Aww, that's so sweet! A father and daughter project, how lovely!

Great Father and Daughter teamwork makes the dream work.

Lovely daughter & Father and you guys did a very good job.

Very cute! Father and daughter team install. Awesome job, thank you for the video.

I remember washing dishes at my sister house (they had a water softener), and I thought, "When is this dishwashing detergent going to rinse off?" Haha! It's so slippery and smooth, softened water.

I literally LOLed at the instant replay! Although, I was disappointed that it didn't involve a pinched finger with the pliers. 😃 Thanks for the tutorial. Heckofa lot better than the (now) on-line manual.

This is the most thorough video I’ve seen on the subject matter so far, great job!

OMG! My house has the pre-plumb for water softer and this video is perfect. This will save me money. Thank you so much.

Just bought one of these units, going to install in our new house in a few days. Fantastic tutorial, thank you!

Great video. You have given me hope that I can install the softener myself.

Thank you! Just saved my family $1000!

Awesome job!

Great Job your daughter is an awesome helper and hostess!!!!

Great video! Thank you.

Installed same unit today. 👍🏻

Thanks for your help

You should make the stand pipe coming up from the P-trap about 18 inches. Other then that You did a good job. The branch drain for the watersoftener discharge is not identified as to how close it is to another fixture. If there were ever any back up in the branch drain from another fixture the top of the stand pipe should be 18 to 30 inches depending on the height of the P-trap. In normal installations the bottom of the P-trap for the auto washer should be 6" off the 2x4 plate and in in the wall. The P-trap should be of a solid weld configuration. then the auto washer box should be somewhere in the range of about 40' off the floor to the bottom of the box. Your kitchen sink is normally at 36" to flood level rim. The Idea is to be at least above that conditiion. The vent is to be above by 6" but then that is the vent. The auto washer is normally the highest inlet fixture in the home on the floor that it is on. The riser for the inlet to a washing machine or a watersoftener should be to code for the Auto washer or washing machine box. That is 18 to 30". That will also prevent any overflow of the watersoftener discharge onto the floor most of the time. If there is a backup in a part of the building drain system down stream from the softener discharge, you may see a back up in other fixture or in the water softener drain. If the home is newer those problems would be rare. The riser is stated to be at least 18" for a P-trap such as in this case. If someone would suggest other wise then do comment. The tail piece of any fixture shall not exceed 24". The riser for the auto washer shall not exceed 30". There are specific engineering reasons for these heights. Lose of P-trap water level or interity of P-trap seal. If your stand pipe is to short then the pressure of the discharge could cause the P-trap to be evacuated to the point of losing the level of water in the P-trap to maintain a proper seal, as would the velocity of the water dropping more then 24". The tail piece shall not be under 6" also. Just a little further eduction.

Nice video my problem is I don't have anywhere to drain the discharge so I am looking for some solutions. Thanks

8:46 - getting the cover off. I had the same problem, but was more nervous about forcing it. I swear, there was no clue in the owners manual. Good video! There is no good way to release those tabs. I used a long screw driver to gently pop them loose.

OH NO!!!! you forgot the airgap at the sewer line to keep bacteria out of your drinking water

You only showed setting the time. It would have helpe to show how the other settings were made, especialy the hardness level/

Where do you add liquid every four weeks

Perfect!! Thanks for making this video. For the drain, i notice you didn’t put a cap over it? Is that something that’s needed?

What were the ppm readings after install?

Even yalls unboxing was better than what i did 😅😅😅

Great video guys. I have to replace my old water softener. Can that unit be installed outside and is the power cable long?

Great video!! I do have a question though. If you have a refrigerator with water did you leave that soft water, or bypass and have the hard water there? We also bypassed the soft water for the outside faucets.

Great video. Considering this water softener as we just had our water tank conk out on use due to excessive sediment build up. One question regarding this tank set-up. Did you experience any water pressure loss in your home?

i will be doing their 32,000 grain unit, but outside install. Our previous softner was installed outside as well, but my concern is how to protect it. The Home Depot rep said install it on cinder blocks, and as close to the exterior wall as possible. Our installer never connected the drain hose to the drain, just had it hang loose and it just went onto the ground.

Is the unit damaged if it was laying down during transport from store to home? I bought it from a store that already had out of the box. It was laying down for 30 minutes. Has been standing up for 3 days without being installed.

Hi we just bought the same unit brand new and did the install and recharge but my unit is filled with water now . The water level is like around 3 on the salt level , any ideas what it could be ?

great video! im thinking of purchasing this water softener and following your steps. How has this system held up? any issues?

The default hardness is 25. When you're setting it to 30 are you making the water 'harder' or 'softer'?

How has it held up? Was reading some reviews and a lot after a year were flooding. Would like to see how yours is doing. Thanks for the tutorial.

Is that a 3/4” pvc pipe you’re connecting the sharkbite to or a 1”? Thanks.

I just bought the same one and mine did not come with the drain or the black plastic clip that is for the drain line?!

Can you run the drain hoses into the sump pump drain?

Nice video 👍. What model did you install?

How do you get the damn cover off?

How often do you need to replace the salt

How much salt did you initially put in during install? i saw 2 bags . Were they 40lb bags of salt?

Do i have to put the 3 gallons of water?????

How do you like it after using the product for a while ? I see lot of negative reviews on Home Depot website for this product. Most of them complain about leaks. So I’m a little confused if I should buy it or not.

JUST OPENED THE COVER AND FOUND THAT IT IS IDENTICAL TO THR 15 YEAR OLD kENMORE 370 THAT DIED . I HOPE IT LASTS AS LONG BUY WHEN IS THE EMNGINEERING GOING TO UPDATE , ?

I just installed mine and the whole area where the the salt is filled with water

One other thing. secure the drain tubes in the riser coming from the P-trap. You're water softener is in the garage so it might be a better Idea to put the overflow for the brine tank to the floor instead of in the drain. If there ever is a problem with the brine tank level, you may not know it. You're water heater T&P should be plumbed to the floor of the garage also. If the water heater is in the building then the T&P should be extended to the outside of the building. Those problems are to be seen if there is an occurrence. The garage floor will not be damaged from overflow drainage or temprature and pressure discharge; and also is visual as to the possibility of issues that are in need of being addressed. The expansion tank was installed in a strange place also.. The expansion tank is for the waterheater specifically. It is to be installed near or at the cold water supply to the water heater. Not on the building potable water supply.

Hi. that's gorgeous ! mr,;)

I had to lay it down to fit in. my suv smh

This says DON’T lay softener down, must keep it vertical. The Shark Bite hoses are all you should need. No drain P trap since you already have that.

I am watching this video that is 2 years old and wondered if this unit failed during the 2 years. We had 2 of these units fail within the first year. I would not recommend this brand.