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| Hi, I am planning to replace my existing softener tomorrow. I ordered the replacement online and talked with the sales rep. I told him what I have, and he sold me a nice system.
Here is the issue - I have 3/4" plumbing throughout the house, but he sent me a 1" bypass for the softener. Is that a problem? Is there a safe, effective way to upsize to 1" going in the softener and coming out before getting sized back to 3/4? If the answer is send it back and start over, I will. But if I can make it work I'd sure like to. Many thanks for any advice! |
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- Posted by justalurker (My Page) on Sat, Oct 23, 10 at 0:30
| The beauty of buying long distance... There are a variety of ways you can make the transition from 3/4 to 1" and back again on the other side of the bypass depending on what kind of 3/4 you have. If you plumbing is copper and ends in 3/4 male thread then you can get a couple of these... http://www.falconstainless.com/price_list.html#Water_Softeners but you won't find them locally unless you are REALLY lucky. The 4th one down is 3/4 female thread on one end and 1" female thread on the other and 18" long. |
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- Posted by justalurker (My Page) on Sat, Oct 23, 10 at 1:29
| Depending on what 3/4 you have and the termination there are a variety of ways to do what you need at Home Depot or Lowes. If you can't describe exactly what you have take a picture and bring the bypass to the store. If you have copper or PVC then ask about Shark Bite connectors and adapters. |
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