Commercial Water Softner for home use?

7 years ago

Hello!

First off, I have no clue about anything plumbing related... so please bare with me.

I have very hard water. Water so hard that my Stainless Steel Sink has rusted. My house is about 80-90 years old. HOWEVER, my home is located in the middle of my Fiance's transportation company. Back in the day before codes and stuff our house was the center of the company.

NOW, my home water is connected to 1 office building - 1 (9 car garage) that fits coach busses so its HUGE - 1 (4 car garage) that fits school busses so its also huge - 1 (2 car garage) that fits 2 school busses.

My house has 1 kitchen, 1 laundry room sink, and 2 full bathrooms. The garages & offices have a total of 4 bathrooms & 2 kitchens.

All of this is connected in my basement. My water is super hard and gross. I have to get hair treatments every other month to get the residue out, my clothes always smell strange, my pots are all white with spots, my toilets are orange from staining. all around its just gross. So before we embark on a $500,000 total reno I want to get the source of the problem fixed.

Can a commerical sized unit even work for me?

Would the price for this be outrageous?

I would assume i would have to replumb the entire house too right?

any help or advise would be great.

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Comments (8)

Jake The Wonderdog
7 years ago
So when you do your renovation you will have to bring things up to code.

Get your water tested, then get a softener for your house - not everything else. If you need to treat the rest, do it separately.
Mrs. Gopher #BringBackSophie
Original Author
7 years ago
I've had one guy come out already. Refused to give me a price... told me that the way its connected it all has to go into one system. I cant separate the house and the garages. Do you think that was a lie and i should call someone else?
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7 years ago
I do not think the guy was lying, and I recommend you call someone else because there may be options or solutions your guy did not know of.
suezbell
7 years ago
Check out in line water filters -- the kind you will need to wash out weekly rather than pay to replace the filter. They can catch a lot of grit and a lot of the "iron" that clings to stainless steel sinks and ends up rusting metal.
Mrs. Gopher #BringBackSophie
Original Author
7 years ago
In line filters that require weekly maintenance seems like a lot with how much water we pump on a daily basis.

Also, would i have to buy gallons of purified water to clean it with since the water i would be washing it with would be hard?
chiflipper
7 years ago
Right now you have one main water pipe servicing the property. Having a new "water main pipe" (and meter) installed to bring water into just the home piping would solve your problem. Cost would be dependent on too many factors to hazard a guess. Start by inquiring at your local water department.
Bruce in Northern Virginia
7 years ago
Do you already get free water because its run through the commercial side meter, or how do they handle it? My first call would be to a plumber to get an estimate for separating your house water feed from the rest of the building. Once you do this, you have something to work with. Its very common to do this for lawn sprinkler systems, since you don't want to soften the water you put on the grass. Sometimes they split the water lines outside near the meter, or other times its inside the house.

Also, what tasks do they use water for on the commercial side of your house? If they wash buses and other vehicles, softened water would work much better. If they don't wash vehicles, then they won't use much water for a few bathrooms. In either case, you could share the use of a softener. If its mostly commercial use, then you just get your softened water for free.

Bruce
Jake The Wonderdog
7 years ago
Again, you will address the plumbing in the reno.

Get your water tested so you know what you are working with.