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With the help of the really smart people here, I figured out what we needed . hubby and I swapped our old water softener for a new twin system ( our hardness is about 120 gpg) it was fairly easy to do. I wouldn't say it is a first ever DIY project but if you have some basic plumbing skills...

I have ordered the tool and a genuine moen 1222b cartridge off ebay. I'll get a tube of silicone grease from homeD I'll update when the struggle begins. Thanks guys!

Thank you very much I thought it might be the 1222 but since this valve body doesnt have the handy shut offs its better to be sure. Is the puller a must have not that I dont want to add another never use again tool to the overflowing tool boxes but ...

I spent an hour on Google I apologize for being so dimwitted as to waste your precious time.

Here you go thank you .

I can't find a reference anywhere any help would be appreciated. Thanks Cynthia

I'm sorry , that makes me angry! I was very protective of my "old people" too . I miss them everyday. My dad ( a WWII vet) would call me when someone tried to sell him something I would talk to the salesperson and ask many questions Then I told Dad what it really was and ask him if it was...

Hi! I'm a home owner not a pro so FWIW A Hach 5B test is a simple and accurate way to find out exactly what your hardness is . You will need that number to program a softener. The hardness is the one of the main factors to determine what size softener you need IF you need one. Personal...

softenerparts.com - have a good selection with excellent knowledgeable customer service. I have not ordered from them myself.

You don't need a water softener you need an iron remover. Using a softener only to remove iron is kind of like cooking a fish on a waffle iron. Will it work ? Yes. Is it the best method ? No. Will you end up needing a new waffle iron sooner then you would have if you cooked waffles with...

I use Iron-out for whites, it does smell bad, I haven't tried going back to bleach since we got the new system set-up. . My thought since your water isn't really hard is to get something that is designed to remove iron rather then use a softener that is really designed to remove calcium...

If I read the report correctly ( not an expert ) 77 ppm hardness = 4.5 gpg you really don't need a water softener, your water is already pretty soft. " The decision to soften is a personal choice that can affect your home and the environment. If your water’s hardness is greater than 7...

I will shyly say that I got my made in USA Fleck 9100 SXT from apluswater_softeners on eBay All the other components seem to be of the same quality as the old Isobar system, except for the brine tank but it seems sufficient. I don't think any of the new brine tanks are as sturdy as the old...

I'm not one of the experts . I assumed and maybe I was wrong that hardness value was the number to be used as the H (hardness) setting on a softener, once converted to gpg . Ca + Mg 23.7 + 27.93 = ~52 mg/l Iron, being much harder for the softener to remove is often multiplied by 4 (...