View Full Version : faucet recommendation for salt water
prashster
06-26-2007, 12:14 PM
Any recommendations for a good brand of shower head (and valve) that is particularly resistant to corrosion and salt in water? My boss has extremely hard water and needs to find a head that'll last longer than his Price Pfister.
shawn.
GrumpyPlumber
06-26-2007, 12:16 PM
MOEN
The cartridges are plastic with rubber seals...they aren't exactly the most solid things around, but in an area I used to work that was all we'd install because of the water.
Gary Slusser
06-26-2007, 07:36 PM
Salt in the water? How much and what water test finds salt in water?
Tell the boss to get a water softener and he won't have to replace the head or the valve.
prashster
06-26-2007, 08:48 PM
He has a softener. Still has probs
If he has a softner and has salt in his water it sounds like the softner is not working right.
Call someone and have it serviced.
Gary Slusser
06-29-2007, 10:21 PM
He has a softener. Still has probs
Where in what he said do you see that his boss has a softener? I can't find that in my copy.
Salt in the water doesn't mean he has a softener, he could have high chlorides or sodium, both are found in natural waters or salt water intrusion into ground water recovering his well.
prashster
07-02-2007, 06:32 AM
Gary-
I was the original poster :)
I'll tell him he needs a better softener, but I'll also recommend he try a Moen head.
THANKS all!
Shawn
Gary Slusser
07-02-2007, 01:24 PM
Hey sorry about that Shawn, I should reread things better.
He may have the time set wrong on the softener. He may have a water leak or use during regeneration too. He should check out the softener for proper operation or call for service.
GrumpyPlumber
07-02-2007, 04:49 PM
MOEN
The cartridges are plastic with rubber seals...they aren't exactly the most solid things around, but in an area I used to work that was all we'd install because of the water.
Also, forgot to add...replacing the cartridges is extremely easy (a caveman could do it).
One clip holds the stem into place, even if it gets crammed with deposits frequently, it's a quick task to replace. philips screwdriver for the trim and a pair of channel locks for the clip.