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Thanks for all the thoughts guys. I had to drain down the water heater to replace the drain valve a couple of days ago; I also took the time to try to flush it as much as possible (looking in...

I've done one regeneration since the install, no real change to the "air" from the piping.

I did drain down much of my system and might have moved some air to the WH, but I would have imagined it...

All,

Have a well system, just installed a new softener. I don't believe there were any errors in my install.

Since the water softener was installed, I've been noticing some short burts of...

Where is the best place to get my water hardness tested? I've got some few-year old tests from when my well was tested, one at 180 mg/L, the other at 242 mg/L. I'm looking for a quick-and-dirty...

You don't give me enough credit, but I have them on a time basis - changed out once a month. The sediment in the irrigation filter doesn't accumulate on the mesh so I drain that as I see it build. ...

How about a spin-down sediment filter instead?

http://www.iaqsource.com/product.php?p=rusco_1-60-f&product=176287&category=2723

My drawing doesn't show it, but I have one of these on the...

These are 10" housings. I installed two in parallel to give me some more capacity and minimize pressure drop.

I've been in the house less than 10 of the 25 years the well pump has been in the...

"Crap" is big particles and sediment. The filters go fully brown within about a day of being changed. I've never run without them, but I would imagine this is stuff that would be clogging up my...

Switch is actually before the first shutoff valve in the system, not at the tank itself. That first valve is my main shutoff.

Those filters draw out a lot of crap so something will be needed in...

I've pored over water softener sizing information for the past week. For what it's worth, I'm a chemical engineer by profession and am having a little trouble making the right conclusions.

Here...

Fiarly straightforward well system setup. I want to soften the house but not the irrigation. Piping in to the house is 1", but narrows down to 3/4" at whole-house filters. I'm assuming the...

It sure is close...

Sent an e-mail to the company (Keeney), will report back with what I find. They seem to be a fairly big supplier for tubular and other plumbing components. They were very helpful with another...

This should do, if I can find it (low-inlet trap):

http://www.keeneymfg.com/cad_drawing/135/original/403w2.PDF?1260481939

Gives ~ 2" pipe insertion if the drawing is accurate. The inlet to the...

I thought I was using what was called a "p-trap" which contained a "j-bend". Not sure I completely understand the difference. Any pictures of the two so I can understand? Thanks.

It may not be code, and it may not be elegant, but as an engineer in my spare time I can't identify any reason why the following is necessarily a bad idea. The connections are robust and, if...

Found a "low inlet p-trap" that looks like it loses about 1" on the inlet side which is just about what I need... assuming I can find one in the stores, any thoughts on this as an option?

To the right is the second half of the double sink. I followed the plumbing design from the existing sink which had two separate p-traps for the individual sides of the sink that come together in a...

Installed a new deeper kitchen sink (went from 7" to 9") and very slightly underestimated the difference in the DWV piping. I thought I wasn't going to have a problem.

I'm not way off, if I...