New GE water softener not softening, the GPH meter is going full cycle in seconds

Gary Slusser said:

That is BS marketing by someone that doesn't know what they are talking about or is outright lying. You use TDS meters to test ROs mostly, not softeners or filters.

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Again, thank you very much and I really wish I did my research before hacking into the ceiling. Now I need to have a drywall company come patch my three holes.
I did not take the softener apart, after testing the whole system last night I figured it was working as it should be but something else was the issue.
Thanks again.

SUCCESS. Thank you guys for the advise.
I found a bar of soap at the house and tested it out. I washed my hand with hot water since no hot water was used yet and the water heater was filled with hard water.
Then I washed my hand with cold water and it was the slimy feeling I missed.
YES, I NOW HAVE SOFT WATER.
I guess it was my fault by reading the back of the TDS meter and it saying that 200ppm or so was hard water and my reading being in the 400's I for sure had hard water.

Thanks again everyone.

The last TDS meter I bought took a short trip across the basement and self destructed on contact with the foundation wall LOL

Tom Sawyer said:

The last TDS meter I bought took a short trip across the basement and self destructed on contact with the foundation wall LOL

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I hear ya, this has been a NIGHTMARE !
I'm glad I now know my softener is working correctly.

I use this one, not one you should throw across the room though.
I save that kind of abuse for my HM digital ones.