Hi,
We bought a house a couple of years ago (in Florida) that's in the country. We have a water softener that sits outside. When we moved in, inspectors told us it wasn't working, and due other projects + life + laziness, until now I never got around to looking at it.
Turns out it does work. However, I noticed whoever installed it they just have the discharge hose lying on the ground. No air gap and there isn't a drain that I am aware of for it to discharge into. Obviously I can get it off the ground, but what about where it drains to? I mean, we do love in the country, but I assume just letting it run wild is not the way to go. Also, we have well water, probably about 30 feet from the softener.
I saw this as a possible solution on another forum. Thoughts?
Take a 4 inch corregated pipe that you can put a drain sock on ( looks kinda like panty hose) The corregated pipe has holes in it. We would cut about 5 foot of this and bury it in gravel with the drain sock on the pipe. Leave about a foot above ground with a cap on it. Drill a hole in the cap and drop the discharge hose in. That way water gets out put nothing gets in to stop the flow of water. All this is available at Lowe's or Home Depot. If you dig your hole deep enough you won't have any dead grass. Hope this helps.
We bought a house a couple of years ago (in Florida) that's in the country. We have a water softener that sits outside. When we moved in, inspectors told us it wasn't working, and due other projects + life + laziness, until now I never got around to looking at it.
Turns out it does work. However, I noticed whoever installed it they just have the discharge hose lying on the ground. No air gap and there isn't a drain that I am aware of for it to discharge into. Obviously I can get it off the ground, but what about where it drains to? I mean, we do love in the country, but I assume just letting it run wild is not the way to go. Also, we have well water, probably about 30 feet from the softener.
I saw this as a possible solution on another forum. Thoughts?
Take a 4 inch corregated pipe that you can put a drain sock on ( looks kinda like panty hose) The corregated pipe has holes in it. We would cut about 5 foot of this and bury it in gravel with the drain sock on the pipe. Leave about a foot above ground with a cap on it. Drill a hole in the cap and drop the discharge hose in. That way water gets out put nothing gets in to stop the flow of water. All this is available at Lowe's or Home Depot. If you dig your hole deep enough you won't have any dead grass. Hope this helps.
