How to Install a Water Softener

Toronto/Etobicoke water sits around 121 mg/L hardness — moderately hard. A softener saves your water heater, faucets, and glassware.

Common causes

• Hard water scaling water heater and fixtures
• Spotting on glassware and shower doors
• Higher soap and detergent use
• Reduced water heater efficiency

Step-by-step

1. 01Tee into the main supply after the meter, before the water heater
2. 02Install a bypass valve for maintenance
3. 03Route brine tank drain to an air-gap standpipe or floor drain
4. 04Program hardness in grains per gallon and regen schedule

When to call Northbridge

• No accessible tee point on the main
• No drain within 10 feet for the brine line
• Well water with iron requiring a different unit
• Combined softener + iron filter setup