A Rain Soft water treatment system connects into a home's plumbing system near the hot water heater.
A Rain Soft water softener is the premier water softener in the home system industry. Rain Soft water softeners feature electronic controls, and are manufactured with high-quality materials. Installing a Rain Soft water softener is usually completed by an authorized technician. However, these systems are simple to install with a few tools and basic knowledge of the home's plumbing system. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Adapting the Home's Plumbing for a Rainsoft Water Treatment System
1. Identify the home's main water supply pipeline. In most new homes, this line is copper, and is directly connected to the water meter inside the home, in the basement or garage.
2. Identify the point at which the main water supply line branches off and heads into the home's hot water heater. The Rain Soft water treatment system must be installed between the home's water meter and the hot water heater.
3. Turn off the home's water supply at the water meter. Open a couple faucets in the home and flush any toilets in the home to release static pressure that exists in the home's water system.
4. Cut the main water supply line between the water meter and the hot water tank. Remove approximately 6 inches from this water line so that fittings and additional plumbing can be soldered into the plumbing system.
5. Insert a 36-inch piece of 3/4-inch copper pipe onto each side of the main water supply line. Use a 90-degree elbow and direct these plumbing lines towards the floor where the Rain Soft water treatment system will stand.
6. Solder the bypass valve into the plumbing lines just above the Rain Soft water treatment system between the two sides of the plumbing line. The bypass valve will be used if the water softener is ever removed from the system.
7. Connect the Rain Soft water treatment tank into the home's plumbing system. On the back of the water treatment systems electronic controls are two plumbing fittings, similar to the fittings on top of a hot water tank. One fitting is marked "In" and the other fitting is marked "Out." Use a bi-metal union plumbing fitting and connect the "in" fitting with the side of the plumbing line which supplies water into the home. Use a similar union plumbing fitting and connect the "out" side of the control unit to the water line leading into the home. Allow the soldered plumbing fittings time to cool before re-pressurizing the system.
Connecting the Brine Tank and Repressurizing the System
8. Connect the Rain Soft water treatment system electronic control valve to the system's brine tank using the CPVC plastic plumbing. A third plumbing outlet is present on the treatment system's diverter valve. The diverter valve channels water into the brine tank, which rinses the water treatment tank periodically. This plumbing line is not pressurized like the home's plumbing system. The CPVC plumbing line should lead into the brine tank and terminate within a couple inches of the bottom or that tank.
9. Plug the water treatment's electronic controls into a nearby duplex 110-volt power outlet. Set the controls and clock in this device according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
10. Close the newly installed diverter valve so that water will be channeled through the Rain Soft water treatment softener.
11. Open the main valve and allow water to flow back into the home's plumbing system, pressurizing the water lines.
12. Close any faucets that were opened at the beginning of this process. Allow water to fill the Rain Soft water treatment tank, and then began to use the home's water system as normal.
Tags: Rain Soft, Rain Soft water, Soft water, Soft water treatment, into home, plumbing system, water treatment