Replacing an old softener in Muskego
By the utility’s own account, most Muskego residents already use a softener. If yours is due to be replaced, here is how the swap goes and what the call will ask.
Call (262) 829-5961Mon to Fri, 7am to 5pmWhat the call needs to know before the swap
Where the old softener stands and where your incoming line lands. How many of you live there, and whether your address is on the municipal corridors or on a well. Any well lab results help too, and if you know roughly how the old unit is set, mention that.
An old setting is only as good as its number
With no published Muskego figure, a softener’s setting is only as reliable as the number it was set from. Two municipal wells read about 3 and 24 grains on the same day, so a setting borrowed from a neighbor may not fit your water.
That is why your water gets tested ahead of the new connection, and checked at the tap afterward until hardness comes back zero.
When not to replace
If your current softener works and the hardness at your tap is where you want it, there may be nothing to replace. The call will tell you that plainly rather than sell you a new unit. If you are unsure, the price and the reasoning both come on the call, and the decision stays yours.
Corridor homes and well homes swap the same way
A corridor house on the mains along a road like Janesville Road, or a well house beyond them: the swap follows the same order. Only the first reading differs, and in Muskego nobody publishes that for you either way.
The swap itself
The plumber takes the old softener out, then both new 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.
The drinking faucet fed by reverse osmosis goes onto the kitchen sink the same day, and the last step is a check at your tap, repeated until hardness comes back zero.
Common questions
Can the new softener stand where the old one did?
If that spot is where your incoming line lands, and a drain and an outlet are close at hand, yes. If not, mention it on the call.
I am on a well off the corridors. Does that change the replacement?
The steps stay the same. Share any hardness result you have, and the iron figure if your report shows one.
Does a replacement still come with the drinking faucet?
Yes. A replacement is no different: the drinking faucet comes in the package, and it is not for sale by itself.