Replacing a softener on a Richfield well
Whatever your old softener was set up for, nobody in Richfield has been tracking your well since. A replacement here starts with a fresh reading at your tap, not with the old unit's settings.
Call (262) 829-5961Mon to Fri, 7am to 5pmNobody has been watching your well for you
Nobody files a yearly report on a private well. If its water has shifted since the old softener went in, the only way to know is to test it.
The Village's groundwater program describes the aquifers here as unconfined or at best semi-confined, the kind that answer to what happens at the surface. That is one more reason to measure again rather than assume.
Swap day on a Richfield well
The plumber reads your tap's hardness first, takes out the old softener, and stands the replacement in its place with a fresh brine tank. The bypass goes on, the drain line is hooked up so its end sits over the drain with an air gap in between, and the RO drinking tap is fitted by the kitchen sink.
Then the tap is tested again until the hardness reading is zero. The sizing came from the call; the readings before and after are how you see the result at your own tap.
What we ask on a replacement call
Tell us where the old softener sits and where the well's water line comes in, how many people are in the home, and what your most recent well lab report says, if you have one. That is what the replacement gets sized from, and the price, a single number, comes over the phone.
If that lab report is old, read us its date along with the numbers. A recent one says more about your well today.
Nobody comes by to look first; the next visit is the installation.
Common questions
Why not size the new softener like the old one?
Because nobody has tracked your well since the old one went in. Your tap gets tested before the swap begins, and any recent lab report helps on the call.
Is taking out the old softener part of the job?
Yes. It comes out on install day, right after the first reading at your tap.
Do I still get the RO drinking tap on a replacement?
Yes. Replacement or not, the softener comes with the RO drinking tap for the kitchen sink, which is never sold apart from it.