Can someone help me determine my needs?

[gloch]

I need to install a water softener and I am not sure I have a grip on all the considerations. Here is the information I have thus far:

6 people / 3.5 baths
The city water: 14.2 gpg /243 ppm

What else am I missing for information gathering?

-gl

[ditttohead]

Pipe size, and the city report will let you know if there are any other concerns. iron, manganese, pH, etc.

With your rough numbers, I would recommend a 2.5 Cu. Ft. 7000SXT softener.
The chart shows a 2 cu. ft. system, but considering the number of bathrooms, a system rated for higher flow rates would be recommended.

[Tom Sawyer]

Ditto's to Dittohead

[gloch]

Thanks for the recommendations.

As to pipe size, this is a new home that was plumbed for a softener. Are we talking about the size of those connections or the water main? Still working on getting the city report for mineral contents.

-gl

[ditttohead]

The softener loop pipe is what we need to properly size your unit. The municipality will usually have the water report posted on their website.