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I'm sorry, I did not quite understand...https://view.publitas.com/impact-water-products/2018-catalog-final/page/120-121
These are available to slip right over the 1" PEX.
I'm sorry, I did not quite understand...https://view.publitas.com/impact-water-products/2018-catalog-final/page/120-121
These are available to slip right over the 1" PEX.
Would you have any suggestions based on the picture, on how to proceed? thanks!?
Edit: 4 photos now showing
You are correct, when I shutoff the valve in the garage, exterior hose bibs also turn off. So in that case, i can't use that point of entry for adding the softener and have to search for probably another place from the main shutoff near the road coming into the house - somewhere there... I will check my neighbor's situation too once he returns , because he has it installed the same way as mine - but I am not sure if he is aware of the exterior faucets connected to the same. or if it is different. Actually will try a few other neighbors too. Will reply back once I find out later this week. Thank you!You have a valve and a PRV (pressure reducing valve) in your access box. Flow is up I think.
I would turn of the water, and see if the water turns off for the outside faucets. That will be important to know, since you don't want your lawn watering faucets to be supplying treated water. If the outside faucets turn off, you will want to find a place to connect to your piping downstream of where the pipes outside faucets split off if practical.
Were the houses in your area built about the same time by the same builder? I would see if a neighbor has a softener and how that got plumbed in.
Ditttohead suggested Falcon Flex stainless steel flexible lines for connecting the softener and backwashing filter directly to your existing plumbing. There is quick connection ends offered (John Guest) which only need to be slipped over the cut ends of existing PEX plumbing. Those may eliminate the need for complicated fittings or soldering.
Water hardness should be measured at your home. As it appears you are planning to install and maintain the equipment yourself, obtaining a Hach 5B Total Hardness Test Kit is recommended. Although the city water report indicates hardness as 157 mg/L (157 / 17.1 = 9.24 Grains/gallon), that is likely the average hardness from all water sources. As there are often multiple water sources supplying a municipal distribution system, hardness can vary throughout so it is always recommended to measure hardness where the equipment is to be located. It is further recommended to add 2 or 3 additional grains when programming the softener, to anticipate some hardness variance due to water demand and distribution system maintenance.
Consumption is often estimated as 60 gals/day per person so with your 4 person household, 240 gallons/day. At 12 grains hardness (10 + 2 additional), the anticipated hardness load can be estimated as 2,880 grains per day or 20,160 grains/week. Although a smaller softener (ie: containing 1 cuft resin) could deliver that load while only needing 1X per week regeneration, a substantially larger softener would be recommended due to the flow rate capacity for 5.5 bathrooms. As the water source is municipal and contains no iron, regeneration frequency could be as little as 1X per month while using an efficient salt setting.
Based on this, what configuration and system would you suggest?Sound simple, glad to hear you were able o confirm this with such ease.
Summary: 1o grain hardness city water. 4 people.Based on this, what configuration and system would you suggest?
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