Hey @HermanTX @Dirk @Turbo1Ton and anyone else that may know:
I have a whole home water softener that has a bypass valve. Only my sprinkler system has a separate line attached to where it's not softened, but all other water, including the spigots on my house exterior has soft water.
So, a couple of questions:
1) When first filling up my pool, should I just bypass the water softener and use the exterior spigots, so I have calcium in the initial fill?
2) After the pool and spa are filled, I would have to undo the bypass, but then my auto-fill would most likely be using softened water. Is there a way to plumb the auto-fill to one of the sprinkler lines? If not, what specific actions do I need to take if the auto-fill is attached to the softened water; put calcium from time to time, and how often would it be required in the Houston area?
Lastly, on a slightly separate note, what is the process of filling up a pool. I know I read someone's (Dirk?) instructions on getting a meter reading before and after to figure out the # of gallons in the pool, but is there an order in how someone would fill the pool and spa? Fill up the pool first and figure out the # of gallons. Then fill the spa separate and figure out the # of gallons?
Thanks!
I have a whole home water softener that has a bypass valve. Only my sprinkler system has a separate line attached to where it's not softened, but all other water, including the spigots on my house exterior has soft water.
So, a couple of questions:
1) When first filling up my pool, should I just bypass the water softener and use the exterior spigots, so I have calcium in the initial fill?
2) After the pool and spa are filled, I would have to undo the bypass, but then my auto-fill would most likely be using softened water. Is there a way to plumb the auto-fill to one of the sprinkler lines? If not, what specific actions do I need to take if the auto-fill is attached to the softened water; put calcium from time to time, and how often would it be required in the Houston area?
Lastly, on a slightly separate note, what is the process of filling up a pool. I know I read someone's (Dirk?) instructions on getting a meter reading before and after to figure out the # of gallons in the pool, but is there an order in how someone would fill the pool and spa? Fill up the pool first and figure out the # of gallons. Then fill the spa separate and figure out the # of gallons?
Thanks!
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