I have a Kinetico system. It was installed in 1997. I still get soap suds although it does seem a little different. It used to feel like the soap would never come off my skin like a film. Now, I am able to completely remove the soap. This is the same as other houses and hotels. It doesn't bother me. I just wanted to add that little bit of information.
Reason I called for service:
Iron smell or foul smell
excessive regeneration (I thought)
Tech said it was set a 6, so it will generate quite often. I just seem to go through a lot of salt. He tested the iron pre softener and it was 2.8ppm. Hardness was at 20.
The iron was not detectable after the softener and the water is soft. We use iron out salt to remove the salt.
He recommended a resin change or a new unit, but he couldn't guarantee it would solve the issue.
It seems like by his tests that the system is doing what it is supposed to. I don't want to spend the money for a resin change if it isn't going to do anything.
What are your thoughts? Should I start testing the water myself? Any recommendations on test kits???
Is there another way to get rid of the iron? I have a prefilter that wasn't changed for a while (I changed it prior to the tech coming out). I wonder if that was causing the iron smell to increase.
Reason I called for service:
Iron smell or foul smell
excessive regeneration (I thought)
Tech said it was set a 6, so it will generate quite often. I just seem to go through a lot of salt. He tested the iron pre softener and it was 2.8ppm. Hardness was at 20.
The iron was not detectable after the softener and the water is soft. We use iron out salt to remove the salt.
He recommended a resin change or a new unit, but he couldn't guarantee it would solve the issue.
It seems like by his tests that the system is doing what it is supposed to. I don't want to spend the money for a resin change if it isn't going to do anything.
What are your thoughts? Should I start testing the water myself? Any recommendations on test kits???
Is there another way to get rid of the iron? I have a prefilter that wasn't changed for a while (I changed it prior to the tech coming out). I wonder if that was causing the iron smell to increase.