Water softeners

[laf]

Thanks for all the comments
Definitely going to install a filter. Tying into copper lines, so no plastic valves.
Figured I'd do a water heater flush while I had the water off also.

A good idea but is it a flush or drain? Flush you need incoming cold water pressure to clean out the settled sediment. Somewhat off topic but if you're doing plumbing, I put a new 40 gal water heater in to replace a leaking 50 gal and I put a thermostatic blending valve on the outputs to keep the water from leaving the heater at any temp greater than 120f. For safety and lets me store more hot water and blend it down to a safe 120f so my 40 gal acts like a 60 gal.

 

[red_zr24x4]

It would be a drain then flush.
I figured get rid of the last of the hard water in the heater, and flush while I refill it.

 

[Jaybird1980]

It would be a drain then flush.
I figured get rid of the last of the hard water in the heater, and flush while I refill it.

Should probably think about changing the anode rod if it's possible.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Should probably think about changing the anode rod if it's possible.

Thanks, I'll look into it

 

[nonobaddog]

Those Fleck 5600 heads as mentioned earlier are excellent. There are probably more of them in service than any other softener head ever.

 

[Bugzilla]

Anyone using the non salt softeners? Looking at installing one. Had an old old Kinetco system that was removed about 5 years ago. Would prefer a non salt softener but have not seen many reviews.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Did the install today. It wasn't terrible, lots of fittings to solder. Only had 1 joint with a small leak I had to fix.
Install wasn't hard at all just time consuming. That and finding some of the fittings needed.
Thanks for the tips and suggestions