. This is a timed process. Once it completes then your softener switches into backwash mode where the resin bed is flushed with clear water. Finally at the end of the recharge cycle the softner switches back into normal operation.

This is not something that you can fix yourself. Contact Culligan immediately.

Here is a the link for the MK 89 Use and Care Guide
http://www.isingsculligan.com/manuals/Mark89-812%287-97%2900881597.pdf

If you are looking for a parts manual that may be almost impossible as they are very protected.
RJ

The filter housing will have either a shut off valve before and after the housing or a valve on top of the housing that turns (Black).
Shutoffs before and after.
1. Turn both valves off
2. Push the "red button" on top of filter housing and hold to relieve the pressure off housing.
3. Unscrew housing to the left (lefty loosey, Righty tighty) You should have a housing wrench.
4. Remove filter, clean housing, lubricate the o-ring with silicone lubricant.
5. Replace filter, Screw housing back on (Hand tighten only)
6. Open inlet valve (slightly) while holding down the "red button" to relieve air in housing.
7. Open inlet and outlet valves and you are back in business.

PS if the housing is very difficult to remove.
1. Shut off inlet valve
2. Open the nearest cold water faucet and let it run until no water
3. Shut off outlet and repeat procedure as above
Good Luck, RJ
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hi.
im a plumber and i have seen it meny times befor. relax its calk thats in the water, its harmless and most gps wil tell u iets good for you lol
if it dos freak u out u may wane install a finer vilter sustem

Hi,
You should have a bypas valve or valves at the back of the unit where the water pipes go in and out of the unit...
Shut off and bypass the unit till you can get it fixed...

heatman101

clean the drainage filter then it will work correctly again

If the unit will recharge then you might have what is called a salt bridge in the tank. The salt is stuck above the water level in the salt tank. Poor a gallon of water over the top of the salt and see if you can then break it up. The salt should go down then.

Most Culligan brine tanks have a lifetime warranty.
Check with the dealer for a free replacement tank first before buying one.

The final rinse setting may have moved, which will coincide with the salt/brine draw rate...the Culligan units have a funny way of doing exactly that, which, by the way, can generate a lot of revenue for them, if your on a salt route for them to deliver it to you!....I would look up a qualified and TRUSTWORTHY!!! Culligan repair tech, or a service manual to reset this final rinse.