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Many thanks for the due diligence!

There is indeed a split in the ferrule. Although it seems logical that the tapered end would go in first, does this split allow air leakage? I suppose I could hot-foot it down to Home Depot and buy a...

I'm stunned...and annoyed! Thanks, Gary!!

Running a manual regeneration now. No air bubbles noted in Brine Draw tube. All is well! Thanks much.

I have a new 2510SXT myself. Only "settings complaint" thus far is that it doesn't keep clock-time very well. Seems to gain about a minute every two days.

Arrgh! I see what I did wrong: I removed those little open-ended brass sleeves, mistakenly thinking they were closed-end plugs. I just found where I had cast them aside, so can reinstall today....

I think I followed the directions correctly, but will reevaluate. Thanks. Those little brass plugs are supposed to be removed, right?

Well...there were no factory tightenings on these. The thing came as a four-box kit, and I attached both ends of the brine line according to directions (compression bushing correctly positioned, nut...

Air leak--hmmm. Any advice on how to track it down and fix?

I report--success! After several delays, I finally got it installed strictly DIY. Two people at work advised me to go the SharkBite route, but I decided to go the solder route instead so I watched...

Same thing happened to my Culligan Medalist. I had no confidence with a DIY repair job, and the Culligan guy stuck me $300 to fix it (lamented elsewhere here). No more Culligan for me.

Good stuff! Proceeding. I might be back here in a panic when I mess things up. But I installed by own RO system and emergency backup sump pump OK, so I give myself a 78% chance of doing everything...

Yep--things break down. I just object to a repair bill that amounts to almost half the cost of a new softener.

Now investigating Fleck 2510SXT 40K units. Prices at qualitywaterforless.com and...

Yep--salt was being used up at the normal rate with each recharge.

Something inside the valve body went wrong once before: the unit would reach the end of the recharge cycle, but water kept...

<red face> Well...I don't have a pressure gauge. I have a Watts Pressure Regulator model N35B that came preset at 50 PSI, which I have cranked up to its limit of 75 PSI. Thus my conclusions about...

Stunning. Either that dealer is being sloppy or is being...you know.

Any other dealer you recommend me using instead?

You da man, Gary!

Wow...cannot confirm or deny anything the city might have done. On the big blue, see previous post. Thanks for the reply; you've given me something to think about!

Chlorine is only 1.2 ppm here per the city water official report. My own tests read less than that. But in any case, I have had a big blue filter for the life of the unit except the past six months....

Hmmm...maybe what killed my w/s is what killed my w/h, which died at age 6 years, 1 month spewing rust. (That's a new Rheem w/h sitting next to the w/s.) Checking with the city water department, our...

My 7-year-old Culligan no longer softens the water, so I'm going to scrap and replace it. I'm not dealing with Culligan again because of the way they overcharged me on a repair.

Having done my...

I think you're on to something, Peanut. I've almost come to the conclusion that the source of my D/W odor (that's why I want to replace the unit) is the S/S interior. Previous D/W--same model except...

A salesman told me that U.S. dishwashers come with garbage disposers, while European ones don't. That's why I'm trending away from Bosch--unless you think garbage disposers in D/Ws are overrated?
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Good to know. Am trending now toward GE. They have models available in Biscuit/Bisque color. Opinions invited.

Am in the market for a new dishwasher. Any recommendations/cautions about particular brands? Looking for a mid-range price. Wife's desire for "Biscuit" color seems to limit the options as I Google...

The same thought popped into my mind early on. So at one point I removed the carbon filter, added chlorine bleach inside the (then empty) filter holder, and ran the chlorinated water through the...