Do I really need a softener in Mesa?

You do not need one for safe water. You want one if you want the water heater, the fixtures, and the appliances to last. In water this hard, a softener is the cheapest way to protect all of them at once.

My garage has a softener loop. Can you use it?

Yes, and it makes the install simple. The loop is a pair of pipe stubs, often capped or joined by a short pipe, on a garage wall near the water heater. We tie the softener into it.

Where does the softener drain go?

It needs a drain that can take the rinse water, with an air gap so nothing backs into the unit. Common spots are the laundry drain or a standpipe near the softener. We use the one your layout and code allow.

Will softened water hurt my pipes?

Softened water is a little harder on old galvanized steel and can bring pinhole leaks forward. With copper or PEX it is not a concern. We check what your pipe is before we install, so you know up front.

Do I still need a softener with a tankless water heater?

Yes, maybe more so. A tankless heat exchanger scales up fast in hard water and starts throwing error codes. Soft water cuts down the descaling it needs every year.

How often will I add salt?

It depends on your hardness, the size of your household, and the size of the salt tank. Most people check it once a month and top it up when it runs low.

Water softeners

Water softener installation in Mesa

Valley water runs 12 to 20 grains hard. A softener plumbed in the right spot keeps that scale out of your water heater, your fixtures, and your valves.

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Hard water is a plumbing problem first

Most of the East Valley runs 12 to 20 grains hard. When that water heats up, the minerals drop out and harden in the tank, in a tankless heat exchanger, and in every valve in the house.

A softener stops it at the door. It pulls the calcium and magnesium out before the water reaches anything that heats it.

The softener itself is a simple machine. The plumbing around it is where installs go wrong.

What a softener install covers

Tying into the softener loop your builder left in the garage
Cutting a new loop into the main line when the house has none
A bypass valve, so you can take the softener offline without shutting off the house
A drain line with a proper air gap, so rinse water cannot siphon back
Hose bibs left on hard water for the yard, where the layout allows

Already have a softener that quit? We check the plumbing side first. A plugged drain line or a stuck bypass costs a lot less than a new unit.

How we put one in

Test the water

We check the hardness at your tap, so the unit gets set for your water and not a guess.

Find the right spot

Many East Valley homes from the 1990s on have a capped loop in the garage. Older homes usually need one cut into the main where it enters the house.

Plumb it in

The bypass valve, the lines in and out, and a drain with an air gap. The salt tank goes where you can reach it to fill it.

Set it and show you

We set the regen cycle for your hardness and your household. Then we show you how to add salt and how to use the bypass.

The team on the truck

The licensed crew that shows up for your water softener installation. Same family, same name on the truck, in every neighborhood we serve.

A Los Plumbers technician with the company fleet in Mesa, Arizona

Softener or filter: which does what

These do different jobs, and people mix them up all the time. Here is the short version.

Salt-based softener: Takes the hardness out. It is the one option that reliably stops scale, which is why we point most Valley homes this way.
Salt-free conditioner: Leaves the minerals in and changes how they form so they stick less. No salt and no drain line, but no soft-water feel and less scale protection.
Carbon filter: Takes out the chlorine taste and smell. It does nothing for hardness, so it sits in front of a softener, not in place of one.
Drinking water filter: A small under-sink system for the water you drink and cook with. It pairs with a softener. It does not replace one.

The Los Plumbers team and service fleet in Mesa, Arizona

The crew behind your water softener installation

Your water softener installation in Mesa is handled by our own licensed, family-run crew, not a rotating cast of subcontractors. We roll up in a fully-stocked fleet, so most jobs are diagnosed and finished in a single visit.

Licensed, bonded & insured (ROC #356323)
Local, family-owned team
Fully-stocked service trucks
Upfront pricing before we start

Common questions

Straight answers on water softener installation in Mesa. Have another? Call (480) 765-3020.

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