Gravy
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Two of us live in a 2200 sf house on well water. Salesman says our water hardness is 11. I'm going to get the Hach kit to verify. I'm thinking of buying a system through Abundant Flow. Any comments? Looking at either a Fleck 5600sxt with separate brine and resin tanks, or maybe a cabinet type. Here's the problem: we don't have a basement, and would rather not give up space in the house.
The HW heater and well pressure tank are in the crawlspace, near the entry in the only part deep enough...about 5 ft. There's not much space remaining for a water softener.
Could the resin tank be mounted horizontally? From looking at flow diagrams, it appears not to be a good idea. But someone out there knows. I think the brine tank is only 36" high.
Even standing the resin tank up would be tight, since the head would be right at the joists. Not a good install...
How about the cabinet type? The top of a 32,000 g unit would be 48", maybe leaving me enough room to bucket-fill salt?
If not that, how foolish would it be to put a cabinet unit in a room with no floor drain (overflows, spills...)? I could pipe the drain via standpipe, and other piping, down thru the crawlspace.
Is that the only sensible solution?
The HW heater and well pressure tank are in the crawlspace, near the entry in the only part deep enough...about 5 ft. There's not much space remaining for a water softener.
Could the resin tank be mounted horizontally? From looking at flow diagrams, it appears not to be a good idea. But someone out there knows. I think the brine tank is only 36" high.
Even standing the resin tank up would be tight, since the head would be right at the joists. Not a good install...
How about the cabinet type? The top of a 32,000 g unit would be 48", maybe leaving me enough room to bucket-fill salt?
If not that, how foolish would it be to put a cabinet unit in a room with no floor drain (overflows, spills...)? I could pipe the drain via standpipe, and other piping, down thru the crawlspace.
Is that the only sensible solution?