Recent content by boostnut

Good analogy skyjumper, I hear what you're saying. Ive owned the home and maintained the existing 18 year old unit for 8 and a half years. Sure, it could be brought back to life but its an 18 year old mechanical system, and culligan charges and arm and a leg for service. Doesn't make dollars and...

That wasn't the case at all. I had every intention of buying from the guy who came out, until I learned his product uses proprietary everything. Service and maintenance costs are the reason I'm done with Culligan. I didn't know until his visit yesterday that his products are also proprietary, I...

While that's an option I'd rather not. I'd prefer to install something that I can service, culligans service costs are ridiculous.

Update, I had a water test done today. Iron was confirmed at aprox. 4, Hardness tested at 376 ppm, Ph is just over 7. The local company that ran the test suggests that I replace the old Culligan iron cleer with another air injecting type of system. I agree, we didn't have any water issues when...

Aside from making the adjustments above should I be looking at adding something like Res-up to the equation? I'm all for it, if it will help the softener do its job.

Yes and yes. Regen is every 3 days, usually. I'm using around 80 lbs of salt every 6 weeks, I only use Morton rust remover salt, nothing else.

18 years old

I'm not sure how the 51 gallon regen was figured but it certainly doesn't regen that often. We have 3 people in the house, 2 of which take long showers daily. My wife constantly has the washer & dishwasher running. No way its running a regen every 51 gallons.

Ok, here's what mine shows: Flo - o.o Gal - 38 14dy - 5 Totl - 2236 Day5 - 0 Thats all, it returns to flo if i hit "-" again.

38, 5, & 2,236

That appears to work correctly. Started at 0 then jumped to 4 with an open faucet & toilet flush.

Capg says 51

So you're suggesting that the resin i just put in a few months ago is already shot?

For those who have asked, here are copies of our most recent lab tests. Hopefully this helps.

I appreciate your feedback but I don't understand the need for a new softener. The softener still operates properly and the resin is new. Would you mind explaining why the softener should also be replaced, I must be missing something here.