If you live in a region where hard groundwater is present, then the only way out for you is to get a water softener unit installed at your home. It's a device which by ion exchange process removes the hard salts from the water and keeps your plumbing lines and home safe from hard water damage.

Following are the installation steps for installing a water softener

Turn off the mains water supply

Before beginning to install a water softener unit it's always advisable to turn off the mains water supply. It's natural as we would be installing the water softener with the direct source of hard water coming into the homes water tank.

It's also advisable to drain any remaining water from the tank and the lines so that on the next fill the entire home gets softwater supply.

Check the connectors

Make sure that you have read the instruction manual that came with the unit. Identify which pipe is to be fitted where. Start connecting the water supply pipe into the unit's inlet and connect the water storage tank to the outlet of the unit.

Check functionality

Tighten and screw the pipes and other fixtures properly and check the instruction manual for further instructions. The initial first time starts up the process for water softener units vary from model to model. Make sure that you follow the right instructions for product safety.

Start the unit 

Open the main water supply fully and let the unit do its work. If instructions are completely followed then you are good to go.