We have been in our house for 12 years now. We really like our water, but we get a build up of calcium around the faucets and on the showers. We also occasionally get some iron in our water, and when you open up the pipes it is very evident that some iron settles in there. So we thought we would give a softener a try and see what happens.
The installation when pretty smooth, just followed the directions. I also had to replumb the kitchen sink, since that line came from the left side of where the softener was going. You can see the new 1/2 line going up right after the softened water comes out.
We also installed the shut off valve on the left there so I had to cut into that line as well since I wanted the shutoff to be upstream of the outside faucets.
The drains from the softener I wanted to keep out of the way, so I join them with the 3/4 inch pvc and run them to the drain (it is the same material as from the furnace).
We have had it running for about a week now and we are pretty pleased with it. The phone app seems to work pretty well, though it is pretty spartan. I wish you could see more history on it. Dishes seem easier to clean and the taste isn't too bad, but we are going to get a RO system which my wife has wanted for a long time.
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