After weeks and weeks of researching, planning, and wasting a lot of time and money, I finally completed the replacement of the factory installed water filter with 2 "Big Blue" filters and a water softener. I had temporarily hooked up the water softener outside during the summer and it was so hot sometimes I could not cool the water down enough to shower! My plan was to figure out a way to put in 2 larger filters and softener, (filter, softener, filter) in basement. It had to fit in such a way that I would lose minimal amount of basement space and easily accessible for service. I did it:
Started thinking I would use Pex with Sharkbite fittings until I priced it all. Went to PVC and glue. Had to throw away 2 valves and fittings because I glued them wrong. Had the filters installed and needed to figure out how to incorporate the softener. After lots of thinking, (hard for me to do), I had to undo everything and throw the PVC pipe, fittings, and valves away. As some of you know, once you glue them together it better fit or else! Back to the drawing board. I finally figured out the hard way that PEX and Sharkbite was the way to go.
The whole thing fit with minimal loss of space and I can service all of it without removing them. Now I have to re-work my wall and cover it all up.
Opps, need to fix the small leak that I noticed in the picture!!
Moral of this story: If you spend most of your life in Law Enforcement, plan on getting more stressed out doing a little plumbing than dealing with bad guys!
Started thinking I would use Pex with Sharkbite fittings until I priced it all. Went to PVC and glue. Had to throw away 2 valves and fittings because I glued them wrong. Had the filters installed and needed to figure out how to incorporate the softener. After lots of thinking, (hard for me to do), I had to undo everything and throw the PVC pipe, fittings, and valves away. As some of you know, once you glue them together it better fit or else! Back to the drawing board. I finally figured out the hard way that PEX and Sharkbite was the way to go.
The whole thing fit with minimal loss of space and I can service all of it without removing them. Now I have to re-work my wall and cover it all up.
Opps, need to fix the small leak that I noticed in the picture!!
Moral of this story: If you spend most of your life in Law Enforcement, plan on getting more stressed out doing a little plumbing than dealing with bad guys!
