Whole House Water Filter...do they exist?
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Question about whole-house water softeners/filters (servicing)
Comments (1)Question #1... Quality softeners that are sized properly require very little maintenance. Keep enough salt in the brine tank to cover the water and check it every week. Add salt as necessary to keep the water covered. Too much salt in the tank in not as good as just enough. Clean out the brine tank every year and that is pretty much it. As far as "the tank now appears dry", does it usually have water in it? What brand and model softener? A picture would be very helpful. Question #2... the "scale" you mention sounds very much like calcium which is the hardness in your water. If you have a softener and you have scale then the softener is not operating properly. Conventional filters do not remove hardness....See Morewhole house water filter with or without RO filter at kitche sink
Comments (5)Jenny, Any update on what you ended up doing? I installed a whole house softener for hard water issues, but I have odor issues (sulfur and chlorine mostly). I'm leaning toward adding a charcoal filter before the softener. We also have RO in the kitchen and wet bars. Also, you could always just have another hole drilled for the RO faucet without replacing the granite slab. If you have an undermounted sink, the new hole is all you need. What did you end up doing?...See MoreBest whole-house tankless water heater?
Comments (9)The best tankless hot water heater brand is one that is sold and serviced in your local area. Check with your plumber regarding their experience with different brands and models. The required capacity of a tankless unit will be a function of both the number of bathrooms in your home and the required temperature rise for the incoming water source. Some tankless hot water heaters come with an on-board recirculating pump so the footprint of your home doesn't necessarily dictate the need for multiple heaters. Lots of folks think that the reason for purchasing a tankless hot water heater is energy savings. That depends a lot on your lifestyle. If you travel a lot, you'll save more than someone who is home every day. I submit that the reason to choose a tankless hot water heater is to have an unlimited supply of hot water compared with the limited supply provided by tank-type heaters. Having a tank-type might be advisable if you want to limit the duration of teenagers' showers, but it constrains your ability to enjoy a hot shower after they do....See MoreRecommendation on whole house water softener
Comments (58)@Bob Ack "Do you know what the difference is between various expensive branded water softeners that are salt-based?" To be clear, all softeners are "salt based". If they don't use ion exchange to remove hardness ions and replace with sodium, it's not a softener. The answer to your question is "Not much". There are only a few major components to a water softener: The control valve. Two of the best brand of control valves are Fleck and Clack. Both are widely available, reliable, and have a big installed base. Fleck is available on the web while Clack is not. Resin. There are some different types of resin, depending on chlorine levels, iron, etc. At one time the best quality resin was coming from DuPont - but most is being sourced from China now. The tanks, distributor screens, etc. It's very easy to build your own softener using off-the-shelf tanks, resin and control valve -- and that's what many local water treatment folks do. Since a good quality water softener with a Fleck valve can be purchased on Amazon for about $800, there just isn't a lot of profit to be made in that business. That's why there's been a boon in "High-End" water treatment that is mostly snake oil....See MoreS What!
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