RainSoft and DIY: What You Can Handle Yourself and What We Install for You

A lot of our customers are hands-on people. They change their own oil, fix their own faucets, and want to understand what's going in their house. Good news: owning a RainSoft system fits that just fine. The installation is professional, but the everyday care is something most homeowners handle themselves.

What You Can Do Yourself

• •Add salt — open the brine tank lid and pour in water softener salt from any store that sells it
• •Check the system — glance at the display, or keep an eye on the Wi-Fi connected EC5 from your phone
• •Routine filter changes on drinking-water systems
• •Use the bypass valve to take the system offline if you're doing your own plumbing work

What Our Technicians Handle

• •A full in-home water test so the system is sized to what's actually in your water
• •Plumbing the system into your main line
• •Installing a bypass valve so you can isolate the system yourself
• •Running the drain line with a proper air gap
• •Programming the system for your water and household size
• •Warranty service for the life of your Limited Lifetime Warranty

Why the Install Is Worth Leaving to a Pro

Most of the problems people run into with water treatment come from the install, not the equipment: a system sized for the wrong hardness, a drain line without an air gap, no bypass, or a unit that was never programmed for the actual water. A professional install avoids those mistakes — which matters a lot more over 10 or 20 years than the time saved on day one.

The Best of Both

You get the confidence of a certified system installed right, plus the freedom to handle the simple stuff yourself — no monthly service fees, no salt delivery contract, and a local team a phone call away if you need us.