Hello
I am a newbie to water softeners and recently had a rainsoft salesman try and sell me a $8000 system! hence I am in this forum. He did a test with testubes and liquids and said we had a hardness reading of 17. However we don't have any other statistics from him as to what else is in our water, so I'm wondering is there a better test we can do to get an accurate reading of the possible nasty things in our water? I live in a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom condo with another person, and city water is our supply.
At this point we want the water softened throughout the entire condo, as our issue surrounds the buildup in our appliances over time, and also the quality of bath water. For drinking water we are happy with the GE smartfilter in the fridge. (However new testing results might prove otherwise)
The room where we would put the softener is in the laundry (where the main line comes in) and it has limited space, however the rainsoft guy said there was enough space for his system.
I have been looking at some suggestions in other topics and I saw that the Fleck 5600 Valve, Clack WS-1, Autotrol are meant to be good. I will definitely have a plumber install the system. I am after a long term quality system that is easy to maintain, and does not change our current water pressure at all.
Thanks for any help in advance!
Cheers
Ian
I am a newbie to water softeners and recently had a rainsoft salesman try and sell me a $8000 system! hence I am in this forum. He did a test with testubes and liquids and said we had a hardness reading of 17. However we don't have any other statistics from him as to what else is in our water, so I'm wondering is there a better test we can do to get an accurate reading of the possible nasty things in our water? I live in a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom condo with another person, and city water is our supply.
At this point we want the water softened throughout the entire condo, as our issue surrounds the buildup in our appliances over time, and also the quality of bath water. For drinking water we are happy with the GE smartfilter in the fridge. (However new testing results might prove otherwise)
The room where we would put the softener is in the laundry (where the main line comes in) and it has limited space, however the rainsoft guy said there was enough space for his system.
I have been looking at some suggestions in other topics and I saw that the Fleck 5600 Valve, Clack WS-1, Autotrol are meant to be good. I will definitely have a plumber install the system. I am after a long term quality system that is easy to maintain, and does not change our current water pressure at all.
Thanks for any help in advance!
Cheers
Ian