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Wow 2 people and you think they need a 10" tank? 10" tanks are for families that intend to run around 100 gallons per day...10x54 is almost bordering on softeners for small buildings. There are also lots of issues that come with 10" as opposed to 9 or 8". 10" tanks are getting into the...

Simple issue: somewhere, either injector or flow controls, your getting the backwash necked down to <1 gpm. For downflow, this should be about 2 gpm. Therefore, the system cannot fluff the resin bed. The resin bed is probably packed very tightly together hence the high PD across the system...

Hmm I would be careful with prolonging regen periods like you suggest. Once a month is ludicrous. The resin bed needs to be fluffed and flushed at regular intervals to kill bacteria and remove microbiological buildup. Once a week is standard, once every 2 weeks is about max. This is regardless...

Sorry to hear that. Sounds awful. There are unfortunately many things that can go wrong, but an easy check would be to bypass (manually) the softener and see if your water still tastes like dirt. Assuming it does not, next thing to check would be regen cycle. Force a regen and see what...

Yeah you definitely dont want to drain to soil....its salting the earth, literally. What you describe shouldnt be a problem, just how many feet of rise & how many feet of horizontal piping are we talking? In general, 3 feet rise is no isse and around 30-50ft horizontal is OK. Anything more may...

If you want to DIY, simplest solution is to get a tank w/ in-n-out head and drill and tap a hole for 1/4" tubing for an air compressor. All Iron Filters use air compressors to precipitate the iron in the water. You can then filter this iron out with any usual 20-30 micron cartridge. Id...

Oh boy. Where to start. Upflow vs downflow is actually not that different, though most companies marketing departments will cry otherwise. Ill give you the short summary: In BOTH upflow and downflow, the service flow (basically, the position of the piston when you are softening) goes through...