Menomonee Falls softener replacement, matched to your supply
An old softener in Menomonee Falls may have been set for the other supply. A replacement is the moment to match it to the water your address actually gets: 7 to 9 grains from the lake, or 27 to 32 from the village wells.
Call (262) 829-5961Mon to Fri, 7am to 5pmThe local way a softener goes wrong
In Menomonee Falls, a softener can be set for the wrong supply entirely. A unit set for the lake side but sitting on village well water never gets the tap to zero.
Spotted glasses and filmed-over fixtures are the visible sign of hard water getting through; scale in the water heater is the one you do not see.
If you are on the well side
At 27 to 32 grains, about 462 to 547 milligrams per liter, the village well water is far past the USGS very hard line of 180. A replacement for a well-side house is sized from that range and your household.
Because the Village publishes that range, there is no guessing on this side; the test before the work confirms where in it your water sits.
If you are on the lake side
Where the house gets the 7 to 9 grain Milwaukee water, whether to put a new softener back in is genuinely open. You get the number and the price on the call, and the decision stays yours.
Deciding against a new one is a fair answer at that hardness, and nobody will argue you out of it.
The replacement, step by step
The old unit comes out first. The new softener and salt tank are set for your supply, the bypass is connected, and the waste line ends clear of the drain, with its air gap. The reverse-osmosis faucet goes on the kitchen sink, and last, the tap is retested until it reads zero.
Common questions
How would I know my old softener was set for the wrong water?
If glasses keep coming out spotted and fixtures filmed over, hardness is getting through, and a lake-water setting on well water is one way that happens. The test at your tap on installation day tells you which supply you are on.
Does the replacement come with the drinking-water faucet?
Yes. A whole-house softener always comes with the reverse-osmosis drinking faucet, replacement or first-time.
Do my neighbors and I get the same supply?
Not necessarily. The Village decides supply by address, so ask the utility about yours rather than going by the house next door.