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[stevemachine]

Then they are wrong. I have witnessed the effects first hand.

I agree with matt. A large amount of cold water is bad news for septic. They taught us that in school and i see no way it couldnt harm the system. Not to mention overworking your pump.

 

[KULTULZ]

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Then they are wrong. I have witnessed the effects first hand.

No, they are not wrong, it is that you don't agree with their conclusions.

An 18-month research project has found that water softeners, when operated efficiently, do not harm septic systems or affect their ability to properly treat wastewater. The question has been raised for decades despite other studies that have had the same result.

“If a water softener is set at an efficient salt setting, the impact on septic systems is very limited if any at all,” says Pauli Undesser, director of regulatory and technical affairs for the Water Quality Association and foundation coordinator for the Water Quality Research Foundation, which funded the study. It was conducted by John Novak, Ph.D., P.E., through the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a steering committee consisting of the Water Quality Association, NOWRA, and NSF International, a global standards-setting organization.

Feel free to read the entire article here- http://www.pumper.com/online_exclusives/2014/05/do_water_softeners_and_septic_systems_mesh

When I first attempted to treat my well water, the fear of salt and back flushing from filters into a concrete septic tank scared the hell out of me. So I installed non-backwash filters and a non-salt softener system that was supposed to be the cat's meow.

Once I began to fully research the problem, I found that there is no detrimental effects from a salt based softener that is properly sized and calibrated.

Now that is my opinion along with a whole bunch of college boys while not having enough sense to tie their shoes have worked through all of this.

I was in automotive repair for a long period and the industry changed daily. You had to keep up with it.

These are my thoughts only and your mileage may vary...

 

[spcwaters]

and their you have it.



experience out trumps internet any day of the week

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[spcwaters]

Thanks for all the input. The furnace is sitting on bricks, so its elevated a few inches. The water heater is just on the ground though. I will have to research local code. What does raising them do?



I will definitely look into insulating the duct work. The ducts also feed a few vents in the basement (it stays around 62-65, while the floor above we keep at 72), so its already intentionally 'losing' heat.

In my state, the only heaters required to be on a stand are open combustion type heaters. On the new sealed type, your not required to raise them.

It has to deal with low lying gasses. With propane (a low lying gas), the gas is heavier than air, so the theory is, if you sit your open combustion heater on the floor and have a leak, it is more likely to ignite, because the gas will sit along the floor.
Most combustible gasses are heavier than air, while a sealed combustion chamber is made to prevent any combustion outside the heater, my idea is why wouldn't you lift the heater? It's just another way to prevent property damage IMHO.