Hard to tell for sure, two brine tanks, two softeners, not a normal setup, very odd but better pictures would really help. Pot perm tank for greensand system, 5 pound pot perm bottle on far right. Give us better pictures please. All three are Clack valves,
1 - refers to which valve?
2 - it is for drinking water only in a small faucet.
3 - what tank brand/model shoukd I be looking into? Are csv that much more?
Spoke to install company. We have a water softening set up with dual bed, one is cation and one is anion. Installed in 2011. We also have a green sand filter here. Installed in 2008. Neither have been touched since 2011.
Out of sight, right above this is a water filter that runs to a separate faucet at the kitchen sink.
Pressure tank is shot. Either want a big tank (family of 6), or a small tank and CSV.....
Questions are:
- What do I need to know about the softening equipment?
-What should I do for the water filter that leads to the kitchen sink? Whats the best system to install? Currently its an old cartridge style in there
-Thoughts on the pressure tank? Do the CSV or no?
Or we could say many fewer cycles due to only one during all showers and laundry use and other water uses compared to many more than that one cycle with a 'standard' pressure tank set up and no CSV.A pressure tank should be sized to keep the pump running for at least 1 minute. So if your pump pumps 10 GPM, you need a draw down of 10 gallons, which would be about a 44 gallon pressure tank.
The leading pressure tank is Well-X-trol. Not cheap, but more reliable.
CSV might be cheaper.
Depending on your usage of water, CSV might result in less or more cycling. Worst case with CSV might be 40 1.1 gallon toilet flushes. Worst case for regular pressure tank would be many hours of lawn/garden watering.
Either Clack or Fleck
Ok, its for drinking water but what is the filter media? Is it carbon or is it a paper sediment filter? and why? You should do a water test to see what your stuff is actually treating. sometimes unscrupulous salesmen will sell equipment that is not really needed.
Whatever you can source locally although again, cheaper is not usually better. You could go with a CSV but I don't really see much of a need unless your system is grossly oversized and the pump is constantly cycling.
This is awkward, but...
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