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Hey again! (Never thought I’d be a regular on a plumbing forum, but here I am!) Long story short, I’ve got one of the infamous AS Champion 4 toilets that developed a crack in the tank. Contacted AS customer service, and thought they did an excellent job and was willing to send me a replacement...

I did call to have someone come out and check. Definitely under warranty, and since they installed it - I would assume it is their responsibility to check for proper wiring at that time. I will still double check voltages myself beforehand though, just to eliminate the small chance that...

I do believe it is on a separate circuit - at least that's the story I'm sticking to. Without running the electrical myself, I don't want to say 100% that its solo, but I haven't found anything else on that circuit either. Thanks for the second opinion. Kind of figured it might just be bad...

Long story short - I've lived in my house for 12+ years now. Ran with the original dishwasher for about 7 years just fine. Replaced it with a cheapie Frigidaire (~$250) and that worked fine for about 5 years. Finally kicked the bucket about 2 weeks ago. Bought a Bosch last week, installed...

Thanks for the idea. I'm playing with a few ideas, just have to figure out which one is the best. Wife wants to try and unattach the surround from the wall, but I'm skeptical that we can get the fiberglass surround undone without it cracking or splintering somewhere along the way. I could be...

So long story short, I'm in the middle of a bathroom remodel, and a friend says "anyone looking for plumbing, call this guy". I called, and he royally screwed everything up. So much for wanting to take the easy way out and have someone else do my job. So, after my second surround panel (he...

Thanks for the tip Runs - Yeah, I'm just replacing a 40 for another 40. Should be a little more efficiant, and I had a Rheem Fury from 1989 that finally gave way. It's actually just the wife and I, so a 40 works out well. (I think it's 2 people, 1 shower, 1 washing machine, 1 dish washer =...

I ended up pulling the plug on the top one I was looking at. Forgot that M'nerds takes competitors coupons, so I got 10% off of it. As for the online delivery, not sure how that would work. It was free shipping - but that kind of scares me in a way. And Gary - that was exactly what I was...

Apparently this is the year for plumbing. Just installed a water softner about a month ago. Well, low and behold - my water heater is leaking. Got a quote, but for $1200, I think I'll do this myself. I've got a couple other little "tasks" that I want to do as long as I've got the lines...

OK - last question then Reading your statement above - it looks like I can scale down to 6# (or even 9# if I wanted to play it safe). With the known info on my system - do I leave my settings @ the current OEM setting of 32.5k, or do I jump it up to the 48k figuring I have a 1.5 cu ft resin...

I've actually seen that line chart that you are talking about. So is the efficiancy based on household water usage, or is the efficiancy based on the size of the unit? We are only averaging about 100 gallons a day between 2 people. With a 48k sized unit, is there a definate setting that...

OK, so I set it to Pre. But I've got a question now that will need some clarification in lamens terms I'm guessing - because I'm confused. Everything I have read says that 1.5 ft of resin is a 45k system. And a 45k system is a 10x54 tank. Well, that is everything EXCEPT my manual. Maybe...

I actually do have the manual for it, but even though I've read through it, I really don't know what I'm looking for to even pick out the good stuff. That's kind of how I know the pre/post fill info and what some of the numbers mean (I know the lingo, but not how that affects my situation...

Thanks for checking thins over for me - definately a learning curve to this stuff when you're starting out.

Capacity - 32000 Regen - 12 pounds Normal (?) - other choice was Backwash Regen - Auto Post Refill Downflow Regen Normal C2 (?)

It is metered - probably can't tell from the picture, but I have it set to the gallons left til refresh setting, rather than the time. I'll check the settings (once I figure it out) and post back. I'm assuming that's what you mean by metered? **standing in front of it now, there is a grey...

This thing is almost as tall as I am, so I just kind of held my phone above the unit and took a picture - hope I got what was needed. Also noticed water in the brine tank - wasn't sure if that's normal or not (only 1 bag of salt in there now). I've read where it sounds like the brine tank can...

OK, think I may be getting this. So if I have ~20gpg hardness x 2 people x 60 gallons/day = 19200 grains a week. So since I've got a 48k grain tank, it would be set correctly to replenish @ 14 days (or metered usage, whichever comes first) Sound about right, or am I over simplifying things to...

First hardness test was 23 gpg, today it tested at 17. Not sure who was right, or if it can fluctuate that much in a couple of weeks. 2 people, 1.75 baths (only 1 in use though). Unsure of any other specs of the water. Mineral tank is 10x54. Brine tank is 15x17x35 Anything else I am...

OK - so it seems like the WS1 and 1.25 signifies the line size. Pretty sure I've got the standard 1" so that solves 1 mystery. Now I'm just kind of double checking the settings to ensure everything is set correctly (i.e. he has mine set to regen every 14 days - not sure if that's good or bad)