Colchicine
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For some reason I feel compelled to to install my water softener resin and salt tub on some sort of base.
I'm getting a 10x54 with separate salt tub.
Installing it in a closet that is only 29" wide.
The water supply line is on the floor on one side and cuts the available floor space down by ~4 inches, leaving me 25 inches.
Current substrate is just bare concrete floor. The immediate surrounding flooring is laminate that is NOT water resistant.
I had hoped to use a washer pan under the unit, to catch any leaks and catch drips from a pleated filter change. But they don't make any square pans this size.
I could make one out of sheet metal, but I don't have access to a brake. I could pursue this if it's the best route. Perhaps treated wood with a shower liner?
I'm hoping someone would have some ideas on what I could use. I'd really prefer a pan, but if that doesn't work out, what else would be appropriate for the tank and tub to sit? Like I said, I just feel the need to put them on something other than the bare concrete floor.
Photo shows where an old pressure tank used to sit. Existing supply pipe is on the right. Abandoned pipe to the rest of the house is on the floor on the left, will be removed. Pex is only temporary until I install the water softener.
I'm getting a 10x54 with separate salt tub.
Installing it in a closet that is only 29" wide.
The water supply line is on the floor on one side and cuts the available floor space down by ~4 inches, leaving me 25 inches.
Current substrate is just bare concrete floor. The immediate surrounding flooring is laminate that is NOT water resistant.
I had hoped to use a washer pan under the unit, to catch any leaks and catch drips from a pleated filter change. But they don't make any square pans this size.
I could make one out of sheet metal, but I don't have access to a brake. I could pursue this if it's the best route. Perhaps treated wood with a shower liner?
I'm hoping someone would have some ideas on what I could use. I'd really prefer a pan, but if that doesn't work out, what else would be appropriate for the tank and tub to sit? Like I said, I just feel the need to put them on something other than the bare concrete floor.
Photo shows where an old pressure tank used to sit. Existing supply pipe is on the right. Abandoned pipe to the rest of the house is on the floor on the left, will be removed. Pex is only temporary until I install the water softener.
