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  1. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Many thanks for the due diligence!
  2. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    There is indeed a split in the ferrule. Although it seems logical that the tapered end would go in first, does this split allow air leakage? I suppose I could hot-foot it down to Home Depot and buy a couple without a split.
  3. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    I'm stunned...and annoyed! Thanks, Gary!!
  4. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Running a manual regeneration now. No air bubbles noted in Brine Draw tube. All is well! Thanks much.
  5. SemiHandyRon

    Fleck 2510sxt - Problem with losing my settings over time

    I have a new 2510SXT myself. Only "settings complaint" thus far is that it doesn't keep clock-time very well. Seems to gain about a minute every two days.
  6. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Arrgh! I see what I did wrong: I removed those little open-ended brass sleeves, mistakenly thinking they were closed-end plugs. I just found where I had cast them aside, so can reinstall today. That's what I get for doing this part while fatigued.
  7. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    I think I followed the directions correctly, but will reevaluate. Thanks. Those little brass plugs are supposed to be removed, right?
  8. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Well...there were no factory tightenings on these. The thing came as a four-box kit, and I attached both ends of the brine line according to directions (compression bushing correctly positioned, nut tightened slightly past hand-tight, etc.). Maybe I'll need to use some teflon tape, pipe dope for...
  9. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Air leak--hmmm. Any advice on how to track it down and fix?
  10. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    I report--success! After several delays, I finally got it installed strictly DIY. Two people at work advised me to go the SharkBite route, but I decided to go the solder route instead so I watched all the YouTube videos I could on how to solder copper pipe. Being a first timer, the soldering was...
  11. SemiHandyRon

    Culligan Medallist Woes

    Same thing happened to my Culligan Medalist. I had no confidence with a DIY repair job, and the Culligan guy stuck me $300 to fix it (lamented elsewhere here). No more Culligan for me.
  12. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Good stuff! Proceeding. I might be back here in a panic when I mess things up. But I installed by own RO system and emergency backup sump pump OK, so I give myself a 78% chance of doing everything right.
  13. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Yep--things break down. I just object to a repair bill that amounts to almost half the cost of a new softener. Now investigating Fleck 2510SXT 40K units. Prices at qualitywaterforless.com and ohiopurewater.com are nearly identical. Anyone have good/bad experiences with either?
  14. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Yep--salt was being used up at the normal rate with each recharge. Something inside the valve body went wrong once before: the unit would reach the end of the recharge cycle, but water kept running down the drain. Eventually, a little "call service" light would illuminate. The first few times I...
  15. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    <red face> Well...I don't have a pressure gauge. I have a Watts Pressure Regulator model N35B that came preset at 50 PSI, which I have cranked up to its limit of 75 PSI. Thus my conclusions about adequate pressure is subjective: it "seems" fine no mater what we're doing. I wondered if the...
  16. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Stunning. Either that dealer is being sloppy or is being...you know. Any other dealer you recommend me using instead? You da man, Gary!
  17. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Wow...cannot confirm or deny anything the city might have done. On the big blue, see previous post. Thanks for the reply; you've given me something to think about!
  18. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Chlorine is only 1.2 ppm here per the city water official report. My own tests read less than that. But in any case, I have had a big blue filter for the life of the unit except the past six months. The wife kept complaining about the result of no chlorine: greater prevalance of "that pink...
  19. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    Hmmm...maybe what killed my w/s is what killed my w/h, which died at age 6 years, 1 month spewing rust. (That's a new Rheem w/h sitting next to the w/s.) Checking with the city water department, our water contains no iron and no manganese. Any thoughts on what forensic steps to take? Hardness...
  20. SemiHandyRon

    Ready to get a new softener

    My 7-year-old Culligan no longer softens the water, so I'm going to scrap and replace it. I'm not dealing with Culligan again because of the way they overcharged me on a repair. Having done my "due diligence" of softener sizing (profound thanks to Gary Slusser!), I'm thinking of replacing it...
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