Replacing my water softener:
City Water:
Iron: 0.1 ppm
Manganese: 0.02 ppm
Chlorine: 0.5-1.0 ppm
Fluoride: 0.5-0.9 ppm
Water Hardness: 19.2 grains per gallon
Water usage: 158 gal per day average , over 6 non summer months for just my wife and I.
50 gallon water heater.
Recent empty nesters (1 year).
2 1/2 baths 5 bedroom house, standard copper suburban plumbing 30 years old.
Occasionally we will have 9 people (family) in the house staying over a few days.
Clack WS1
We never move, and anticipate staying another 20 years.
Should I go with a 1 cu/ft resin OR 1.5 cu/ft?
$200 more for the larger unit.
Experienced installer says I could do either.
I am not sure which would use less water/salt overall.
My understanding is the larger unit would regen less often (12 vs 7 days), might last longer because of less wear and tear, and resin might last longer.
What are your thoughts?
City Water:
Iron: 0.1 ppm
Manganese: 0.02 ppm
Chlorine: 0.5-1.0 ppm
Fluoride: 0.5-0.9 ppm
Water Hardness: 19.2 grains per gallon
Water usage: 158 gal per day average , over 6 non summer months for just my wife and I.
50 gallon water heater.
Recent empty nesters (1 year).
2 1/2 baths 5 bedroom house, standard copper suburban plumbing 30 years old.
Occasionally we will have 9 people (family) in the house staying over a few days.
Clack WS1
We never move, and anticipate staying another 20 years.
Should I go with a 1 cu/ft resin OR 1.5 cu/ft?
$200 more for the larger unit.
Experienced installer says I could do either.
I am not sure which would use less water/salt overall.
My understanding is the larger unit would regen less often (12 vs 7 days), might last longer because of less wear and tear, and resin might last longer.
What are your thoughts?