Re: Water Softener Question
- From: Gary Slusser <qwasluss@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:05:27 -0700
On Sep 7, 2:39 pm, rodney_mor...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I have always had a lot of iron in my well water. This resulted
in toilet bowl and clean clothes always turning red. Oddly enough the
red (from what I was told) is actually caused by a type of bacteria
that likes the dissolved iron levels not caused by rust. Anyhow, my
water otherwise is very soft just about no dissolved calcium or other
minerals. Currently I rent asoftenerfrom Culligan for close to
25.00 a month. I would like to buy my ownsoftenerto do away with
this monthly bill. Culligan told me thesoftenerthey installed is
better at cleaning up iron then ordinary store bought softeners.
Since they could be slightly biased I am wondering if any readers have
a similar experience and if a normal 30,000 grain Kenmoresoftener
will work just as well. My house is 1 bedroom with two occupants so
30,000 grain should be plenty.
Thanks
No softener will remove IRB (iron reducing bacteria), you have to kill
the bacteria and then filter the water to remove the rust (ferric, red
water iron). None of the big box store brands are very good quality.
They only last 2-5 years before they break and they don't work well
for 'high' iron.
You can't beat a softener using the Clack WS-1 control valve.
Especially if you want to be able to repair it yourself when needed.
It is the easiest and fastest to repair and has the lowest priced
parts. The only tool you need to completely rebuild it is a pair of
slip joint pliers and you can do that and have the water back on in
roughly 30 minutes. That's if you can use a pair of pliers and read
English while you look at the pictures showing you how to do it.
Gary Slusser
Quality Water Associates
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