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BoomerD said:
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Damn it, Boomer :biggrin:
 
When I had a water softener installed, it cost about $300 for parts and labor. It was a straightforward installation in the basement right after the main water line shutoff valve.
 
holy cow, the whole set up looks like a first timer DIY job, who the heck would run the water 2ft next to the electrical panel? does that even meet code? The pipe looks undersized too, how is your water pressure and supply? I doubt that you'd get 5-6gpm. The panel is grounded to the water pipe too? If you add a water softener, you will most likely use a plastic bypass valve, and anything that grounded to the pipe after the water softener would not be grounded anymore, something to watch out for. you are in for a world of hurt.
 
you don't really need to know which pipe is for what and go to where, just hire someone and tell him you want to get a water softener installed. If you tell him you are confused, wanna know which pipe is for what, he is gonna upsell you and do something you do really need plus the install fee for the water softener. This would be a good time to act dumb and be an average homeowner. then maybe while he is doing the install, you can watch and ask questions then.
 
richardycc said:
holy cow, the whole set up looks like a first timer DIY job, who the heck would run the water 2ft next to the electrical panel? does that even meet code? The pipe looks undersized too, how is your water pressure and supply? I doubt that you'd get 5-6gpm. The panel is grounded to the water pipe too? If you add a water softener, you will most likely use a plastic bypass valve, and anything that grounded to the pipe after the water softener would not be grounded anymore, something to watch out for. you are in for a world of hurt.
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What are you talking about? Electrical panels are (were?) commonly grounded to the water system, because the water system goes underground outdoors. It has nothing to do with the rest of the water system in the house. If you wanted to, you could ground it right where it came into the house, then switch everything else over to CPVC or Pex, and it would still serve the exact same purpose. If you're worried about things grounded *after* the softener, and you put a plastic valve in there (why? It's copper pipe, and the valve is already there. It'd be just as simple and cheaper to replace it with a like valve) you'd just need a jumper across the connection.

You could probably just buy the same valve (looks like a very common valve), shut the water off, take that valve apart, and install the new "guts" from a new valve. Installation of the water softener with that setup should take half an hour for a decent plumber, maybe 2 hours for an amateur. If you hire a professional, just tell him you've got a bad/sticking bypass valve & want to install the softener, just don't feel like doing it yourself, in case there are any problems. I haven't shopped for water softeners in about 8 years, but it seems that back then, all of the ones I looked at had a bypass built in. Thus, if that bypass valve is stuck closed, it shouldn't even be an issue.
 
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JamesV said:
What a rip-off; I could have bought a snake for that price and done it myself.
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I love when people say this.

If you could have done it yourself, why didn't you? Because you wanted to pay someone else to do it? Shame on them for not doing it at cost/for free.
 
highland145 said:
Bro does charge $85.00 Says he could be turning a wrench making the same thing.

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When he introduces me to people, he says he's the good looking brother. I tell them I'm fine with that because if we get locked up he's the one that's going to get pounded in the bum.:biggrin:
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Do you frequently think about your brother being pounded in the bum?
 
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