Whole house well water softener
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Miele DW, well water, whole house softener?
Comments (2)I'm one of those. Had a heck of a time with the 4.y.o Incognito with whole house softener. But: turns out I had the softener set to 0. Bad idea. I turned up the setting a bit. Also disabled the salt feature in the Miele via programming by one of their techs over the phone. Etching has been resolved with use of Miele tabs and, I think, water softener adjustment. Big but: I have a new Optima in our apartment and it's a much improved dw. I don't have the salt feature enabled at all and it runs perfectly on our city water. I use the Miele tabs. Absolutely no hint of etching, no issues at all. The Optima rocks. Both have cold water hook ups -- I use the china and crystal cycle. Even if you don't need it dishwise, it's a bit shorter than the Normal setting and does a great job. Optima has the express which I also use if I'm in a hurry (half a tab, no wrapper to fool it). Others here (catmom for sure) have hot water hookup and no issues with Optima....See MoreWhole house water softening systems
Comments (3)I can completely recommend Gary. I'm a satisfied customer only, no connection. He will supply a softener and instructions (or you can hire a plumber for installation, I did it myself). Read the other customer comments on his site and you'll see he does well by everybody. http://www.qualitywaterassociates.com/ Good luck....See MoreWhole House Water Softener = Cleaner Shower Glass?
Comments (10)hopesprings_gw why is your water salty? Water softeners should not make your water even taste salty, let alone make it salty enough to leave a residue of any kind. You may need to increase your rinse time on that softener. The salt dosage may be set higher to deal with a slight iron problem in the water or to compensate for an undersized softener. Moreover, "cheapy" softener will eat salt and well, you will too then. Some water treatment companies ( I won't "call" out by name) have "salt runs" i.e., they deliver and sell salt to people, most of whom rent or lease softeners from them. Setting the salt dosage high means the equipment goes through salt more quickly, so they can also sell you more salt, more often = more service fees = more residual revenue. Not to mention the fact that their equipment requires a higher than the industry average salt setting to start with, but hey, the bags of salt they sell bear their company name as well. Caveat Emptor. A properly set softener should leave less salt in your water than a slice of white bread. Dig around on the WQA website, its there. Lastly, NEVER call the "man". They offer such a complete list, it gives their franchisees too many irresistible ways to gouge and cheat the customer. That might also just be bias of an individual who was the "Rayne man" for many years. I'd remove the other "man's" equipment, install Rayne equipment, then drill the other's full of holes and drop it off in their lot. It kept them from destroying peoples walls, plumbing and yards in anger over losing yet another customer to "that damn Rayne man". What can I say, aside from: Genuine, honest customer service trumps ALL. Soap scum with soft water = you're using WAY too much soap. And yes, hard water will definitely etch glass, metal, stone, marble, ......See MoreWhole house water softening systems
Comments (14)When I lived there a green sand filter was standard with all new houses and well water. The water was green and smelled of sulfur. So what they called a green sand filter was just a tank filled with a chemical called potassium permanganate. Permanganate coates over the green sand every time it backwashes. It filtered particulates, sulfur and Iron out of the water and made it clear and less smelly. There are 2 types one for Sulfur approx $550 and one if you don't need sulfur removal $400 It did nothing for the softness of the water. And the water WAS hard. I had it tested by 2 companies before I got wise and purchased my own testing kit. $20 The iron in the water clogs up the softener so we used Iron out which is a treatment system that hangs on the outside and when added to the brine mix dissolves the iron in the chamber. You could get a whole house RO for $4k or so or you could just get a small one for drinking $150. or Buy a 2 stage whole house filter with a charcoal filter for taste and smell and a particulate filter from HD or Wall-mart for approx $50 and a water softer from HD or Sears for $450 and DIY. for under $500. I am almost finished my kitchen remodel and here we have city water and even though its not very hard is is WAY better with a softer. I also installed a charcoal filter because coffee tasted terrible made with unfiltered water. Especially on the days they chlorinate the water. You can also use those faucet mounted filters which contain a charcoal filter for drinking, and ice. I also have a RO system but I don't think I will use it unless, the water gets worse. This just scratches the surface in filtration systems. You can add many different types of filters depending on whats in your water. However as said RO gets 99% of everything. http://www.qualitywatertreatment.com/iron_filters.htm http://home.howstuffworks.com/question99.htm http://www.ampac1.com/?gclid=CI-jj67kjZQCFQgWiQodwHo4XA just 1 of hundreds....See MoreJake The Wonderdog
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