I purchased my house 2 years with what was guessed to be a 15 year old softener. One tank 12in x 52in i belive. It appears its giving up the ghost and the lack of knowledge and history of it I want to replace it. Id do have limited space. Im on a well with 2 people currently in the house anticipate adding to that number and 2 bathrooms Before the softener i have 10gpg hardness, 6.8ph, iron 11ppm clear iorn, tds is 147ppm, my pump rate is 7.4gpm and we occasionaly get a sulfur smell maybe twice or so a week. Before i realized how easy it was to install a system i had 2 local company's come out and give estimates. BOTH wanted to install fleck 9100sxt with 48k tanks and thats it. Both said that they would remove my iron to 0.3ppm or "staining levels." Both wanted $3k for that system. Both wouldnt say what resin they used. One said fleck makes the "enitre" sytem. This caused me too look some of this up. First i learned installing these systems is easy. The knowledge as to what is needed to make it work not so much lol. But one consistent thing i have learned is almost everyone says to get a iron filter first. Ive read a few cases of people using SST60 in the softener to remove higher amounts of iron. Ive been researching all i could for 2 weeks. Its overwhelming and this site is full of very knowledgeable and helpful members. But ive narrowed it down to what i THINK will work. Fleck 9100sxt dual (i say dual because i was told that by them. but i do run laundry, dishwasher etc at night. ) resin tanks sized at 32k using standard 8% resin. For a iron softener i feel a regenerating 2.0 cubic ft Katalox tank would be more than sufficient for my iron needs and occasional smell. I need use a little space as possible the katalox from what i read doesnt need a oxidizer? Any imput and advise/guidance in this would much appreicated! Thnaks
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