Mattkime
New Member
I'd like to buy a new, more efficient water softener. Our current one is about 15 years old and uses about 50 lbs of salt a month - which frankly doesn't sound too bad compared to others. Four people live in our home and our water hardness is 20gpg. We're on city water. Located in Madison, WI if it makes a difference.
4 people x 75 gallons x 20gpg = 6000 grains / day
48,000 grain capacity - 1.5 ft3 resin. BUT perhaps I'd get better salt efficiency out of one size larger, 64,000 grains / 2.0 ft3 resin
I've noticed that Pentair is highly valued here so this might be a good purchase - https://www.homedepot.com/p/PENTAIR-Water-Softener-System-for-5-to-6-Bathrooms-35922/325387647 but its not lost on me that its nearly a grand more than https://www.homedepot.com/p/AQUASUR...tal-Metered-Water-Softener-AS-HS64D/311245270 - Why spend the extra money? I can if there's value, I just want to understand it. The cost of sizing up seems to be negligible, there's a difference in brands / equipment. Perhaps there's better places to buy as well.
Anyway, I hope I've learned something from the forums threads and will be corrected if I've misunderstood anything.
4 people x 75 gallons x 20gpg = 6000 grains / day
48,000 grain capacity - 1.5 ft3 resin. BUT perhaps I'd get better salt efficiency out of one size larger, 64,000 grains / 2.0 ft3 resin
I've noticed that Pentair is highly valued here so this might be a good purchase - https://www.homedepot.com/p/PENTAIR-Water-Softener-System-for-5-to-6-Bathrooms-35922/325387647 but its not lost on me that its nearly a grand more than https://www.homedepot.com/p/AQUASUR...tal-Metered-Water-Softener-AS-HS64D/311245270 - Why spend the extra money? I can if there's value, I just want to understand it. The cost of sizing up seems to be negligible, there's a difference in brands / equipment. Perhaps there's better places to buy as well.
Anyway, I hope I've learned something from the forums threads and will be corrected if I've misunderstood anything.
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