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I had a water softener installed last year and included a 10 inch big blue style whole house water filter. I asked for it because I wanted to reduce chlorine from my city water (good quality). I dislike red eye from chlorine while in the shower. Water from the faucet also tastes better now...

Yesterday I installed a "Big Dog" backup pump and am pleased with it. Last week I replaced my primary pump with a Coleman 1/3 HP. Upon testing it again after the Big Dog install, it failed to pump. After trying to fix it I decided to write it off. I purchased if off **** at a steep discount...

I'm replacing my backup sump pump with a basement watchdog 'big dog' today. In order to make the cover of the pit fit I will have to add a bend in the pvc so that the pvc goes through the slot in the lid. My question: do bends in the pvc pipe add much drag to the water flow? My rise is...

I recently had a water softener installed and it's time to buy more salt. The installer stressed, several times, I should use solar salt and not the pellets. The system saver pellets are just about the only salt available without looking at every salt vendor in my area. Are system saver...

I just replaced my sump pump. I put in a 1/3 HP Coleman (little giant) 50gpm @ 5' w/ 1/2" solids ok, replacing a functional 9 yr old hydromatic with a diaphragm switch. (9 years of use seemed to be pressing my luck ... mostly spring and summer rains) The existing pvc line had an in line check...