How to Install a Whole-House Water Softener | Ask This Old House

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  • @bf5938
    @bf5938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Love the opening scene with the husband in the suit awkwardly holding his coffee. 😂😂

    • @snicks50
      @snicks50 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL he was wondering if he needed to stay home lol?

    • @Scrapla1
      @Scrapla1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol I love learning from these videos but also watching the awkward interactions

    • @snicks50
      @snicks50 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She could give a guy hard water for sure lmao

  • @weiweimeimei4787
    @weiweimeimei4787 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Clear and straight to the point how the system works! Thank you!

  • @GunsAndRovers
    @GunsAndRovers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Richard: I figured out what your problem is . . .
    Husband: What’s that?
    Richard: You bought your suit at K-mart

  • @Jabberjaaw
    @Jabberjaaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You're going down to the basement with my wife?...
    I'm off to work!

    • @newsome368
      @newsome368 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

  • @robcotnam47
    @robcotnam47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Could use an update on the status of Pam's "lathering up".

    • @bbtank3000
      @bbtank3000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LOL a little freudian slip there. "You be able to lather up....ahem....your DISHES will come out cleaner..."

  • @terencef8812
    @terencef8812 7 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    I feel that’s the first time that guys worn a suit.. ..and acted.

    • @no-yl3cj
      @no-yl3cj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Terence Floen i thought i was watching a porn intro

    • @jamesz3846
      @jamesz3846 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      he cute tho

    • @justinbrah627
      @justinbrah627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@jamesz3846 gay

    • @brandonmullins5865
      @brandonmullins5865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hole show comes across as scripped like most american TV shows

    • @sbrave
      @sbrave 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@no-yl3cj Right?
      I tried everything to clean the toilet bowl...
      Oh, I guess we better have sex, then.

  • @bradforddenton6630
    @bradforddenton6630 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How did richard catch them off gaurd in the kitchen?

  • @flagfootballhighlights
    @flagfootballhighlights 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    "I'm off to work" 0:51 ... crickets

    • @jamesavery6671
      @jamesavery6671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Plumber proceeds to stiff the wife.

    • @steveo1574
      @steveo1574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lol he's like SEE YAH!!

    • @ONLYinANTARCTICA
      @ONLYinANTARCTICA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL off to work! Hilarious 🤣

  • @storrance
    @storrance 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    There wasn't enough of a pause for laughter when he said "my pleasure" after being thanked for coming to New Jersey.

  • @21boxhead
    @21boxhead 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    1:57 SHE IS THINKING WTF THEY TALKING ABOUT

    • @joep1739
      @joep1739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      2:12 😂

  • @Danielle-nz9tn
    @Danielle-nz9tn ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s funny how they keep thanking him “for coming to New Jersey”!! 😂

  • @claudiot8431
    @claudiot8431 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you guys used your video to install a unit this weekend.

  • @nashorn07
    @nashorn07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How about the lawn, Is the plants, flowers, and grass will kill with this salt water when use? Also, can i use it to my aquarium? Im actually using regular water for my aquarium.

    • @flybyairplane3528
      @flybyairplane3528 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nashorncare Support stop telling lies about water softeners , and for those IDIOTS whom think they will drink SALT WATER NEED TO GROW UP, MY DR tolmy wife NOT TO USE SALT, so she did, have you any idea what happened to her, she damned near DIED with no salt, called 911, her sodium level was 109, W A Y TO LOW, even while we had a SOFTNER, THERE IS ZERO SALT IN THEBDRINKING WATER
      they loaded her up until it got to 140, now she puts 1 tbst salt in a glass of water., so stop the LIES

    • @thomasrechenmacher8093
      @thomasrechenmacher8093 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, salt water will kill your plants that is why softeners only treat interior water lines, and not the outside water in hose bibs. I wouldn't use it in a fish tank, but have read you can use deionized (DI) water in an auarium. Also hot tub companies don't like softened water. Be safe :)

  • @HowardSantiago-qn4kv
    @HowardSantiago-qn4kv 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Water or Woooader

    • @XzTS-Roostro
      @XzTS-Roostro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +H Santiago
      Jersey or JoiZee

    • @spettro9
      @spettro9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      that's South Jersey, you can tell by the water softener guy they're in North Jersey

  • @JohnSmith-to8lq
    @JohnSmith-to8lq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    We had Culligan water give us a huge price to install a water softener I ordered one online for half the price of a Culligan unit and installed it myself and had to add salt at least every month

  • @georgekabacinski
    @georgekabacinski 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I do wish you would have mention what type of drain line you used and the size.

  • @KenJamesJr
    @KenJamesJr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    That Girl is Gorgeous!

  • @adamwilkin2510
    @adamwilkin2510 ปีที่แล้ว

    Richard is the man.

  • @1Alphaofallalphas
    @1Alphaofallalphas ปีที่แล้ว

    This Old House, a classy classic outfit organization with the right stuff of knowledge in a man's (family) castle!!! Hey @thisoldhouse at home I have a hot water heater with a large 2ft filter prior to the input of the heater. I change the filter every June & December, religiously. Every time my white filter comes out brown. I have tested my house water. The results from a stick method are within normal parameters. Advise?

  • @TheTerminator1919
    @TheTerminator1919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    His wife totally ignored him haha

    • @blackhillsoutdoorsman5487
      @blackhillsoutdoorsman5487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Honey I'm home from work, what did the water guy say? Honey, it was crazy, he kept talking about how "hard it was" and said my "clothes could be cleaner".... it was messed up!

    • @daakrolb
      @daakrolb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@blackhillsoutdoorsman5487 and she was worried about something tasting salty.

    • @AgentOffice
      @AgentOffice 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She's too hot

  • @christianruvalcaba5332
    @christianruvalcaba5332 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    thank you Richard for coming to New Joysy lol

  • @allegory7638
    @allegory7638 7 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    What we can't fix is that your house is still in New Jersey.

    • @5tonyvvvv
      @5tonyvvvv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Forgetabout it!

    • @flyjarrett
      @flyjarrett 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      (Fist pumps)

    • @spettro9
      @spettro9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you're literally all jealous/ignorant

  • @ETOOHUGO
    @ETOOHUGO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wife: " 1:57 wtf is he talking about, just fix my water"

  • @genesmay6589
    @genesmay6589 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Some cities don't allow these. It's going to be more than twice a year adding salt at 17 hardness level also.

    • @GiddieUp20
      @GiddieUp20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Gene Smay I put salt in mine every month lol

    • @oshtheld
      @oshtheld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GiddieUp20 Yeah when he said twice a year I was like umm no...I put salt in mine every month also!

    • @GiddieUp20
      @GiddieUp20 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Josh Aguirre iron is so bad where I live I have to put 4 bags a month in it lol. I go through 10lbs a day

    • @Cynthia_Cantrell
      @Cynthia_Cantrell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@GiddieUp20 If your iron is really that bad then you probably want to look into an iron removal system - the softener wasn't designed for that.

    • @curts5508
      @curts5508 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      not necessarily. that brine tank holds 6 bags. that system should use around (depending on water usage) 12 bags of salt per year, so two fills, although it's not recommended to fill the brine tank completely as it can promote salt bridges

  • @moshindeiru809
    @moshindeiru809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man I use to think trades were complicated, but the more I learn about trades the more I see things overlapping and it really just bigger cooler Legos.

  • @bunburner4850
    @bunburner4850 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Incorrect that's the Culligan HE series. It has a 14 day preset override. It will regenerate every 14 days whether you've hit your gallon capacity or not.

  • @4our5ive61
    @4our5ive61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    home owner: Thanks you Richard for coming to New Jersey
    Richard: That is why the bill will be double.

  • @poeticthoughts06
    @poeticthoughts06 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad he went off to work.

  • @robertmikita5745
    @robertmikita5745 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you pit in this unit if you have a well pump no basement and crawlspace

    • @Cynthia_Cantrell
      @Cynthia_Cantrell 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My softener is in my crawl space. The hard part is getting everything through the 2'x2' square entry hole for the crawl space. Appliances in my crawl space sit on top of paver bricks rather than the dirt floor though. Also, my crawl space is NOT open to the outside. You don't want water appliances in an open crawl space that can get below freezing.

  • @mikef6706
    @mikef6706 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello
    I have a Northstar water softner.
    The unit will only fill the brine tank for 2 minutes.
    Ref: 0-100%
    When the unit reachs 20-25% of the regen
    I hear a sucking air noise.
    Like the unit is NOT filling enough water.
    Brine tank is clean.
    Any thoughts/suggestions?
    Thank You

    • @crazyhass84
      @crazyhass84 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Call a repaur man. This is a u tube video not a service hotline lol

    • @itzbishop5256
      @itzbishop5256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Depending on the size, it may not need to refill for longer, the sucking sound is a draw cycle sucking up the brine, totally normal

  • @MegaJoshie1
    @MegaJoshie1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In the UK you’d still need the kitchen tap to be fed by mains water as the water being treated is no longer classed as wholesome/ potable according to many water companies

    • @timhendley1950
      @timhendley1950 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maybe they need more fluoride added to your water over there...

    • @LESLASLESLAS
      @LESLASLESLAS 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just replaced the softener in my house and plumbed the kitchen faucet water back on the softener. (Previous owners bypassed it, like you’re referring to). We have a water purifier for drinking water and saw no use to run nasty contaminated water through the kitchen faucet. There is barely enough sodium in the water to affect your diet, unless you’re on a low sodium diet.

    • @oldtwinsna8347
      @oldtwinsna8347 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      most newer construction homes have dual inlets for cold water to the kitchen sink for this purpose.

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's why the UK is dumb

    • @davidchillton1744
      @davidchillton1744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamedlock83 That’s why the UK is a tiny island and the the USA was created

  • @jamescc2010
    @jamescc2010 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What is typical cost per year?

  • @Nick.Trismegistus
    @Nick.Trismegistus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You'll be able to lather up 🤔

    • @johnb6014
      @johnb6014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      because of the minerals in the water you're not able to lather up with soap as easy when you have hard water. Meaning you have to use more soap to get a lather. when you soften the water you get a lot more of a lather when you're using soap in the shower or in a dishwasher and washing machine

  • @JulesLilly04
    @JulesLilly04 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a home built in 1964, can a water softner ve installed?

    • @curts5508
      @curts5508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      absolutely, I'd advise you to find a local treatment professional other than Culligan as repair and maintenance are proprietary to Culligan, making you beholden to them

  • @aprev039
    @aprev039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Richard: You have hard water.
    Husband: *WHAT’S HARD WAHTER*

  • @WRsdO0djebeuR_WY7bllWqzfmo
    @WRsdO0djebeuR_WY7bllWqzfmo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    this fake actor couple is too attractive for an home improvement video

    • @no-yl3cj
      @no-yl3cj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      untitled thought i was watching a porn intro

    • @dovmeisel2445
      @dovmeisel2445 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you are clearly an idiot. peanut butter and jealous!

    • @slick9454
      @slick9454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She is a cutie

  • @David-qm8xm
    @David-qm8xm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have two drain lines coming from my water softener. I have a floor drain near the softener that my condensate line from my ac/heater runs to. Can I tap the two drain lines into this line?

    • @curts5508
      @curts5508 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      into s condensate line? no

    • @chipmhandle
      @chipmhandle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can seprate to a floor drain with a floor drain air gap clamps

  • @juancarloslopez8919
    @juancarloslopez8919 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At what level should the salt be in the tank?

    • @rafon.
      @rafon. 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Top

    • @Cynthia_Cantrell
      @Cynthia_Cantrell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I keep mine less than half way full, otherwise salt bridges form and I have to break them up with a poker to get salt back where the water can reach it again.

  • @moazzemhossain1235
    @moazzemhossain1235 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can a ro system soft the hard water????

    • @GGs319
      @GGs319 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      RO systems are typically installed only at the kitchen sink because you don't need to shower or flush the toilet with "pure" water. Typically speaking, people install a water softener to treat the water that goes on you (shower/dishes/etc.) and install a RO system for the water that goes in you (drinking/cooking.) You can put in a RO system without a softener, however your filters are likely to see more wear.

    • @oldtwinsna8347
      @oldtwinsna8347 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whole house RO would be extremely expensive in installation and upkeep, plus take up a lot of space, and waste a lot of water. Hence it is not commonly done.

    • @thomasrechenmacher8093
      @thomasrechenmacher8093 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrRivethead1001 Our water guy for the kitchen R/O said a unit for entire house would start at 30K , YIKES!!!

  • @peter_smyth
    @peter_smyth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How much water is used in regeneration?

    • @25566
      @25566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      around 1l for every 2l of clean water

    • @flybyairplane3528
      @flybyairplane3528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      # that must be a crappy old system given those figures!

  • @mbe102
    @mbe102 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wish there was a way to do this, and with an inline water filter for my apartment :(.

  • @dorothyandrews8872
    @dorothyandrews8872 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have replaced my softener in my home. I replaced one toilet about a year ago and am finding a ring where the water sits. I redid my main bathroom about 4 yrs ago and no rings in the toilet i am wondering whether the toilet with the ring is actually hooked up to the water softener and that is why I am getting the ring in the bowl? How can I check this?

    • @sykcobra
      @sykcobra 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have someone flush the toilet with the ring while you check the softener to see if its counting water

  • @darkwaters1010
    @darkwaters1010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Green rings are from copper pipe corrosion, not magnesium or calcium hardwater.

    • @gallihyde
      @gallihyde 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Usually the green is an idicator of a high iron content lol whick is what causes corrosion to copper piping. The water softener with absolutely stop the green stain from forming

  • @johnsushi2007
    @johnsushi2007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s amazing to me that they used copper to plumb this in, especially when the laundry is already using PEX. Made for a pretty install though!

    • @gallihyde
      @gallihyde 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Doesnt pex cause cancer it really should only be hooked up to toilet lines with a back-flow preventer i would assume

    • @johnsushi2007
      @johnsushi2007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gallihyde Nope, PEX is perfectly safe for potable water. When the lines are new, some residual of MTBE is sometimes detected, but that generally flushes out.

    • @Lolatyou332
      @Lolatyou332 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gallihyde I looked up information regarding pex and cancer, it seems like there is only a risk initially and after a period of time it would be cleaned of the chemicals when it was manufactured.
      So after about 30 days of use there should be no risk, cleaning the pex pipes beforehand with soap would likely also eliminate the risk.

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And that's WHY you are not a professional

    • @johnsushi2007
      @johnsushi2007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamedlock83who are you referring to?

  • @user-ty4no7ps6h
    @user-ty4no7ps6h 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greetings to you. Do you have an institute or school to teach people this craft? Please reply and thank you for a wonderful job

  • @j0nasguy
    @j0nasguy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    1:58....umm do I have to listen to all of this?!?!?!? lol

  • @cbalano
    @cbalano 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    will the water softener reduce the max gpm of the water in the house?

  • @axelfoley1406
    @axelfoley1406 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After the husband peaces out, the plumber hands the wife an invoice demanding the deed to the house, on top of the installation cost.
    After all, the best way to get rid of hard water stains and deposits, is to just dump it, like they did with the toilet.

  • @rosalindasaludo4513
    @rosalindasaludo4513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i think patrick is from the slap chop commercial

  • @tommack5451
    @tommack5451 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is the hot water heater?

  • @aaronmerkel5216
    @aaronmerkel5216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I watch stuff like this and it reminds me how I got screwed by the contractor who remodeled my home and the driveway paving company. I do not trust anyone anymore. I'm getting a water softener installed next week and I am just waiting for the bullshit to happen.

    • @SF-sl7fi
      @SF-sl7fi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Update?

    • @echoserenade
      @echoserenade ปีที่แล้ว +1

      THE worst trying to find a decent contractor that's not gonna rush through the job carelessly

    • @zuzanazuscinova5209
      @zuzanazuscinova5209 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@echoserenade I don't think such a person exists

  • @bigtredunzo
    @bigtredunzo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm here for the comments 🤣

  • @AZOffRoadster
    @AZOffRoadster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I visited relatives with soft water, in the shower I always felt too slick and not yet clean. Now I'm in the midst of a crisis because this house MAY have had a softener in it by design, and because of that, some PEX plumbing is under the garage slab and leaking up thru the hole in the slab and flooding a bedroom instead of just going up into the attic and being noticed immediately.. I might have noticed sooner, but most of the water was soaked up by my vinyl collection, audio equipment, camping gear, boxes, etc. Storage room.
    At least it's PEX. Could be much worse, right? No. Property manager is considering this whole screwed up system. Laundry room hot on right. Ice maker might be hot, also.
    The plumbing could have been extremely simple and all contained it the attic, straight down the centerline of the building. Easy peasy, even WITH a softner. Shyt contractor/designer.
    '95 btw Edit: Forgot part of the story. Most of the water/mold was around the air return duct and got aerosolized and fed back to me constantly since last November at least.
    Mostly same symptoms as covid.

  • @JM-zu2pd
    @JM-zu2pd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He kind of paused on that lathering didn't he?

  • @alext2963
    @alext2963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've never heard of only adding salt twice a year. I stopped selling softeners because a lot of people were going through bags of salt per month!. I do feel sorry for Richard though. He has been though many of the softener installs and always has to act like he knows nothing about how they actually work.

  • @bbtank3000
    @bbtank3000 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "You're going to be able to lather up...."
    Yeah, we know what he was thinking.

  • @vicO1323
    @vicO1323 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for leaving holes in my walls.

  • @massamba1361
    @massamba1361 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My salt level has been the same for the past 7 to 8months now.. idk what to do.

    • @jonathanw11
      @jonathanw11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Are you talking about your softener or your personality?

    • @curts5508
      @curts5508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you need a water treatment professional to look at it

  • @bg147
    @bg147 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hmmm. As a kid, I know we had the hard water running to the sink. I assume it bypassed the softener while all other water flowed through the softener.

    • @youdagoob
      @youdagoob 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are correct. In my last house I installed a softener bypassing the kitchen-sink-cold and outside faucet runs. Why would you want to drink salt water or use salt water to sprinkle your lawn and garden? And no, softened water doesn't "taste the same" as stated in the video. It's salty.

    • @GGs319
      @GGs319 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if it tasted salty, your equipment was malfunctioning. The taste is a preference, however and some people don't like the taste of soft water.

    • @geo745don
      @geo745don ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@youdagoob so won't your Dishes have Residue Since you bypass the Sink, and mess up your faucet with Calcium, Hard water

  • @craftsman89d92
    @craftsman89d92 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this gonna affect water pressure ??

    • @sptrader6316
      @sptrader6316 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It shouldn't affect water pressure. The only way you'll notice that it's installed is when it's running. It makes some slight noise occasionally.

  • @PhanoftheShow
    @PhanoftheShow ปีที่แล้ว +2

    husband looks so handsome in his big boy business suit

    • @axelfoley1406
      @axelfoley1406 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      With his big boy cup of coffee.

  • @lovetrain442
    @lovetrain442 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Pam is a cutie!! 😀🌹

    • @itech301
      @itech301 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Literally.

    • @judahryan
      @judahryan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plus she is married grow up

    • @nighthawkj30A4
      @nighthawkj30A4 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      tom collins that’s facts

  • @CloseYetFar
    @CloseYetFar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would say its Wuda. But seriously, why cant you just use large filters at the water inlet?

    • @Cynthia_Cantrell
      @Cynthia_Cantrell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A regular filter isn't going to stop calcium and magnesium ions. The plastic beads attract these ions and they stick to them, until they're washed away by the salt water.

  • @Big-Wonka
    @Big-Wonka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So, how is Pam doing nowadays? Asking for a friend.

    • @geo745don
      @geo745don ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I Want her, Lol

  • @AxcelGamer97
    @AxcelGamer97 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh, hey! Culligan! That's the water filter company I use.

  • @KakarotytApexlegend
    @KakarotytApexlegend 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching the first few minutes caught me off guard… the guy in a suit and woman there getting approached by service worker and then the husband leaves… looked like the beginning scene from a porno haha 😂 ….
    Watched it still and overall good video . And made me laugh a few times lol.

  • @derkyderk1900
    @derkyderk1900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That guy really asked "what's hard water?"

  • @ManWander
    @ManWander 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    would have been nice if they had left the outside hose connections untreated

    • @murrys5444
      @murrys5444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wash a vehicle once on a hot day with hard water, and see just how fast water spots show up before you even get a chance to dry it off.

  • @213gixxer
    @213gixxer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to come out on the show.(

  • @charles-ih7zp
    @charles-ih7zp 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did i miss it but i didnt see anything about a water heater.

    • @3110luigi
      @3110luigi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The title doesn't mention a water heater, so...

  • @TheSlipperyNoodle
    @TheSlipperyNoodle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The hot water line sitting the cinder block is bad news.

  • @HankBlockOG
    @HankBlockOG 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    "OOF To WORK"😂😂😂😂😂

  • @steve87ish
    @steve87ish 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You can lather up those sweater puppets baby! oh yeah....MEOW>

  • @youdagoob
    @youdagoob 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is overly simplistic. I've seen installations where hot water is softened, and only cold water in bathrooms and laundry. The softener is installed ahead of the hot water heater with branches elsewhere. Also, the kitchen sink facet is often times left hard with a bypass so you are drinking "mineral" water vs. softened water. Water to outside spigots should be hard too, otherwise you'll be watering plants with softened water. Some people wash cars with outside spigots, in which case you may want it soft. And while I know they say the exchange and flush gets rid of the salt... there is some residual sodium.

  • @pinomarino8917
    @pinomarino8917 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So this is what Vince Offer advertises for now.

  • @XzTS-Roostro
    @XzTS-Roostro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The location of our house's shut-off valve isn't where it would be, so installing a water softener or whole house water filter is pretty much impossible.

    • @Icutmetal
      @Icutmetal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      XzTS Why? You don’t have to install it near your water shutoff.

    • @flybyairplane3528
      @flybyairplane3528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      XzTS that sounds like a bullshit story, never ever heard of such an excuse

  • @tracydiller4492
    @tracydiller4492 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video guys until next time PEACE.

  • @itzbishop5256
    @itzbishop5256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    17 grains is not extremely hard water lmao I work for culligan and in my area extremely hard water is 40+ but cute scheme

    • @jsixamore
      @jsixamore 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That softener was massive for 17. People forget you want the resin to backwash at most every two weeks, even that is long.

  • @twocentproductions5326
    @twocentproductions5326 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    it's wadda

  • @nicholasnyholm7505
    @nicholasnyholm7505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah I know the problem too who wears a suit with no tie

  • @jeffm.8134
    @jeffm.8134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When he said “it’s not dangerous to drink the water it’s only cosmetic” that’s entirely not true. The minerals are inorganic and your body has a hard time processing them. My blood calcium level was always high until I stopped dring tap water because of high calcium levels. If it can clog your pipes it can also clog your arteries.

    • @thomasrechenmacher8093
      @thomasrechenmacher8093 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best to install an reverse osmosis (R/O) filter system under kitechen sink for drinking or
      use a salt free water conditioning unit if applicable to your area.

  • @n8mike
    @n8mike 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So wait a second here are you telling me that she's gonna water soften her lawn. I thought you're supposed to bypass your outside sprinkler or outside water lines

    • @TwoTall1988
      @TwoTall1988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If the house wasn't plumbed with this in mind, it's a huge cost to do this. In my house the original owners conditioned both spigots and when I'm done replacing the softener only one of them will be conditioned. To get both of them off the softener I would have to tear up a bunch of dry wall and re-plumb it.

    • @christophermartin2130
      @christophermartin2130 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most homes irrigation systems are on a separate water meter connection.

  • @iPickBadUsrnames
    @iPickBadUsrnames 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That guys soldering is far more neat and clean than Richards.

  • @davidm7824
    @davidm7824 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    yes it does make the water slightly salty, not good for people on a low sodium diet!!! i have a single faucet for cold drinking that has a charcoal filter for chlorine removal, water tastes awesome. the rest of my house is soft water.

  • @darrellbarton5972
    @darrellbarton5972 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Twice a year to add salt? That's a looooooooong time. Pretty sure that was mispoken.

  • @robertjohnson9118
    @robertjohnson9118 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought that was Monica from Yellowstone at first

  • @curts5508
    @curts5508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    brine line is way too long

  • @gabecourson5492
    @gabecourson5492 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I usually skip this part of the video

  • @bfsgman
    @bfsgman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did anybody else notice that the woman was wearing flats at the beginning of the video and sandals at the end? Seems strange that she would change shoes during the segment.

    • @genesmay6589
      @genesmay6589 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most be her basement shoes..lol

  • @cajoseph05
    @cajoseph05 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ha.... I have 41 grains hard water!!

  • @Eric_thedisciple
    @Eric_thedisciple 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s his mama house 😂😂

  • @reidsimonson
    @reidsimonson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh god, this is not how you connect a water softener. Pretty scary, any time a plumber even mentions “hose clamp” immediately kick them out and get a new plumber.

    • @SF-sl7fi
      @SF-sl7fi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So the video is inaccurate???

    • @reidsimonson
      @reidsimonson 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SF-sl7fi don’t use hose clamps on any plumbing.

    • @aarr1647
      @aarr1647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@reidsimonson Dude, he used a hose clamp on the drain line. Its a line that has no pressure. Nothing wrong with that.

    • @reidsimonson
      @reidsimonson 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aarr1647 no, that isn’t even close to what happened. That said I encourage you to do everything he did in the video. You’re local plumber is going to love you $$$$…..

  • @chipmhandle
    @chipmhandle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didnt see any bonding clamps to properly ground the copper before the softner to after the softner. Very dangerous without.

  • @JaredStevenson
    @JaredStevenson 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    HEY CULLIGAN MAN

  • @raymondjr.1080
    @raymondjr.1080 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Acting at it's best

  • @aidanwoods1490
    @aidanwoods1490 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "I'm off to work"

  • @robrandolph9463
    @robrandolph9463 ปีที่แล้ว

    Add salt once a year ??? I think I’m doing something wrong ??? I top off the salt every 5 to 6 weeks …

    • @ClarkS963
      @ClarkS963 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its a pretty large salt tank

  • @youarehere1251
    @youarehere1251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So this is a paid advertisement, anyway she is tight.

  • @liamk15
    @liamk15 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Warder

  • @ricardogranados130
    @ricardogranados130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They prolly hit that