So last year's planning was met with an abundance of work that halted my progress on getting any filtration in place and I am just now getting back on track with this stuff.
Last year my experience with local filtration "experts" was all through high pressure sales and what I thought were overpriced products. This negative experience sent me to the online suppliers. I didn't end up buying online because of the potentially questionable quality, although I did learn that what I was looking for didn't need to cost anything near what I was originally led to believe.
I recently contacted a local filtration/plumbing service who I felt would give me a better experience all around. I conveyed my filtration interests and had a solution recommended. (they use the Dyna-Pro brand products)
Maybe some people on here could help me gauge whether the solution and cost are appropriate.
He suggested 1 cu ft GAC filter with Centaur carbon and a mechanical timer control valve (I guess the increased humidity in Louisiana doesn't work well with circuit boards)
I suggested that I would probably be interested in at least 1.5 cu ft as my interest in removing chlorine is not the only reason for the filter and that some of the other contaminates may require a bit more contact time. I also suggested that my in-house installation should allow a digital circuit board just like the rest of the electronics in my house.
He originally suggested a 40,000 grain softener with a metered mechanical control valve (again due to the increased humidity). He adjusted his suggestion to a 48,000 grain softener after we decided on a 1.5 cu ft GAC filter. He said it would be better if they were both the same size, I think he said the reasoning was because the plumbing would be easier and it would look better. (really?)
I suggested, with what I had looked into, that I thought a 32,000 grain system would be sufficient and once again that I might be interested in a digital control valve. He discouragingly mentioned that by dropping the resin tank by a size or two I would only save about $100 per increment. We are a family of three right now but might reach six by the time it's all said and done so I am trying to plan accordingly.
So, his price for two 1.5 cu ft tanks w/media, brine tank, two mechanical valves, and all necessary filtration parts, delivered for $2,500. I plumb and install.
It still seems a bit steeper than I would expect for just the parts.
Thoughts on the setup or the price? Thank you.
Details:
3/4" supply
3 Bathrooms
From Municipality:
6 grains of hardness
Chlorine, not chloramine
Chlorine ranges from 1.00 - 1.45
Manganese - 0.00 - 0.02
Some samples at or within 85% of MCL on chlorination by-products