When we install a soft water system we will simply remove the loop and plumb in the softener as shown in the picture below.
													
																	Water softener loop diagram. 
									
	
		
	
																	A cold water branch before the water softener doesn t necessarily indicate a problem. 
																	Installing a water softener will reduce the amount of minerals and provide your house with soft water. 
																	Prior to having a soft water softener installed this copper line will be a loop sticking out from the wall where both lines are connected. 
																	A soft water loop is a copper piping system that reconnects your home s internal water distribution pipes to the water softener the main use of a water loop is to keep the inside and outside of home s water systems separated. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	It s standard procedure to branch off one cold water line to supply outdoor hose connections and sometimes another to the kitchen sink and. 
																	A section of pipe exits the wall and is exposed. 
																	The piping around a water softener can be confusing when attempting to learn how to install a water softener. 
																	Ground water that has excessive minerals in it is called hard water. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	A water softener loop is pipe that is exposed in a service area such as a utility or mechanical room or garage where the main water service entering the house is accessible to interrupt and. 
																	Typically if you have a water softener loop there will be a 3 4 copper line sticking out from the wall beside your water heater.