Gary Slusser
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A 5600 mechanical metered control valve has no regeneration settings that can be changed by the consumer except for the salt dose lbs and that little cam is not very accurate and I've seen Fleck say so.The quote is full of misinformation. I hope no one relies on it.
Salt and water efficiency is not inherently better with an electronic control. The first sentence is simply misinformation.
The electronic version requires all the settings to be set for that softener installation and the water quality. The 5600 minutes for each of the cycles are long for most installations and that means water runs to drain during the lengthened time. Same for a 2510 mechanical metered control where each pin or hole equals 2 minutes run time. That also applies to the salt dose setting.
Anyone can check that out in the valve's service manual.
The statement about the probability of a lightning strike is also misinformation and simply untrue. Any house can be hit at any time and the fact that a particular house has not been hit in the past doesn't change that fact. /Yeah yeah yeah and if the house is 30 years old and never struck, it probably won't be although any house can be.
I used to be an insurance agent selling all types of insurance and can tell you that unless there has been a large change in human nature, you'd obviously be surprised at the number of people running around with minimal or only slightly higher deductibles but, I've never seen a homeowners policy that didn't cover lightening strikes.The statement about homeowners insurance assumes some things about the individuals coverage that may or may not be true. One of the most important considerations in determining whether homeowners insurance will cover a particular situation the the deductible. Many people carry insurance with deductibles that would preclude any insurance coverage for damage to a water softener control.
And if a lightening strike causes damage to a control valve, it will usually also damage other electrical/electronics in the building. That is a fact. And the total of all damages usually will be higher than most insurance policy deductibles on older homes; whether Bob agrees or not.