Plumbing re-routing? Water heater

[ps2cho]

While at it, I would plumb in the whole house filter and water softener, or at least make a provision for it. If you’re gonna get into it, may as well do it all in one go IMO.

Otherwise there is really no wrong approach. It’s all up to you how far you want to take it. Personally I wouldn’t sweat it how it looks, as long as it all functions how it should.

P.S.
That’s why I didn’t share my recent water softener installation, it doesn’t look great, but works like it should.

I know the wife would love a water softener so I’ll have to research more on it, on initial take I wouldn’t have thought my projects would be connected in any way since I’d have to find the beginning of the water lines I assume rather than where it goes to the water heater?