water softener ?
who's got one?, how do you like it?, what are the pros/cons
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have to have one down here, so much iron in the water.
works great, I use morton green bag, removes the rust.0 -
I used to sell them for Kenetico Quality Water Systems and Eco Water Treatment, What do you want to know? 0 -
I've got one, the wife insists....positives, dishwasher and washing machine are more efficient(clean better with less soap)..draw backs, you gotta put salt in them and they can be alittle noisey when they recharge.. on most though, they can be set to recharge at I time of day when you want it to. Mine recharges at 4 am and recharges about every Two weeks. I can definately tell the difference in water quality when it runs out of salt. You may want to do alittle price and feature shopping before you buy one. features are pretty much the same on most but prices can vary drastically $400 up to $1200 plus. 0 -
I have a water softener and filtration system.
Have to have it, otherwise have lots of minerals and the water STINKS.
This is on a private well. Everyone around me gets great water and good pressure but I don't. The closes drilled well is app. 1/2 mile from mine though.
I guess I like it, would rather not have to have one, I go through 2 bags of salt every couple months, 2 filters every month and some chemicals to reduce rust.
Just make sure when it recharges you aren't home or aren't sleeping. They can make quite a bit of noise and sometimes sounds (at least to me) that a pipe has burst.0 -
well my brother works for one of the largest bottle water companies in the country, and due to a divorce after 28 years he is loosing his house, and has offered me a 2,000 dollar water softener he just installed last year 0 -
We built a new home in '94, on the water. It's a small town, municipal sewer but no water. The driller hit several small veins on the way down but hit a big one at 123 feet, enough pressure to push the water level up to about 15 feet. But......it tested out at 22 ppm iron and was rock hard, don't remember the grain level.
We had a permanganate iron filter installed to handle the iron. That I guess was the best technology at that time. Potassium permanganate is not the nicest stuff in the world....burns the hell out of skin if contacted....is also expensive....but it has an affinity for iron. Last summer the iron filter sort of died, guess its' innards would no longer work. We installed a new type of iron filter, looks like a softerner but contains a new type of compound which takes ot the iron. There is only the one tank with a little black box and display screen on top. Nothing to add. When it conks out, we will just replace the tank. tested the water and the iron level was down to 2 or 3 parts coming from the well and prior to filtering so guess it has cleaned itself out a bit. Then again, we have more homes around us and some probably hit the same vein.
A softener was also installed to handle the hardness. Without these, all the plumbing fixtures, pipes, faucets, etc. would turn brown inside and cake up with iron and mineral. It has a brine tank. When the salt level gets down, dump a few bags of salt pellets in and we're good for 3-4 months more. Without treatment your water will eventually clog up the innards of your plumbing, ruin clothes, and not be fit to drink or use in cooking. Our filters are pretty quiet. One kicks in at midnight, the other around 2 AM if necessary. Unless awake, we don't hear them.
The worst part of all this stuff settling in your water system if not treated is that it will also cake the inside of your water heater. Sooner or later it will have to run much more to drive the heat through that insulating layer and eventually probably rust a hole through the tank....a very exciting time.
Hope this gives you some answer. Regards, Bob0 -
We have a Culligan.
Absolutely no complaints.
The pros are the usual: we use less soap and the dishes are sparkling clean.
The only con I can think of is, we have to designate a hard-water tap so we can water the plants.0 -
My well water is hard with a hint of sulfur smell.
I've had an Ecowater softener for about six years.
Works great, haven't had any problems with it. Even as a remote monitor up in the kitchen that tells when the salt is low and a light in the salt compartment! (the little things in life, ya know!)
I've never heard it running and we always seem to have good water. It has a display that shows the flow rate and available water, but honestly, I don't pay much attention to that. It doesn't use much salt. Compared to the old softener. I don't know what brand it was. It was here when I bought the place.
I also have an Ecowater reverse osmosis system in the kitchen. We use it just for making, tea, cooking, etc.0 -
Take it 1911! It kinda feels like you can't get the soap off your body when you take a shower. And your skin will become nice and soft with a light romantic glow. No need for body lotions anymore.[:D] 0 -
Hey 1911 is it a Rain Soft set up? My bro took his when he left california all the way to Tehas. I think he'd leave one of his kids before he has to part with it[:D]. It'll be one of my first thing to get when I move. Like most has mentioned one uses less soap to get lather and gets rid of the stink as well as heavy metals. 0 -
I use a 2 micron cartridge filter.
No softening though, as the water here is as soft as could be.
It's just to take fine particle rust.0
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