hellspcangel911
New Member
Hi All,
Let me first thank all of you for the tremendous resource you have been. For years I've read these forums, helping me tackle every aspect of plumbing repairs. THANK YOU for sharing your time and knowledge.
I'm at the point where I need to install a water softener in our house. I measured the water using the suggested HACH 5B tester and got readings 22-24 grains per gallon.
Its currently my wife and I with a baby on the way and potentially a second in the future. My wife does a lot of laundry and when we re-do the bathroom we will install a soaking tub:
4 People living in my house x 70 Gallons of water consumer per person (average) X The Grains in my area 24 = 6720 Grains to be removed Daily
Based on Angelo Polinario's write up that puts be just between the 48,000 and 64,000 Grain Capacity Units. My wife and I have erratic schedules and travel a lot, its not uncommon for one of us to be gone all week.
1st Question: Should I go with a 64K unit? What size tank and which model? I'm currently leaning towards the 7000SXT based on what I've read here.
Our home has a 200ft private well, good quality water with no iron. Unfortunately we have radon, so the current setup is:
WELL PUMP - CYCLE STOP VALVE - WELL TANK - TEE to Garden hoses - 10 MICRON FILTER - CHARCOAL RADON TANK - 1 MICRON FILTER --HOUSE
I have 1 1/4" PVC going to the well tank, after that everything is 3/4" copper.
2nd Question: Should the softener be plumbed between the radon tank and the 1 Micron Filter?
Lastly, we have a septic and for a while now I've been putting this install off as I've been told the softener backwash will ruin my septic in the long term.
Last question: I'm planning on running a separate 1" pvc line out to a drywell just for the softener. Any reason not to?
Thank you for your guidance!
-George
Let me first thank all of you for the tremendous resource you have been. For years I've read these forums, helping me tackle every aspect of plumbing repairs. THANK YOU for sharing your time and knowledge.
I'm at the point where I need to install a water softener in our house. I measured the water using the suggested HACH 5B tester and got readings 22-24 grains per gallon.
Its currently my wife and I with a baby on the way and potentially a second in the future. My wife does a lot of laundry and when we re-do the bathroom we will install a soaking tub:
4 People living in my house x 70 Gallons of water consumer per person (average) X The Grains in my area 24 = 6720 Grains to be removed Daily
Based on Angelo Polinario's write up that puts be just between the 48,000 and 64,000 Grain Capacity Units. My wife and I have erratic schedules and travel a lot, its not uncommon for one of us to be gone all week.
1st Question: Should I go with a 64K unit? What size tank and which model? I'm currently leaning towards the 7000SXT based on what I've read here.
Our home has a 200ft private well, good quality water with no iron. Unfortunately we have radon, so the current setup is:
WELL PUMP - CYCLE STOP VALVE - WELL TANK - TEE to Garden hoses - 10 MICRON FILTER - CHARCOAL RADON TANK - 1 MICRON FILTER --HOUSE
I have 1 1/4" PVC going to the well tank, after that everything is 3/4" copper.
2nd Question: Should the softener be plumbed between the radon tank and the 1 Micron Filter?
Lastly, we have a septic and for a while now I've been putting this install off as I've been told the softener backwash will ruin my septic in the long term.
Last question: I'm planning on running a separate 1" pvc line out to a drywell just for the softener. Any reason not to?
Thank you for your guidance!
-George