What a Grafton softener installation involves
Every house on the village system gets the same Niagara dolomite water, so Grafton installations differ by house, not by well. A plumbing contractor the State of Wisconsin has licensed does the work, and the state plumbing code sets what kind of softener goes in.
Call (262) 829-5961Mon to Fri, 7am to 5pmA demand-initiated softener, as the code calls for
The state code section is SPS 382.40(8)(j), and what it calls for is a demand-initiated softener, with a meter or sensor. That is the only kind on offer here, so there is no choice to make on that point.
Whatever the hardness, that is how the code expects a softener to be built, and on Grafton's 22 grain water it is what goes into your house.
Your main line decides the spot
Wherever your main line comes through the wall, whether into the basement, a utility room or a garage, is where the softener and its salt tank stand, placed so the drain line can reach a drain and the control valve can reach an outlet.
Describe that spot when you call, along with where any existing softener sits.
Installation day in order
Any softener already there comes out first. Then the new resin and salt tanks are placed, the bypass valve goes on, and an air gap separates the end of the drain line from the drain it empties into.
The last piece is the reverse-osmosis drinking faucet beside the kitchen sink, which every softener here includes.
Why a licensed plumber does it
That drain line and its air gap count as plumbing in the sense of Wis. Stat. ch. 145, so the installation is handled by a contractor the state has licensed for plumbing. Sizing, supplying the equipment and arranging the date are our part.
The work touches the main water line, a drain and the kitchen sink, and each of those connections is plumbing the license covers.
Readings before and after
The plumber's first job on the day is a hardness reading. On the village system, that first number is a check against the report's 22 grains.
With the softener in service, your tap is tested again, round after round, until hardness reads zero.
Common questions
Is a timer-based softener an option?
Not from us. Wisconsin's code calls for demand-initiated softeners with a meter or sensor, and those are the only ones we supply.
Where does the drain line go?
It empties into a drain, and an air gap keeps the two apart. The state counts that connection as plumbing work, which is one reason a licensed contractor does it.
Do I need to know which village well serves my street?
No. All six draw from the same Niagara dolomite, so the softener starts from the Village's figure either way.
Is the drinking-water faucet fitted the same day?
Yes. The plumber fits it beside the kitchen sink as the last step of the installation.