Water Softener, DIY vs Dealer

[robwilliam]

Had a dealer quote a WS-1 based system for $1600 for 48000 grain

Details
# of people - 4
17gpg.
Weekends do heavy laundry

a 7000sxt based is $722 (with Turbolater and 10% crosslink resin)
a 9100 sxt is $1200 (with Turbolater and 10% crosslink resin)

Have 1" PEX line at home.

Which one to go? Alsois sst60 resin worth it?

 

[Mialynette2003]

Are you on city water or well water? Unless you have high iron in your water you don't need a turbulator nor sst60 resin. Clack is a more user friendly valve for the DIY'er.

 

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[Reach4]

Clack is a more user friendly valve for the DIY'er.

I think Clack not permit sales of replacement parts to DIYers on line.

 

[Gary Slusser]

www.softenerparts.com

 

[Reach4]

www.softenerparts.com

They can do what you were stopped from doing?

 

[ditttohead]

Technically no. That does not mean you cant find the parts, but it will be a lot more work than finding some Fleck parts.

Regardless, the Fleck and Clack valves usually only need to be rebuilt every 10-20 years. And both are very easy and fairly inexpensive to rebuild.

 

[Gary Slusser]

They can do what you were stopped from doing?

When Clack said no internet dealers were allowed to sell parts, they backtracked that within a couple hours saying they would allow it but only to the dealer's customer. I hear some local dealers are selling parts to DIYers, and a few are selling softeners too.

 

[DonL]

If you need parts just get them from a Sears Service Center.

You just have to pay the 100% normal markup.