Better Water, easy on the system….

I have lived in this little house for 30+ years.  My water has been supplied by well and aside from the occasional pressure tank replacement or well pump, we have used the water just as it came from the ground.  The water is hard and I am learning, also high in acidity.  We replaced several hot water heaters, and faucets over the years as the water would eat away and deposit gunk and minerals throughout anything that used the water.

I finally decided that I needed to take some steps to make my water better for me.  I do not have the plumbing skills that my late husband did.  I never had to worry about anything plumbing.  He could do it all.   Shortly after he died, the pressure tank died, but I had people around who could fix it for me.  Then the well pump died and I found Tri-County Water Services to replace it for me and restructure the system to make it easier for me to deal with. 

The fixtures in the bathroom were old and pitted.  I could not take a bath as the stopper would not close.  The spout was covered with deposits and it was stuck on shower.  When it turned off, there was a tiny, little drip that turned the tub side a brown or green stain.  The chrome on the sink fixture was pitted and the water came out in odd patterns as there was stuff in the screen, but I could not get the aerator off to clean the screen. 

So I called Tri-County and they arrived yesterday to add a water neutralizer system and a water softening system to my house.  They also were going to replace all of the fixtures in the bathroom.

Arriving at 8:30 AM Dan Hershey, followed later by an assistant, worked until early afternoon.  He placed the new tanks alongside the pressure tank, it was almost as if the basement had been designed for the equipment.  There are many new and interesting pipe runs.  My cold water is being treated immediately.  The hot water will take longer as the softened water will replace the old water more slowly in the heater.

The tanks fit like they were made for the space.

The maze of pipes that will treat my water before I can use it.

The bathroom is wonderful.  The fixtures are all bright and shiny. They also all work!!!  I can once again take a bath if I want to, turn the shower on and off and the sink also is in perfect working order.  And with the new system, they should stay working well for many years!!!