Getting a softener installed in Muskego
With no published number from the Muskego utility, and two of its wells reading about 3 and about 24 grains on the same day, the test at the start of install day carries real weight here. That reading comes first, ahead of any plumbing.
Call (262) 829-5961Mon to Fri, 7am to 5pmWhere a softener fits in a Muskego house
A softener fits wherever your incoming line lands, whether that is the garage, the basement or a utility room. A drain and an outlet need to be within reach. In a well house, that is where the well’s pipe enters.
Tell us where that is on the call, along with how many of you live there and the spot an existing softener occupies, if there is one. Corridor homes should name the road; well homes should say so.
The steps, from first test to final reading
Install day opens with a test of your water. Any old softener comes out next.
Both tanks, softener and brine, take their places, the bypass gets plumbed, and the drain line empties into a drain, an air gap left open between them. Then the drinking faucet fed by reverse osmosis goes onto the kitchen sink.
The day closes with checks at the tap until the hardness reading is zero.
A plumbing contractor, because Wisconsin says so
Wisconsin law (Wis. Stat. ch. 145) puts that air-gapped drain connection in the plumbing category. So a contractor who holds a Wisconsin plumbing license does the installation.
Our side of it is choosing the size, supplying the equipment and booking the date.
Corridor or well, the first test matters the same
On the corridors, the reading gives you the number the utility never published. On a private well, nobody may ever have measured it before.
Either way, the reading is taken while nothing is hooked up yet, and the checks at the end are measured against zero, not against any town figure.
The drinking faucet is part of the same visit
The kitchen-sink drinking faucet fed by reverse osmosis goes in on install day too, not at a second appointment, because each whole-home softener includes it.
Common questions
Is the water tested even if I am on the municipal corridors?
Yes. With no published figure from the utility and wells reading so differently, the test at the start matters on the corridors as much as on a private well.
Who is the installer?
A contractor who holds a Wisconsin plumbing license. Nobody comes out before install day with a sales pitch.
Do I need a lab report before install day?
No. Any results you have help the call, but the plumber’s test on the day measures your water either way.
What tells me the job is done?
The reading at your tap. The plumber repeats the check until hardness comes back zero.