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Hello,
I have learned a lot in reading your forum...thank you!
Now, I am hoping you can give me some advice on a water softener. I recently had a full water test done and can provide a multitude of numbers but I will try to give you what I think will be pertinent.
Hardness 404, Calcium 93, Magnesium 41.09, Iron 0.08, Manganese 0.096..no sulpher yeah!
***Sorry, I should have mentioned that the units are in mg/L. I believe that the formula for converting the hardness to grains per gallon is...404 ppm divided by 17.1 = 23.6 gpg. ***
I do not intend to drink my water so I am only looking for soft water for household needs such as showering, dishes, laundry and to save the wear and tear on appliances. There are 2 adults, 1 teen and a dishwasher.
I have been looking at a website in Canada call Aquatell as they will ship from Canada. One of the things they talk about is 'true water softener capacity'..... http://www.aquatell.com/knowledge-center/understanding-true-water-softener-capacity . This caught my eye as I had a plumber quote me on a softener and he told me that the softener would use approx. 3 times as much salt as I was using before!!! That is when I started to do some research.
The softener needs replacing but the iron remover unit is still quite new and seemed to be working fine prior to the softener quitting. I see many posts recommending the Fleck or Autrol systems and to stay away from Sears, Home Depot etc.
Any suggestions or recommendations would be much appreciated. What size should I get and how much salt do you think I would use?
Many thanks,
I have learned a lot in reading your forum...thank you!
Now, I am hoping you can give me some advice on a water softener. I recently had a full water test done and can provide a multitude of numbers but I will try to give you what I think will be pertinent.
Hardness 404, Calcium 93, Magnesium 41.09, Iron 0.08, Manganese 0.096..no sulpher yeah!
***Sorry, I should have mentioned that the units are in mg/L. I believe that the formula for converting the hardness to grains per gallon is...404 ppm divided by 17.1 = 23.6 gpg. ***
I do not intend to drink my water so I am only looking for soft water for household needs such as showering, dishes, laundry and to save the wear and tear on appliances. There are 2 adults, 1 teen and a dishwasher.
I have been looking at a website in Canada call Aquatell as they will ship from Canada. One of the things they talk about is 'true water softener capacity'..... http://www.aquatell.com/knowledge-center/understanding-true-water-softener-capacity . This caught my eye as I had a plumber quote me on a softener and he told me that the softener would use approx. 3 times as much salt as I was using before!!! That is when I started to do some research.
The softener needs replacing but the iron remover unit is still quite new and seemed to be working fine prior to the softener quitting. I see many posts recommending the Fleck or Autrol systems and to stay away from Sears, Home Depot etc.
Any suggestions or recommendations would be much appreciated. What size should I get and how much salt do you think I would use?
Many thanks,
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