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Water Softener Systems on sale below.
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About the A.O. Smith 40000-Grain Water Softener System:
- Perfect for 3-4 people
- Audible salt alert lets you know when it's time to refill your salt tank
- Reduce scale buildup, water stains and spots, improve skin and hair softness, extend the life of your appliances, and preserve your favorite clothing
- Power loss protection—backup battery saves your settings in case of power loss
- Limited 3/10 year limited warranty; three (3) years for mechanical and electronic parts; ten (10) for media tank/main control valve and brine cabinet
- Specs:
- Max Water Hardness (Grains Per Gallon): 100 GPG
- Max Clear Water Iron (Parts Per Million): 10 PPM
- Dimensions: 22.8" x 18.1" x 39.5" (WxDxH)
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You need to look at valve quality, flow rate, grain capacity, and cubic feet of resin (at least 1.5-2).
Fleck is known quality among a few other brands.
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I can confirm this. The cover is a piece of shiet. You also have to make sure the wire coming out of the backside that you dont fray the power adapter cable wire when the top plastic cover moves around if you don't have it secured.
How does this compare to that? Can I buy this and get a plumber to install it ?
TIA
How does this compare to that? Can I buy this and get a plumber to install it ?
TIA
For the install, it depends on which plumber you talk to, as well as your water supply set up. Some plumber world not do it as they want to make $$ on the unit itself, which I understand, just business.
I got mine installed in the garage for $120-150, he had to do some pipes cutting and welding. One of the best $150 I ever spend.
No need to spend $5k, imho.
The average life on these are ~4-6 yrs, based on a 4 people family. Juts sharing
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How does this compare to that? Can I buy this and get a plumber to install it ?
TIA
I bought a Fleck system for around $700 and had a plumber install it for about $800 if I remember correctly in 2015. Depending on your setup and location of where you want to install the appliance, they need an in and out pipe routed. Mine is in the garage. I would call a few plumbers to get quotes but still way cheaper than getting it done by water softener places. I would also suggest getting a RO system for the kitchen for drinking water as it's not recommended to drink softened water.
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Good point made by Mxyx, softeners add a small amount of sodium into the water, can't really taste it, but if you're on a low sodium diet, you don't want this salt in your water. Reverse osmosis fixes this. Water from my 5 stage system is excellent. Like bottled water. You do waste a lot of water with RO, but we only use it for drinking and cooking.
For the install, it depends on which plumber you talk to, as well as your water supply set up. Some plumber world not do it as they want to make $$ on the unit itself, which I understand, just business.
I got mine installed in the garage for $120-150, he had to do some pipes cutting and welding. One of the best $150 I ever spend.
No need to spend $5k, imho.
The average life on these are ~4-6 yrs, based on a 4 people family. Juts sharing
For the install, it depends on which plumber you talk to, as well as your water supply set up. Some plumber world not do it as they want to make $$ on the unit itself, which I understand, just business.
I got mine installed in the garage for $120-150, he had to do some pipes cutting and welding. One of the best $150 I ever spend.
No need to spend $5k, imho.
The average life on these are ~4-6 yrs, based on a 4 people family. Juts sharing
Appreciate the comment on the wire though. Nothing a little heat shrink on the power cable won't fix to add a little extra armor/insulation in the area near the cover.
Regarding cover, I've only just filled mine for the first time. No issues for me. Used a knife to cut the corner off of the bag of salt and it poured in perfectly.
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