Hobiecatter
New Member
Had a water softener installed by a plumber. And a permit was pulled afterwards, (plumber failed to tell me that a permit was needed) the local building inspector for our small town is saying we need to have an RPZ before the water softener. The place I went to buy this $200 part is saying that they are not usually for residential. It sounds like overkill to me. I asked if just a double check valve would be sufficient and the inspector said no it must have an RPZ. It's to keep the resin from the softener from getting sucked back into their water when they flush the fire hydrants and such in the neighborhood.
My plumber wants to charge for installing, plus the part so Im looking at spending a few more hundred more doars when I thought I was done.
Does this sound feasible for the inspector to demand an RPZ? I know it's not something they used to require because none of my neighbors that have a softner had to worry about this.
My plumber wants to charge for installing, plus the part so Im looking at spending a few more hundred more doars when I thought I was done.
Does this sound feasible for the inspector to demand an RPZ? I know it's not something they used to require because none of my neighbors that have a softner had to worry about this.