MPGI
New Member
Greetings from the beautiful Emerald Coast.
The previous owner of our home installed a Culligan water softener system and it performs its tasks as expected. If I bypass the Culligan, we have slightly Sulphur smelling water and sort of an odd taste from the county water system. I keep delicate tropical fish species, tested the water and then called the water company to verify my testing. They confirmed my tests and said the tap water is actually soft from the ground.
The previous owner indicated the Culligan was installed to protect the copper pipes which run throughout the home's foundation.
My questions are:
Would not a simple activated carbon filter suffice for removing the Sulphur smell and odd taste?
And, if I keep the Culligan, how often does the cylinder need to be replaced. I realize that depends on use but a ballpark estimate will help.
Many thanks!
The previous owner of our home installed a Culligan water softener system and it performs its tasks as expected. If I bypass the Culligan, we have slightly Sulphur smelling water and sort of an odd taste from the county water system. I keep delicate tropical fish species, tested the water and then called the water company to verify my testing. They confirmed my tests and said the tap water is actually soft from the ground.
The previous owner indicated the Culligan was installed to protect the copper pipes which run throughout the home's foundation.
My questions are:
Would not a simple activated carbon filter suffice for removing the Sulphur smell and odd taste?
And, if I keep the Culligan, how often does the cylinder need to be replaced. I realize that depends on use but a ballpark estimate will help.
Many thanks!