Recent content by T. Scott

After I disturbed the plumbing during the installation of the new water softener, I had to open the taps full before I got clear water again. I have a reverse osmosis system for the drinking water. There's no way I'll drink our city's tap water. :p I guess I'll have to live with the goo.

Most of the faucets in my house have a clear-coat finish on them. I would think the nail polish remover would be a risk to use on them.

That RO unit looks like it has been bypassed. I see no sediment prefilter or carbon filter attached to the base. Without a carbon filter to remove chlorine, the membrane is definitely dead. You're better off buying a whole new system. I bought a complete RO system including pressure tank from...

Yesterday I replaced a very old non functioning water softener. To remove the old one I had to cut the 3/4" copper lines going in and out of the softener. When I cut the incoming line I noticed the inside of the pipe was coated in this very dark brown, almost black goo (photo looks more brown...