GMJim
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Hello all. This is my first post and I hope someone can help me out. I'm a 40 year auto mechanic and can do the plumbing I need to do but don't know how to go about it.
I moved from the city and bought a country home with a drilled well and a water softener. Never had to deal with either until now. While trying to figure out why the water softener wasn't working properly I discovered it was plumbed in backwards by the previous owner or his plumber. Water coming out where it should go in and well you know the rest. Anyway I had a plumber come in to look at the system and he said it all needed to be redone. I'm able to do the work but need to know how to lay things out. At the moment the main line in from the well pump goes first to the pressure tank then to a sediment filter then a charcoal filter then to the water softener. From there to a UV unit then to the water heater and cold water supply. The plumber tells me the filters should be after the water softener not before? Is there a standard layout for these systems? I realize there could be different code requirements in different places but I'm hoping for some direction.
Thanks
Jim
I moved from the city and bought a country home with a drilled well and a water softener. Never had to deal with either until now. While trying to figure out why the water softener wasn't working properly I discovered it was plumbed in backwards by the previous owner or his plumber. Water coming out where it should go in and well you know the rest. Anyway I had a plumber come in to look at the system and he said it all needed to be redone. I'm able to do the work but need to know how to lay things out. At the moment the main line in from the well pump goes first to the pressure tank then to a sediment filter then a charcoal filter then to the water softener. From there to a UV unit then to the water heater and cold water supply. The plumber tells me the filters should be after the water softener not before? Is there a standard layout for these systems? I realize there could be different code requirements in different places but I'm hoping for some direction.
Thanks
Jim