Jerry Ning
New Member
Let me first thank everyone for the time and knowledge about this matter. I’ve learned much from dittohead and Gary. I am in the process of gettting a new water softener for my well to replace a 25 yr old Fleck 2510.
My water test results are as follows.
pH 7.5
Hardness 16
Iron (2.0ppm 5 yrs ago) and (1-1.5 last week).
We have a total of 3 people in the household and 3/4 in plumbing coming to the pressure tank.
I’ve had 2 local water companies come out test and quote me. My concerns are proper sizing and iron removal. One
company wanted me to get a 1 cu ft clack system and regenerate with 15lbs salt.
The other company , ecowater, wanted to sell me a 1.0 or 1.5 cu ft evolve ES or a clack softener.
My questions are:
How often should I be regenerating with iron in my water? I’ve heard some say less than 4-5 days to 7-8 days. I also will have a res-up feeder continually running.
I asked both about SST-60 resin and both are unfamiliar with the resin. They both think they are fine mesh which it isn’t. They both don’t seem to use this product at all. I’ve also read some reviews from this forum that the water with SST60 get a plastic smell. I thought it would be beneficial as it harder to foul.
what is the correct sizing for softener? I’m worried that a 1.5 cu ft will take to long to regenerate at 8lbs. I do like the higher SFR rate with the 1.5 cu ft.
Please please help me. I plan to make a decision very soon.
Jerry
My water test results are as follows.
pH 7.5
Hardness 16
Iron (2.0ppm 5 yrs ago) and (1-1.5 last week).
We have a total of 3 people in the household and 3/4 in plumbing coming to the pressure tank.
I’ve had 2 local water companies come out test and quote me. My concerns are proper sizing and iron removal. One
company wanted me to get a 1 cu ft clack system and regenerate with 15lbs salt.
The other company , ecowater, wanted to sell me a 1.0 or 1.5 cu ft evolve ES or a clack softener.
My questions are:
How often should I be regenerating with iron in my water? I’ve heard some say less than 4-5 days to 7-8 days. I also will have a res-up feeder continually running.
I asked both about SST-60 resin and both are unfamiliar with the resin. They both think they are fine mesh which it isn’t. They both don’t seem to use this product at all. I’ve also read some reviews from this forum that the water with SST60 get a plastic smell. I thought it would be beneficial as it harder to foul.
what is the correct sizing for softener? I’m worried that a 1.5 cu ft will take to long to regenerate at 8lbs. I do like the higher SFR rate with the 1.5 cu ft.
Please please help me. I plan to make a decision very soon.
Jerry