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I was just discussing the same thing with my wife the other day.... I am going to ask around to see if anyone else has any water issues. I guess I should try to find out how deep my well is and compare that to others...

I know it seems silly to consider drilling a new well, but the prospect of having 2 new bathrooms (and a future kitchen renovation) ruined by my well water is not a pretty thought.... I think I have to consider all options at this point. I'm so frustrated......ugh.... Thank you for your...

Hey dittohead..... Thanks for the reply. A few thoughts: 1. The thing that frustrates me is I'm still not 100% sure if the issue is silica. Yes, there is silica in my water (16 mg/L). But, I'm not sure if that is the problem causing my spotting/staining/scaling. Not one water treatment...

Update from OP A few months back I had another local water treatment company come out to investigate the staining/spotting issue I have been having. They inspected my softener unit. They said the settings were correct and it seemed to be running correctly. They suggested a polyphosphate...

I hear what you are saying. But at this point in my quest, I was trying anything to get a better idea of what is causing the spots/stains.

Correct. The silica test was done on treated water.

Original poster here....again.... I have an update...but unfortunately, no solution to the spotting problem. As I said previously, I've been trying to get to the bottom of this spotting issue. Up to this point, I have been merely wiping down the chrome fixtures after each shower. But, that...

Quick question for the experts..... I have a Hach 5b Hardness test kit that I use to periodically test my water to ensure my softener is working properly. It expired in July 2011. Does anyone know if the test kit will still give accurate hardness results? Just curious...before I shell...

Dittohead-- I changed the settings to the following: Salt 7# per cubic foot. (I chose 7 because in one post you said I should do 6# and then you said you personally do 8#, so I figured I'd go in the middle.....that ok?). This automatically changed the capacity of the softener to 38KG...

To answer your questions: Household: 2 adults, 2 children Raw water hardness: 20-22 (WELL WATER) Residential usage with no additonal irrigation or swimming pool. Just faucets, laundry, etc. I also have a sediment filter prior to the water softener and a carbon filter after the water...

I just wanted to run my softerner settings by everyone on the forum...I haven't looked at them in a while and wanted to make sure everything is in line.... Plus, I was recently trying to calculate how much salt I was using, and therefore calculate how much it was costing me for salt on an...

Thanks for the help and info...... I may look into some sort of polyphosphate system for the house to reduce the silica as a last resort. Not sure what else to try at this point. Just have to find one that works for whole house and is DIY friendly.... Oh, and the wife wants to me to do...

Ill send you a PM regarding the whole house RO and polyphosphate.... I don't think I want to go the route of a whole house RO.....I don't want to add anything else to my "honey-do" maintenance list.:D About polyphosphate feeders....can you recommend a unit? It might be worth a try...

That is what I've been doing as I search for a solution to this problem. But, and maybe I should have made this clear in my original post, but I'm also concerned about the buildup of the spotting on the shower tile, tub. I concur that wiping down the fixtures takes just a minute or so, but you...

Well.....still no luck playing with the blending screw.....so I'm selfishly bumping my thread to the top in frustration with my water situation. I'm still getting spots on fixtures that can only be removed with chrome cleaner. Any help from the water experts here would be appreciated...I'm...