Water Softener

[Tyler]

Exactly Corey. Get a copper pipe cutter (it spins around) and you put 2 elbows on there.

Want to add it where the outdoor faucets don't get the new soft water, and it goes to the hot water and the cold water of the house.

Like this. Ignore the water filter thing https://www.whirlpoolwatersolutions.com ... tall-1.jpg

[Corey]

Source of the post Exactly Corey. Get a copper pipe cutter (it spins around) and you put 2 elbows on there.

Want to add it where the outdoor faucets don't get the new soft water, and it goes to the hot water and the cold water of the house.

Like this. Ignore the water filter thing https://www.whirlpoolwatersolutions.com ... tall-1.jpg

That sounds easy enough. This is on my to-do list at some point. I can't 100% identify that our backyard faucet isn't downstream from where I'd need to put the water softener because everything is dry walled past the utility closet.

[Tyler]

Not a huge deal if it's not, just know you're wasting a little if you water on that one.

[Corey]

I bought one... Hard to tell in the pic but it was closest to the 15/250. Softener sale ends today so I picked one up since I'd have done it at some point soonish anyways.

[Tyler]

Source of the post Hard to tell in the pic but it was closest to the 15/250.

Wow, taking a shower at your place must feel like getting hit with bricks, that is so hard.

After looking at mine again I was probably between 7 - 11. I haven't ran it again since installing.

Did you go to Home Depot, then McNards, then home, and back to McNards today?

[Corey]

Damn right I did. I wish I grabbed a couple more tests while I was there for afterwards.

[Tyler]

Source of the post Damn right I did. I wish I grabbed a couple more tests while I was there for afterwards.

There is another test included in the paperwork with the water softener

[Corey]

Source of the post Damn right I did. I wish I grabbed a couple more tests while I was there for afterwards.

There is another test included in the paperwork with the water softener

Wow they are so smart!

[Huss Buss]

wow what a big difference. that's cuz Carlisle water is such a great quality

[Corey]

I bought and installed mine this weekend because Glass made me jealous.

Before:



After:

[Tyler]

Good work Corey! I would say your last test is a solid 0. How silky do your showers feel?

Did it take you longer than the 20 minutes it took for Tylersucks to do mine? Run into any hurdles?

[tylersucks]

Remember, there is a bypass on the back you can use if your outside bibs are downstream from the softner. Good job Corey on your fight against hard water! Was it a huge difference? How about the tap taste?

[Corey]

Source of the post Good work Corey! I would say your last test is a solid 0. How silky do your showers feel?

Did it take you longer than the 20 minutes it took for Tylersucks to do mine? Run into any hurdles?

It took me a couple hours because I had to do a 25 foot run through the ceiling for the discharge line. I also basically installed mine twice because I didn't like how I did it the first time.

First attempt scrapped because I didn't like the pressure it was putting on the pipes:



Final state:

[Tyler]

Wow, way cleaner than mine. I should have hired you instead of Tylersucks.

[Tyler]

Blind taste test of soft water vs filtered fridge and Jocelyn got it wrong. I swear I can tell a difference though and prefer the filtered now.

[Huss Buss]

great job Potty! yep smart choice with doing another attempt

[Tyler]

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[Tyler]

Corey, how many bags have you added since install? I never think to check mine since it's behind a door blocked by toys. I've added a few bags and need to check this week.

Have you figured out a way to monitor it with smart things?

[Corey]

Source of the post Corey, how many bags have you added since install? I never think to check mine since it's behind a door blocked by toys. I've added a few bags and need to check this week.

Have you figured out a way to monitor it with smart things?

I added three bags initially and its still half full so none? I am shocked at how little salt I need for this thing. My parents must have had a really inefficient one because I feel like they added 3 bags every other month at least.

[Tyler]

Wow. Your water was way worse than mine too!

Maybe you just take fast showers? Your parents also had 4+ people using showers/laundry, etc. You have 2.