alanmeyer
New Member
It is not pressure you lose but rather volume of flow,
i know a lot of plumbers do it this way but in my opinion i would keep the 1"
supply going to all the fixtures this helps all the plumbing last longer,
a softener running to water heater only just wears the water heater out sooner !
The reason is heaters use a sacrificial anode rod that soft water wears out
about 10 times as fast as normal then the water rusts out the tank
i have seen this happen on water heaters just one or two years old
Thanks for the input. Can you elaborate on your comments some more because I'm a bit confused? I can understand your comment about the 1" pipe and that the volume of flow is reduced. However, regarding the plumbing connection, I'm wondering what the issue is. I believe that HJ's suggestion is to "T" the softener output into the cold water input of the water heater. This would feed both the water heater, and feed the rest of the cold water lines in the house.
So, why would the sacrificial anode rod run out any faster if plumbed this way? I mean, the amount of my hot water usage is going to be the same if I plumb at the main or at the water heater. So, the amount of total water flow thru the water heater would be the same. I would expect that whatever wears out will do so at the same rate overall... Or perhaps, are you suggesting that I should not have the water heater downstream from the softener at all?
Thanks
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