Hi all, new member. Need help with water softener query please.

Hi all,

I am about to buy and install a Harvey's non-electric, twin tanked, metered water softener. I have a combi boiler. The web-site where i am going to buy this from states that i need a combi fitting kit, which they charge £50 for! The kit comprises of 15mm inlet and outlet T's, bypass valve, Non Return valve and 2 stainless steel 22mm / 3/4" bsp braided hoses. The valves can be bought from screwfix for a total of about about £12 and the only thing i might need are the braided hoses.

The softener itself will not be sited near the rising main, I am going to have to pipe the inlet and outlet pipes approx 6 - 8 feet using standard 15mm pipe.

I had a friend of a friend come around who is a plumber and he said that it would be okay to use the standard 15mm pipes that are supplied with the softener? This would remove the need for the combi fitting kit.

I am not usually one to dismiss a piece of professional advice, but i just wanted to open this out to the plumbing public for some advice of whether the standard pipes are okay to use or not and if i do need the braided pipes, why and where else i can get suitable ones from without spending £50 on the complete kit.

Any help given would be very much appreciated!

Thanks,

Ian.

Hi Randall

Welcome to the forums

Kits can often be made up cheaper than supplied,so if you are able ,seems like the way to go,fill ya boots

Hi and welcome

welcome along