I'm in Austin tx, as you may know, we were hit with much colder temps than we are used to. Lots of cracked pipes. I am not a professional plumber, but I have been helping fix cracked pipes in our neighborhood. I myself was without running water for 2 days. I'm trying to help a family that has a kinetico water softener (at least). The water was leaking out by the middle bypass valve. The owner tried to remove the valve and hacked the connection as shown in the picture. It seems to me that the tee on the left will need to be removed. I have proposed to just join the input and output pipes (the ones coming out of the ground) so that they can have running water, then get a professional to fix it properly after things warm up here. Was this unit installed properly? Is there a better method for us to use to fix this situation?
Was this plumbing done correctly?
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WorthFlorida
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Sounds like a plan as long as you have the fittings. Just cut out the mess and disconnect the water softener. If it still stays below freezing, let the water dribble out from a few faucets and spigots to minimize freezing, especially the outside spigots.
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ditttohead
Water systems designer, R&D
It looks like you have a three valve bypass, just open the middle valve and you should be good to go.
I dont see how that solves anything. As i mentioned in the original post, the water was leaking out by the middle bypass valve and the owner hacked the connection as shown in the picture.
ditttohead
Water systems designer, R&D
Sorry, missed that. Since it is PVC, just hack it out, jumper the plumbing with PVC, replumb it later. At least you will have water.
It looks ok, the unit seems oddly undersized, that size of unit is usually used for small commercial applications, not residential but if it works...
I prefer to use stainless flex lines, they allow for some flexibility in the plumbing.
It looks ok, the unit seems oddly undersized, that size of unit is usually used for small commercial applications, not residential but if it works...
I prefer to use stainless flex lines, they allow for some flexibility in the plumbing.
S. Hillman
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Hi Rey,
Yes, it is ugly, but it is plumbed in correctly. For 4 dollars worth of fittings, you can do a permanent fix. It looks like the pipe froze behind the male adapter threaded into the valve. You'll need to replace that male adapter, then cut out and remove the one going into the outlet valve above it, plus the tee. All you'll need beyond that, is a coupling and a very short section of pvc pipe. Thread the male adapters into the valves, and glue the rest back together. It should look exactly the same, with the addition of a coupling on the left pipe.
Yes, it is ugly, but it is plumbed in correctly. For 4 dollars worth of fittings, you can do a permanent fix. It looks like the pipe froze behind the male adapter threaded into the valve. You'll need to replace that male adapter, then cut out and remove the one going into the outlet valve above it, plus the tee. All you'll need beyond that, is a coupling and a very short section of pvc pipe. Thread the male adapters into the valves, and glue the rest back together. It should look exactly the same, with the addition of a coupling on the left pipe.
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