Posted by Hal/ Eastern WA on February 27, 2013 at 22:16:52 from (97.115.191.41):
In Reply to: O/T water softener posted by Notjustair on February 27, 2013 at 19:32:06:
I have had a water softener that dumps to the septic system for many years. I have the septic tank pumped about every 5 years and every time the technician has said the system appears to be working just fine.
My well is through basalt, which has some iron in it. When I built a new home about 18 years ago, I added the water softener to try to deal with the rusty iron in the water. It did that job very well for a long time, and our new house did not require brushing out the toilet every day and washing white clothes at the laundramat. Soft water also requires less soap and detergent.
However now I am wondering if the rust/iron problem might be at least partly from the galvanized iron pipe I used for the waterline when I built that system about 35 years ago. The underground pipe has apparently rusted out and has been leaking badly. I plan to use heavy Poly pipe to replace the galvanized water line in a couple of months. But for now I am supplying the house with a garden hose from the pump house to a hose bib. I have a heat tape on the hose and run a small amount of water through it when it is below freezing, so hopefully that will work for a while. But one of the things I noticed when I started using the hose, rather than the old galvanized line, was that my whole house water filter stopped getting clogged every week or so.
One poster mentioned that he did not want to drink softened water, and he is right, you should not, especially if you have high blood pressure. I purposely plumbed the kitchen sink cold water so it got regular well water, rather than softened water. I think I had read in the code when I built the house that you were supposed to do it that way. But over the years, the water got worse and worse tasting, and was obviously a bit orange from rust. We have been drinking bottled water for years. It will be interesting to see if the water will taste better when I get the new poly water line operational.
In my opinion, a water softener can really help make the well water more useable in a house, if the well water has problems with hardness or some other types of contamination. Installing a water softener is not that difficult if you are a little handy with plumbing, and while they can be very expensive, systems are available for about $500 that work very well. I think a softener is a very worthwhile addition, if your water needs treatment.
It is probably a good idea to have your water tested, to see just what kind of treatment might help its quality. I wouldn't worry that much about salt in the septic. Good luck!
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