We just bought a Whirlpool water softener and the instructions are almost identical to youi video. Should be a walk in the park putting it in. Many thanks.
Thanks so much Pete!!! With taking the old one out, watching your video and putting the new one it, this took about an hour. Probably 20 minutes for someone who’s done it before. But I was being careful.
We just bought a Morton elite Water softener, I would think is about the same than yours, so that the installation should be a piece of cake, thank you for the Video!
Thanks for the video, it will save a lot of people a lot of money… companies that come out to your house and sell softener systems are notoriously shady. This seems like a viable option for homeowners with decent DIY skills.
I had never installed a whole water filtration system, but as an Engineer I installed it, for the entire household good to for another 9 years. However, now I have never installed a water softener before, so this was great help. I have bought the same unit and am going to tap like you did into the supply line coming out of my filtration with the UV light... should be good to go in terms of what I need to go through..I had no idea about adding salt and bleach.. I would NEVER trust those pesky water tester strips.. thealnever give you the right readings, I know it because I test my fish tank water quality and even after a complete change, it showed the same results as before the change and after adding all sorts of additives to it. Like you, I know my water is hard, probably not too much, but I get minerals build up in the fish tank and shower heads.. anyways, that's my story and future project. amf.
What should you do if you don't know the direction of the flow of water for the in and out attchment? If it's hooked up wrong will you know right away?
Thanks for the video. Im looking to have mine installed in the garage, but I don't have a floor drain. I was thinking to either run the discharge up to the attic, and then over to the laundry box, or to poke it outside the garage and then bury it to the road. Any suggestions?
It has to drain in a drain or the last tank in an aerobic septic system. It's very high in salt so it will kill all the grass and destroy the concrete if you drain it by the house.
I sample water from wells for a living and 1) the strips could be bad but 2) let your well run for a bit. Those minerals could have fallen out of suspension. You won’t get an accurate reading unless you purge the well
I'm installing my water softener in an unfinished basement. There's a french drain about 20 feet away. Should I plumb my own PVC pipe to that french drain, or should I just use a really long vinyl tubing?
Hi Pete, great video. I see that you put 3 gallons of water and then the bag of salt, then pulled the lever to put it in service mode. How do you when to stop and put it back into normal drain mode? Also, any way i can get in touch with you to show you photos and best possible location to set up the softner?
The water softener needs to be in service mode all the time to get softened water. Bypass mode will bypass the water softener and not soften the water. My email is on my About UA-cam page but the best place to put the water softener is where your water first comes into your house and near a drain for the discharge tube to go.
Thank you for this guide! God bless you brother.. I really appreciate it. As a new home-owner I want to install one myself, save money and feel accomplished as a Do It Yourself’er 😅 question.. the main water line is inside a very tight and small closet so I can’t put a softener tank in that closet.. can I hook up the softener with the washer (and dryer) hookup? Does it matter where you hook up the softener?
@@uscrivera Thank you, the water softener has to be before it feeds to the rest of the house. You could use PEX tubing and connect it to the closet pipe then to feed the water softener near the closet then back to the pipe in the closet to feed the rest of the house.
Our filter is also an iron and manganese filter. If I were to put the softener before this filter, it would overwhelm the water softener with iron and manganese.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading Thank you. What brand and model of water filter do you have? I think softener is more generic and water filter is bare a heavier load and more multifunctional to filter everything, including minerals. I could be wrong.
@@genevelis6075 Our water filter is from www.cleanwaterstore.com/iron-and-manganese-filters-for-well-water.html they have manual and automatic backwashing filters of different sizes. Water filters filter out impurities in the water except minerals. Water softeners are not filters but have these small beads that pull minerals out of the water and have to be cleaned or backwashed every so often.
Excellent video. Thank you very much. Question, does you water softener came with a floater on the float stem or just a plastic with cap on top of the stem? Thank you again.
How does the Rheem water softener compare to more expensive ones like Springwell and Culligan? I am interested in buying a Rheem but I don't know how it will fare long term... Can you share your experience?
The backwash drain is that connected to a P trap drain which allows an air gap, or can you connect it directly to the main house 4" drain by drilling a hole into the top of the PVC pipe??????
@petebeasttexashomesteading Believe it or not the plumber did this because the 2" P trap kept getting clogged and every time it did a cleaning cycle the water spilled on the floor. Here is my current problem the tank that holds the salt is dirty and the cold water smells. Rheem told me to use bleach and run a cycle. Take out the salt crystals and replace with salt pellets. I showed them pics of the hookup and made no mention of this. If you want me to send pics to you give me your email and l will, thanks.
That’s why it’s better because you use less product and save money in the long run. The soft feeling leaves the skin moisturized instead of stripping your skin and hair.
Just got the same model Rheem today. I don't have a drain option anywhere near my water heater. The condensate drain from the A/C (which is in the same room as the softener) runs from the small collection tank, up into the ceiling, all the way across the basement and then into the floor drain in the laundry room. I'm trying to find out how often the softener recharges and what quantity of brine is discharged during the recharge cycle in order to determine what size container I'll need to have it purge into and how often I'll need to empty it until I can find a better option........but having no luck.
We had one installed when we first moved in with a new water heater. The water was hard and we could see it in the bathtubs and sinks. Our plumber is very hard to get a hold of, and could never get him to come back. We also had them put in new toilets. They were nasty. A few times the water softener doesn't run and then the water gets hard again. So had another plumber come to fix it. Sometimes I have to set it to recharge myself. With only 2 people in the house it doesn't use much salt. Ours is a North Star.
The water softener also extends the lifespan of the domestic water system by 15 to 20 years longer; however make sure your ice maker is connected before the water softener due to the bad taste it causes in your water drinking system.
What a great tutorial, thank you. Will attempt installing my this weekend!
We just bought a Whirlpool water softener and the instructions are almost identical to youi video. Should be a walk in the park putting it in. Many thanks.
Thanks so much Pete!!! With taking the old one out, watching your video and putting the new one it, this took about an hour. Probably 20 minutes for someone who’s done it before. But I was being careful.
We just bought a Morton elite Water softener, I would think is about the same than yours, so that the installation should be a piece of cake, thank you for the Video!
Thank you very much ! Very informative!🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for the video, it will save a lot of people a lot of money… companies that come out to your house and sell softener systems are notoriously shady. This seems like a viable option for homeowners with decent DIY skills.
Thank you for this video. I installed this exact water softener and this made it a really easy process!
Thanks for this video! Helped me out!
Hello. I think the test strip needs to be dipped into stationary water. Running may have rinsed off the indicator chemical.
Yeah happened to me, otherwise excellent tutorial.
Nope... the straps suck-ass
Great video! Not too long but just the right amount of information!
Very detailed...great info...thoroughly explained thanks😅
I had never installed a whole water filtration system, but as an Engineer I installed it, for the entire household good to for another 9 years. However, now I have never installed a water softener before, so this was great help. I have bought the same unit and am going to tap like you did into the supply line coming out of my filtration with the UV light... should be good to go in terms of what I need to go through..I had no idea about adding salt and bleach..
I would NEVER trust those pesky water tester strips.. thealnever give you the right readings, I know it because I test my fish tank water quality and even after a complete change, it showed the same results as before the change and after adding all sorts of additives to it.
Like you, I know my water is hard, probably not too much, but I get minerals build up in the fish tank and shower heads.. anyways, that's my story and future project. amf.
Ours is around 14ppm out here in the corn and bean fields of illness of nois. Great video Pete.👍👍💙🌧🙏
You made an excellent video here 👍. Thank you!
Really good video. Thank you!
Es obligatorio poner un filtro antes de montar el suavizador y cual recomienda Gracias
Nicely Done! Very educational 🇺🇸🫡✅thank you
What should you do if you don't know the direction of the flow of water for the in and out attchment? If it's hooked up wrong will you know right away?
Thanks for the video. Im looking to have mine installed in the garage, but I don't have a floor drain. I was thinking to either run the discharge up to the attic, and then over to the laundry box, or to poke it outside the garage and then bury it to the road. Any suggestions?
It has to drain in a drain or the last tank in an aerobic septic system. It's very high in salt so it will kill all the grass and destroy the concrete if you drain it by the house.
Do you need to install an airgap where the brine drains into the laundry drain?
I think you know you do.
I sample water from wells for a living and 1) the strips could be bad but 2) let your well run for a bit. Those minerals could have fallen out of suspension. You won’t get an accurate reading unless you purge the well
Will the sprinklers end up using the softened water?
If it is hooked up to the main water inlet, then yes. You will waste softened water to water your lawn unless you put the valve in bypass mode first.
I'm installing my water softener in an unfinished basement. There's a french drain about 20 feet away. Should I plumb my own PVC pipe to that french drain, or should I just use a really long vinyl tubing?
I think the PVC would look cleaner.
thank you, informative and helpful.
Hi Pete, great video. I see that you put 3 gallons of water and then the bag of salt, then pulled the lever to put it in service mode. How do you when to stop and put it back into normal drain mode?
Also, any way i can get in touch with you to show you photos and best possible location to set up the softner?
The water softener needs to be in service mode all the time to get softened water. Bypass mode will bypass the water softener and not soften the water.
My email is on my About UA-cam page but the best place to put the water softener is where your water first comes into your house and near a drain for the discharge tube to go.
So it water line come in right on top the water heater it that the first water line Pete ?
Thank you for this guide! God bless you brother.. I really appreciate it. As a new home-owner I want to install one myself, save money and feel accomplished as a Do It Yourself’er 😅 question.. the main water line is inside a very tight and small closet so I can’t put a softener tank in that closet.. can I hook up the softener with the washer (and dryer) hookup? Does it matter where you hook up the softener?
@@uscrivera Thank you, the water softener has to be before it feeds to the rest of the house. You could use PEX tubing and connect it to the closet pipe then to feed the water softener near the closet then back to the pipe in the closet to feed the rest of the house.
Pete, Why softener goes after filtration? I would put softener first and then filtration.
Our filter is also an iron and manganese filter. If I were to put the softener before this filter, it would overwhelm the water softener with iron and manganese.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading Thank you. What brand and model of water filter do you have?
I think softener is more generic and water filter is bare a heavier load and more multifunctional to filter everything, including minerals.
I could be wrong.
@@genevelis6075 Our water filter is from www.cleanwaterstore.com/iron-and-manganese-filters-for-well-water.html they have manual and automatic backwashing filters of different sizes. Water filters filter out impurities in the water except minerals. Water softeners are not filters but have these small beads that pull minerals out of the water and have to be cleaned or backwashed every so often.
Thank you. How many times do you put bleach?
Only when new or if it gets contaminated for some reason.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading Thank you for the very quick response! :)
Great experience. Thanks for installation information. Where we can get the softener tank?
@@mohmedshaikh4284 Thanks, I got this at Home Depot.
Wouldn’t it dramatically extend the life of your filtration system if you softened it first? Just wondering.
Excellent video. Thank you very much. Question, does you water softener came with a floater on the float stem or just a plastic with cap on top of the stem? Thank you again.
Great video. One year in, how do you like it? Any regrets? I want to buy the same model from home Depot and wondering about performance?
@@JonDeFrancesco it's been working great 👍
Excellent video Sr Thank you so mucho
How does the Rheem water softener compare to more expensive ones like Springwell and Culligan? I am interested in buying a Rheem but I don't know how it will fare long term... Can you share your experience?
Excellent video! Thanks
The backwash drain is that connected to a P trap drain which allows an air gap, or can you connect it directly to the main house 4" drain by drilling a hole into the top of the PVC pipe??????
@@RobertBallMagician You can connect it to any drain. I pushed it into the washer drain. I would not drill into the main 4" pipe.
@petebeasttexashomesteading Believe it or not the plumber did this because the 2" P trap kept getting clogged and every time it did a cleaning cycle the water spilled on the floor. Here is my current problem the tank that holds the salt is dirty and the cold water smells. Rheem told me to use bleach and run a cycle. Take out the salt crystals and replace with salt pellets. I showed them pics of the hookup and made no mention of this. If you want me to send pics to you give me your email and l will, thanks.
@petebeasttexashomesteading if you want l can send you pics on the backwash connection and what the tank looks like that holds the salt.
What’s the brand you’re using? Thank you
It's a Rheem water softener. You can get it at Home Depot.
Thank you for such a great video
Did you encounter any pressure drop in your plumbing system?
No
Fantastic
Very helpful! Thanks sir!
Excellent !!! I have to replace an old unit and I feel like I'm going to be able to do this. Thank you so much.
How is the Rheem holding up?
Great 👍
Does a waster softner make fridge ice cubes taste weird? Thx
No it shouldn't
Can a water softener be installed on the outside of the house?
Yes but it has to be protected from freezing and the elements of the weather, so not recommended.
Ok. I have lived with hard water all my 67 yrs. When we travel and hotel has soft water, it seems u can never get the soap off
That's because it doesn't create soap scum on your skin when you rinse that's what gives that grippy skin feeling
That’s why it’s better because you use less product and save money in the long run. The soft feeling leaves the skin moisturized instead of stripping your skin and hair.
And if you stayed at the hotel for 3 or more nights; so at least 3 showers; I'll bet your skin felt and looked WAY better!
Just got the same model Rheem today. I don't have a drain option anywhere near my water heater. The condensate drain from the A/C (which is in the same room as the softener) runs from the small collection tank, up into the ceiling, all the way across the basement and then into the floor drain in the laundry room.
I'm trying to find out how often the softener recharges and what quantity of brine is discharged during the recharge cycle in order to determine what size container I'll need to have it purge into and how often I'll need to empty it until I can find a better option........but having no luck.
You need to run that line to a proper drain it has a lot of pressure
Would you please tell me why you were add 3 gallons of water in the softener before you added salt ?
Actually I wasn't going to add the water, but the instructions said to add the 3 gallons to the tank.
Excellent video You made. Thank you!
Do you need a water filtration system to connect to your water softener?
It would be a good idea to have a water filter before the softener.
Can you change the bypass valve to a metal one? I don't have much confidence in those plastic ones
We had one installed when we first moved in with a new water heater. The water was hard and we could see it in the bathtubs and sinks. Our plumber is very hard to get a hold of, and could never get him to come back. We also had them put in new toilets. They were nasty. A few times the water softener doesn't run and then the water gets hard again. So had another plumber come to fix it. Sometimes I have to set it to recharge myself. With only 2 people in the house it doesn't use much salt. Ours is a North Star.
Amazing video Tysm!!
Great job thanks
I prefer the more traditional 2 tank systems using clack valve
The water softener also extends the lifespan of the domestic water system by 15 to 20 years longer; however make sure your ice maker is connected before the water softener due to the bad taste it causes in your water drinking system.
We have to connect our water softener before anything because the water would taste like you swallowed iron and dirt. 🤮
My water is so soft that I have to take pills to make it harder.
😂
Bro, you didn’t show us how to hook the lines up or to what you talked about it, but you didn’t show us
Exactly.
Thanks for sharing your experience, I was able to successfully replace my first one.
The water in my village has a water hardness of 0 or 11 ppm Incredible
That's incredible 👍
Perhaps a filtration system immediately after the "Town Water Tap" is a proper filtration system. Every other belated system is a waste of money.
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Thats not an east Texas accent.