Hi,
New to the forum and wanted to see if anyone could help me decide on the softener I need?
Hardness: 24 GPG
pH: 7.6
Iron: 2
We currently have an 18 year old Twin Tank Fleck 9000 with the 1" valve and 40K grain capacity. Would like to replace with the same or similar. We are on a well and have a 1" line coming from the holding tank and its reduced to 3/4" going to the softener. Also the pipes between the two softener tanks is 1". When talking to the water softener companies, they are recommending the Fleck 9000 or 9000 sxt with the 3/4" valve. Along with upgraded vortex tanks and sst60 resin.
My questions are:
- Will I have a pressure loss going with the 3/4 inch valve as opposed to the 1"?
- Do i need the SST60 resin? I don't think I have that now as my softener is 18 yrs old and got what the company installed with no known upgrade.
- Do i need the vortex tank? Sounds like a good idea, but noticed on some forums that the system is breaking or separating.
Thanks for your help...
Mike
New to the forum and wanted to see if anyone could help me decide on the softener I need?
Hardness: 24 GPG
pH: 7.6
Iron: 2
We currently have an 18 year old Twin Tank Fleck 9000 with the 1" valve and 40K grain capacity. Would like to replace with the same or similar. We are on a well and have a 1" line coming from the holding tank and its reduced to 3/4" going to the softener. Also the pipes between the two softener tanks is 1". When talking to the water softener companies, they are recommending the Fleck 9000 or 9000 sxt with the 3/4" valve. Along with upgraded vortex tanks and sst60 resin.
My questions are:
- Will I have a pressure loss going with the 3/4 inch valve as opposed to the 1"?
- Do i need the SST60 resin? I don't think I have that now as my softener is 18 yrs old and got what the company installed with no known upgrade.
- Do i need the vortex tank? Sounds like a good idea, but noticed on some forums that the system is breaking or separating.
Thanks for your help...
Mike