Replacing an older water softener in Oconomowoc
If your softener was set from an older Oconomowoc water report, it was set from an average of 317 milligrams per liter. The current report says 375. A replacement starts from a fresh test of your water and finishes when a check at your tap comes back zero.
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Spotting and a dull film on glassware and fixtures are what hard water leaves behind, and inside a water heater it lays down scale. If that film is back in a house with a softener, hardness is making it to your faucets.
On city water averaging 375 milligrams per liter, there is a lot of hardness for an old unit to keep up with. One phone call gets you the price of replacing it.
How an Oconomowoc swap goes
Out goes the old softener. In its place the plumber stands the new resin tank and brine tank, ties the bypass into the line and sends the drain line to an air gap. On that same trip, an RO drinking faucet is added at the kitchen sink.
Hardness gets measured before the old unit is disconnected, and again at a faucet once the new one runs. The swap is finished when that second reading is zero.
What we need to know about the one you have
Mostly its location. On the call, say where the old softener and the incoming water line are, how many people the house holds, and your address. No one has to come inspect it.
The price you hear on that call is one price for the whole job.
Same supply for the new one
The softener you are replacing spent its time on Oconomowoc well water, and so will the new one, since the city has no lake supply coming. The difference is that the new one starts from this year's reading instead of an old setting.
Homes on private wells in Lac La Belle or Summit get the same swap. Their starting number comes from a lab result or the test at the tap instead of a city report.
Common questions
Do you have to see my old softener before quoting?
No. Its location and the location of your incoming water line are enough, and the price comes on the call.
Will the new softener take the old one's spot?
Usually that spot is correct, since a softener belongs at the incoming water line with a drain close by and power for its control valve. If yours was put somewhere odd, mention it.
Is the reverse-osmosis tap part of a replacement?
Yes. A replacement gets the same package as a first-time buyer: softener, brine tank and an RO drinking faucet, which is never sold alone.