EricRLarson
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Hello I am trying to install a water softener. This is a new house, with a basement that does not have a washer/dryer in it, but is plumbed for a bathroom. I want to install the water softener between the well pressure tank and the water heater. The trouble is there is no place to drain it since this is not close to the stubbed out drains (aprox. 25' away).
It needs two drains according to the directions, one for draining the brine during recharge, and one as an overflow drain.
Here is what I am thinking. Assuming that the 2" sink drain stub is close enough to the vent (I assume that it is, but I have not verfied that it is within 6') I was going to put a T on the drain stub, with the stem of the T sticking out the side (I will cap the top, so I can put a sink there later if I want to). Onto the stem of the T, put a P-trap and a stand pipe, then use tubing to go from the water softener to the stand pipe. The trouble is then I am stringing about 25' of tubing (twice!) from the softener to the stand pipe.
Is that OK?
Thanks,
Eric Larson
It needs two drains according to the directions, one for draining the brine during recharge, and one as an overflow drain.
Here is what I am thinking. Assuming that the 2" sink drain stub is close enough to the vent (I assume that it is, but I have not verfied that it is within 6') I was going to put a T on the drain stub, with the stem of the T sticking out the side (I will cap the top, so I can put a sink there later if I want to). Onto the stem of the T, put a P-trap and a stand pipe, then use tubing to go from the water softener to the stand pipe. The trouble is then I am stringing about 25' of tubing (twice!) from the softener to the stand pipe.
Is that OK?
Thanks,
Eric Larson