Any Plumbers Here? - Water Softener Removal

[Coco]

So when we bought our house, it came with an older water softener. The home inspector had mentioned it was an old unit and it was in its last leg.

Neither the wife or I have ever had one in the past, and really don’t think we want to bother with it. We actually think it is causing an allergic reaction with our skin. We would just like to get it removed and the line bypassed, but don’t feel comfortable enough doing it ourselves. Figured I would reach out to the community and see if anyone had experience? Anyone willing to remove it could keep the unit if you would like, or I’ll be happy to pay for your time as well.

 

[ChestonScout]

Most plumbers will install a bypass valve on the install so you could just Turn the valve and have the softener disabled. Might be worth looking at

 

[Tebbsjeep]

^^^^That's how my house is.

 

[4x4_Welder]

Before my ownership my house had a water softener, but now it's just two stubs of pipe connected with a corrugated flex pipe.

 

[Coco]

I will take a look at it tonight and see if I can just bypass it. I remember seeing a valve on the top of the water softener, but not on any of the plumbing. I will inspect further.

 

[Mouse]

My water softener has a built-in bypass. Hopefully yours does too.

 

[jeeper]

You should have a by pass. If not a $12 shark bite hose from home depot will solve your problem.
Post some pics.. We can talk you through it very easy.

 

[Stephen]

I pulled mine out in January. I just shut my water off and replaced everything as needed. Pretty easy.

 

[Coco]

Thank you gents, I will look at it more this evening, and see what I can screw come up with. The whole house was replumbed with PEX so hopefully its rather easy. But yeah, this particular adulting is all new to me. 😅

 

[Coco]

I got nothing other than the two valves on the back of the softener itself. The upper valve goes to the water heater.

 

[Herzog]

I think that's your bypass right there. Turn both of those valves inline with the bypass inbtween.

 

[Coco]

I think that's your bypass right there. Turn both of those valves inline with the bypass inbtween.
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Huh, it looked like part of the softener to me. I will give it a go this evening and see what happens!

 

[SLC97SR5]

Yep, that should do it. Mine looks nearly identical and has BYPASS embossed on the plastic valves. If you look on the back of the head you can see the black plastic transfer tube that let's the water bypass.

 

[Coco]

Awesome, thank you gents for the hand holding, and walking me through this. Should be able to just remove everything, and leave that piece then for the bypass? Just disconnect the end just after the valves, and assuming everything should be good to pull out and get rid of after that.