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We need a fabulous whole house filtration system for well water. The house we moved into had multiple parts... pump, black tank, two Beige tanks, AND 2 giant containers one for salt and one for peroxide. Of course after living here 5 months the whole system doesn't work anymore. Makes me fearful and I need to have something done/installed right away. I just don't know what systems to look at!

Does the salt water also backwash and clean the carbon?

Ok sir how much this you charge to do that?

Where is the drain for the system to flush??

Could pick a more annoying music? Just need info for these systems for our home.

JC saved my life. I was once stranded at sea, was actually able to drink the ocean water by filtering it through my clothes. Had to throw them away after I was rescued, the salt ruined em, but at least I'm alive today as a result of JC Plumbings expertise. Thanks JC.

Live in Northern,B.C. Canada🇨🇦 on a well system.Had a whole house water softener system installed 4 months ago.We have high calcium in our well.Bought a new kitchen faucet a week after install. Noticing small builtup of calcium on my kitchen faucet.Wondering if my system is running correctly by us.We are first time water softener owners.Our brine tank is only a 1/4 of the way full with water and the salt being 2 inches below.We are a family of 2.Just my husband & I.Tank is set at 1000 gallons then regenerates.

How often to change the post sediment filter? We’ve have this system for 7 years and we still get tons of limescale build up on all our taps.

Great job explaining the whole system.

What is the white pipe by the steps next to the water heater stand/base for? I have a metal pipe sticking out of the ground right next to base of water tank as well. Is it ok to remove or cut this pipe? I am switching to a tankless water heater as well.

Does this system require a drain to sewer? I could not see it in the video.

nice job but where did your return for the wastewater go. And what happens if you don have a a return for the waste

Did u install the sediment filter after the water softener?

Good video. Next time, please cut the music or at least lower the volume by at least 50% when you are talking. Too distracting.

How come my system only has one of those long tubes, instead of the two you have? I just bought a house that came with it. And inside the salt container is dirty water. Is that normal? Do I need to change the water? I'm told I need to service the carbon every 3 years for $350 and buy 2 Crystal salt bags every 6 months. Any knowledgeable thoughts is highly appreciated. Thank you.

MIlton ripped out all my well equipment and tore up the plubing (outdoor water well house). Rebuilding everything from scratch, Insurane is a freakin joke here in Florida, so my question is, from main well line, should the sulfer removal tank go before the salt softner tank?

what do you think of rainsoft system? @jcplumbing

What equipment do you recommend the most … in comparison with culligan or puronix

The filtration with Salt is a plant killer?

Where did you put your drain too.

Hi! Can this system be installed outside the house (not in the garage)? What I need to do to protect it?

The CA State Water Board found Template Assisted Crystallization water conditioners to be 88% as effective at reducing limescale on plumbing fixtures, as compared to Ion exchange systems. It doesn't soften and doesn't fully remove limescale, but it does work for its stated purpose and is critical in a world where we should not be wasting water on backwash and polluting ecosystems with highly salinated wastewater. Please research before you speak. Source: www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/water_recycling/research/ion_exchange_water_softeners.pdf

Does the 47 pounds of carbon have to be replaced regularly. Does the softened water taste salty?

Wow! One House of Pain track and you are done!!! 😂 Hugely informative video, looking forward to a whole house system myself

Absolutely hilarious, I was trying not to fall asleep for the first 70% of this video, and then all of a sudden Jump Around starts playing. Absolutely hilarious!

Very nice video, why most of these companies don't wanna show their prices, it's just suspicious.

Hey man!!! Absolutely great video! I'm a RO tech on a destroyer and and our methods of filtration and conditioning translates to all this. Helps me make a better choice for the house!! 🎉🎉

the music is extremely annoying when you are trying to explain things at the end. :(

That background music has to go. 😂

Great video. Thank you. Very easy to understand. Great song! You def were jumping up. And getting down! Yea. I have that whole system. Think it cost $8,000 I stopped putting salt in it. Can never stop the skin from feeling slick in the shower. After watching video. I think I’ll have to salt putting the salt back in. To make it work properly again. But inevitably, I have to find a way. To get rid of that sliminess. Might mean changing the whole system. Thanks again for the info!

You mentioned you need a drain for the backwash. I didn’t see that in the system you installed. Can you please explain?

About how much should this system cost?

Why use copper for supply and not cpvc?

I figured I'd post my experience with softeners and conditioners over the years. I bought a house with well water and it's very hard. 25gpg of hardness. I have no iron, but a large amount of Cal/Mag. Initially I went with a conditioner because of added sodium intake concerns. The conditioner does work very well, it reduced my limescale buildup significantly, and the amount of buildup in my hot water heater was greatly reduced. The buildup that was in there was easy to clean out as it didn't stick to the elements and tank like untreated water does. I started having skin irritation, hair breakage, and scalp irritation. Some research indicated this was likely caused by the minerals in the water blocking pores and preventing hair from taking in moisture. I put up with this for a few years before trying a salt based softener. I installed a water softener and noticed an instant difference in clarity, hair, and skin. A few weeks later all of my issues had completely gone away. I ran an exclusion line for my kitchen and fridge so I'm still able to drink the water as it makes a big difference in nail strength and overall health, but having soft water everywhere else has made a huge difference. It's kind of overkill to run a softener and a conditioner, but in my case, it makes sense and gives me the best of both worlds.

Good info

The music did not disappoint

We have very hard water and just installed a Pure Again system filter with an RO. Still getting hard water spots, especially on shower glass. Can I install a softer to my loop to help with that? The Pure Again is at the main. Thx

Next step is Hollywood you are good! Thank you sir!

I need that setup.... i'm in the Tampa Bay area... where are you?

News flash, it's not the salt that softens the water, if you used salt to soften the water, you would get salt water. Just think a little can you trust this "expert" if hes telling you salt stiffens your water? He's almost got it.. your soft water System used a bead n system that attracts the calcium and magnesium when water flows through it, when those beds have absorbed as much Calcium and magnesium as they can, the system first back flows then the brine tank filed with the salt floods the bead container and the sodium treats with the beads and knocks the calcium and magnesium off the beads. With a soak, then it back flows b the saltwater out and goes through a high pressure since for a minimum of 20 minutes, the beads repel sodium so durring this since the caucus is flushed out with the salt water until the beads tank is clean and all salt is removed. Then the brine tank is filled for the next flush, and the beads are clean. You do not taste the salt because it's the first thing that leaves during that since beads the beads repel the sodium, that chemical reaction also causes everything in the beads to fall off, TLDR the salt cleans the water softenern medium, and gets flushed out after cleaning and you do not taste the salt because the cleaning reaction makes the media repel everything during the rinse.

Can you regulate the softness of the water? I hate that feeling that you cannot rinse off when taking a shower.

Great Video! How does Novo compare to Springwell whole home water filters? I’ve heard good about both. Does the Novo filter out the PFASs and PFOSs and such like the Springwell? Thanks!

thank you for sharing! Texas Tony

Well, kind of. Conditioners don't "soften" the water, so yeah, no such thing as salt free softeners. But the conditioners do sequester the hard minerals in such a way as to prevent the scale from building up. Most people like have those minerals in their water, too.

Mister did you also installed a reverse osmosis under the sink or it’s enough clean with those 2 tanks, thanks for the informative video.

Hi Jack. Do you service San Diego area? I’m interested in adding a whole property water softener system to my property. I have to install two systems, because I have two buildings on separate water meters. If you don’t service San Diego, do you have anyone that you can refer me to? Thanks!!!

Looks like $6000 to me

great video, excellent choice of music! thanks!

I have some questions about the carbon filter. I had a system installed about 7 years ago that I am happy with. However my system only has the brine tank and then one other that contains both the carbon filter and the resin beads. The company comes out every two years to change out the carbon filter portion of the tank. This raises some questions. Is my system as effective as yours and how long does your much larger carbon filter last? By the way my one single tank is no larger than either of your tanks.

Thanks for the useful information! Nicely done job and video. How did you handle the waste stream from the backwashing?