KiraMax2002
New Member
I am interested in purchasing a Fleck 5600sxt and using calculators online, I think a 48,000 grain would suit me but I wanted to get your input.
I calculated our water hardness to be about 22-25 as that's the high end of the range. Our water comes from the city and the report can be found here:
http://www.camrosa.com/documents/CCRs/Camrosa 2014 CCR .pdf
There are two people in the house right now and we just moved in so it is hard to determine what our usage is so I have been using the 75g average. There is the expectation that at some point we will have a child and a third person in the house so I want something that we won’t outgrow in a few years (yet is still efficient now).
I understand that we want something that has at least 20% reserve.
So, it looks like I can get away with a 48,000 given 75 gallons x 2 people x 25 hardness x 10 days (manually set) = 37,500
For three people, I could expect 225 gallons (75*3) x 25 hardness x 7 days = 39,375
Aside from that, I was thinking that 3/4 inch stainless threaded connection would be good since we have 3/4 inch going to the water heater. I also did’t think we needed a turbolator since our water didn’t have any iron. Also, programming/salt doses seem overwhelming - would you able to provide guidance on that later on?
Thank you for your help!
I calculated our water hardness to be about 22-25 as that's the high end of the range. Our water comes from the city and the report can be found here:
http://www.camrosa.com/documents/CCRs/Camrosa 2014 CCR .pdf
There are two people in the house right now and we just moved in so it is hard to determine what our usage is so I have been using the 75g average. There is the expectation that at some point we will have a child and a third person in the house so I want something that we won’t outgrow in a few years (yet is still efficient now).
I understand that we want something that has at least 20% reserve.
So, it looks like I can get away with a 48,000 given 75 gallons x 2 people x 25 hardness x 10 days (manually set) = 37,500
For three people, I could expect 225 gallons (75*3) x 25 hardness x 7 days = 39,375
Aside from that, I was thinking that 3/4 inch stainless threaded connection would be good since we have 3/4 inch going to the water heater. I also did’t think we needed a turbolator since our water didn’t have any iron. Also, programming/salt doses seem overwhelming - would you able to provide guidance on that later on?
Thank you for your help!