Thanks for all the help in advance. I've been reading post after post in here trying to learn as much as possible before I purchase a system for my house. I tested my water with the Hach 5b system I read about on here. It's city water and 8gpg. Only two of us here. So I'm thinking a system in the 24k-32k range would be plenty. Was eying the Fleck 5600sxt. Any feedback on that system for my needs?
Another question is in regards to the drain. There is no sewer line next to the plumbing loop installed by the builder in my garage. However on the opposite wall of the garage there is a clean out near groundlevel and the pipe leads up to the laundry. I'm thinking to tap that line by adding a tee or wye with no hub bands above the clean out and making a small trap/stand pipe external to the wall. The ceilings are 9'6" and the run across the garage is 20', and another 5-7' to where the pipe runs up the wall. Is this an acceptable distance and is 1/2" pvc ok?
Strange thing is I noticed my neighbor a few doors down has a salt based system so I knocked on his door to question him about the drain. He had no clue and apparently leases the system monthly. I inspected it briefly and the drain line(pvc) was plumbed thru a wall vent and went into the ground outside of his garage. Our homes are all new construction and there are no sewer lines or drain pipes buried there to tap. Is it possible to plumb directly into the ground?? I highly doubt that's even legal in LA County.
Thanks for any help.
Another question is in regards to the drain. There is no sewer line next to the plumbing loop installed by the builder in my garage. However on the opposite wall of the garage there is a clean out near groundlevel and the pipe leads up to the laundry. I'm thinking to tap that line by adding a tee or wye with no hub bands above the clean out and making a small trap/stand pipe external to the wall. The ceilings are 9'6" and the run across the garage is 20', and another 5-7' to where the pipe runs up the wall. Is this an acceptable distance and is 1/2" pvc ok?
Strange thing is I noticed my neighbor a few doors down has a salt based system so I knocked on his door to question him about the drain. He had no clue and apparently leases the system monthly. I inspected it briefly and the drain line(pvc) was plumbed thru a wall vent and went into the ground outside of his garage. Our homes are all new construction and there are no sewer lines or drain pipes buried there to tap. Is it possible to plumb directly into the ground?? I highly doubt that's even legal in LA County.
Thanks for any help.