Facts about Water Softeners
1). Salt. A water softener needs to be topped up with salt every few months. Earls Court Plumbers can do this.2). Preventing contamination. Water authority regulations insist that you fit a non-return valve between the water softener at the stopcock from the rising main. This prevents contamination of the drinking water supply.3). Drinking water. The cold water tap at the kitchen sink is taken from the rising main at a point between the stopcock and the non-return valve, this means that drinking and cooking water remains untreated so you can still receive beneficial minerals.4). Garden tap. If you have a connection to a garden tap, this should also be taken from the rising main between the stopcock and the non-return of otherwise youll be spraying expensive softened water on the garden.5). Servicing. A water softener sometimes needs servicing, so it is better to install valves for the system. These valves allow you to turn off the water softener and open the bypass valve which provides a supply of softened water whenever the softener is out of commission. An Earls Court Plumber can carry out work on these items.6). Savings. Although water softeners are expensive, you will use less washing powder in your dishwasher and washing machine and your pipework will last longer. Your clothes and dishes could also be subject to less wear and tear.7). Drain cock. A drain cock needs to be fitted in the main water supply just above the non-return valve because the valve makes it impossible to drain water from any point above it.8). Standpipe. A standpipe needs to be installed so that waste water from the water softener can drain away.9). Waste connection. If your waste connection links directly with the trap under the sink you should fit both an anti-siphon valve and non-return valve to prevent dirty water returning back into the water softener.