travisolsen
New Member
Hi Forum members,
I have been lurking on this site for the past year and appreciate all of the knowledge I have gained so far.
My wife and I purchased a (new to us) 1978 house, two years ago and we have wanted better quality and tasting water since day one. I have found myself going down a rabbit hole on what I should do for a water system build out. The deeper I explore, the harder I find it is to make a decision.
I am on city water that pulls from several location depending on the time of year. Summer snow melt is much better than our winter well water (8 or 9 wells to pull from... some are better than others). This year we have seen a lot of snow and our winter water has been less hard and less slimy than the previous winter when we had less snow pack.
I have had my water tested both in late summer 7/20/22 and in late winter / early spring 3/31/23. Here are my results.
In my household, there are 2 adults, 2 children + 2 coming (twins on the way). I have 3.5 bathrooms with plans to build out another full bathroom in my unfinished basement in the near future.
I have really been leaning towards a Fleck 5600 SXT softener and now I am going back on forth on pairing it with a backwashing carbon filter (pre softener).
Referenced carbon/ softener system:
I have not seen a lot of information about doing this type of a setup and was curious to know what some of your thoughts are. Based on my test results, should I even consider a carbon system or just go with a softener? 8% or 10% crosslink?
Any input / advice is greatly appreciated.
I have been lurking on this site for the past year and appreciate all of the knowledge I have gained so far.
My wife and I purchased a (new to us) 1978 house, two years ago and we have wanted better quality and tasting water since day one. I have found myself going down a rabbit hole on what I should do for a water system build out. The deeper I explore, the harder I find it is to make a decision.
I am on city water that pulls from several location depending on the time of year. Summer snow melt is much better than our winter well water (8 or 9 wells to pull from... some are better than others). This year we have seen a lot of snow and our winter water has been less hard and less slimy than the previous winter when we had less snow pack.
I have had my water tested both in late summer 7/20/22 and in late winter / early spring 3/31/23. Here are my results.
In my household, there are 2 adults, 2 children + 2 coming (twins on the way). I have 3.5 bathrooms with plans to build out another full bathroom in my unfinished basement in the near future.
I have really been leaning towards a Fleck 5600 SXT softener and now I am going back on forth on pairing it with a backwashing carbon filter (pre softener).
Referenced carbon/ softener system:
Fleck 5600SXT Downflow 2.0 Cu Ft Water Softener, Upflow Carbon Filter + 100 GPD RO
Fleck 5600SXT Metered 64,000 Grain Water Softener & 2 Cu Ft Upflow Carbon Filter
affordablewater.us
I have not seen a lot of information about doing this type of a setup and was curious to know what some of your thoughts are. Based on my test results, should I even consider a carbon system or just go with a softener? 8% or 10% crosslink?
Any input / advice is greatly appreciated.