Water Softener Installation & Repair in Georgetown, TX

Georgetown Utility Systems describes its supply as hard to very hard. Water from the Lake Georgetown and Southlake plants tests around 176 to 178 mg/L, roughly 10 to 11 grains per gallon. The Park and Southside plants run about 309 to 320 mg/L, close to 19 grains.

At those levels, mineral leaves a trail. It layers onto the floor of a tank heater and coats tankless exchangers. It crusts aerators and showerheads and spots glass. West of I-35, homes on private wells in Edwards limestone often see harder water still.

1. 1

   Test the water at your tap

   City figures give a range; your own tap gives the number. On wells we also check for iron, which adds to the load the resin must handle and changes the settings.

2. 2

   Size the unit to the household

   Hardness times people times daily use sets the grains removed per day. We size the resin so it regenerates every several days at an efficient salt setting, not every night.

3. 3

   Locate or build the loop

   An existing loop is checked to confirm which fixtures it serves. Without one, we tie in at the main after the outdoor branches, so hose bibs and irrigation stay on untreated water.

4. 4

   Plumb the bypass, drain and overflow

   A bypass valve isolates the unit. The regeneration drain runs to a standpipe or floor drain with an air gap, so sewer water can never siphon back. The brine tank gets its own overflow line.

5. 5

   Program and regenerate

   We set the measured hardness, capacity and an overnight regeneration time, add salt, then force a first regeneration and confirm the drain flows.

6. 6

   Check soft water and show you upkeep

   A hardness test at a kitchen or bathroom tap confirms the result. You see how to check salt, break a salt bridge and put the unit in bypass.

Multiply the daily figure by the days you want between regenerations and you have the working capacity to buy. A family of four on the harder water needs roughly twice the resin of the same family on the softer supply.

Beyond size, cost moves with whether a loop exists, how far the drain and power outlet are, any iron or carbon filtration, and removal of an old unit. We quote on site after testing.

The City of Georgetown’s permit guidance lists water softeners among the work that needs a permit, next to water heater replacement. We pull it when the job calls for one. The regeneration drain needs an air gap so wastewater can never be drawn back into the supply.

At state level, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requires anyone who installs or services water treatment equipment for pay to hold a Water Treatment Specialist license. People holding a plumbing license under Occupations Code chapter 1301 are exempt. Plumbing itself is regulated by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners.

One customer’s old unit blew out; the replacement came with the problem explained in plain terms. Another had a loop already in the garage, and the new softener was connected to it cleanly. A third wanted to understand why the softener was misbehaving and left knowing. A fourth hired us back for a kitchen faucet afterwards.

We have worked on local plumbing since 1999 and hold a 4.7 average from 436 Google reviews. If a repair to the control valve will do, you hear that before a new unit is mentioned.