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Thanks for the recommendations.

As to pipe size, this is a new home that was plumbed for a softener. Are we talking about the size of those connections or the water main? Still working on getting...

I need to install a water softener and I am not sure I have a grip on all the considerations. Here is the information I have thus far:

6 people / 3.5 baths
The city water: 14.2 gpg /243 ppm
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The resin tank is approx. 44.5" to the valves and 28" circumference.

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100600?

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Ok. The resin tank appears to be about 8" wide.

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Sorry but, I am not sure what the resin tank is. Is it the one where the salt resides or the main tank?

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Ok, I tested the hardness with one of the cheap Home Depot kits. The hardness came up around 250 parts/million. Again, I have 7 people - 3 of them are teens. My current system is a Fleck 5600se. Do...

Thanks folks. I think this is beyond my abilities. I just need to find a local expert I can trust.

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When you say "spacer and seal" what part of the softener are you referring to? Control valve?

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Teenagers, yes. 3 of them. There are 3 full baths. The water without the softener is leaving a think coating on our dishes but, I still need to actually measure the hardness. I believe it is bad...

Thanks for the reply. I thought the same thing. It felt liek we were being sold a bridge :)

With this system, do you think he was off-base in telling me it couldn't handle the usage?

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I have a Fleck 5600se system in my household of 7 people. We just installed the system over 6 months ago but recently it started continually running water into the drain. After looking at the manual,...