Recent content by shaker281

Ok, good to know! A factor of 1.2 appears to apply here. I will monitor and adjust as needed. So, I did some more calculation and it seems that 8 lbs is recommended for 1 cu ft and 12 lb salt setting for 1.5 cu ft. As I am at 1.25 cu ft, I come up with 10 lb salt setting. Is this what you very...

Thank you, lots of good info. I bought a Hach 5-B and as I suspected my hardness is actually higher than the initial 28 that I had 10 years ago. It is 35 grains. I also measured my tank and it is 10" x 44". I double checked my notes from the resin replacement and I added about 1.25 cu ft resin...

Thank you for the response and compliment! I believe the resin was sold as "high capacity" water softener resin actually, and labelled C100, though maybe only a marketing thing. I am unsure if it was labelled 10% crosslinked at that time. It looked identical to the brine I removed. I have...

Hello and thanks in advance for responses. I have a 12 year old 32000 grain system with a 5600 metered system. I am on city well water with a high degree of hardness. For the first 8-9 years it handled about 1000 gallons before requiring recharge. Then I started running out of soft water before...