water softeners

[jpeff31787]

Guys, I just purchased a home and it needs a water softener ASAP. I'm doing all the research I can, but I figured why not ask my trustworthy friends here! So if you have one, let me know what kind and what you think of it. I'm working with well water at the new place, so it needs to be able to handle that. Looks like Morton softeners are supposed to be awesome, but I can't find where you can buy them in a store, so if you know that, let me know as well.

Thanks fellas!

[PathfinderNI]

Talk to Jason at Culligan. He's been servicing my RO system for 10 years and is a fisherman/hunter from Arnaudville. 337-233-1645

[yigodiver]

I have some similar issues, did some research and found nothing as well. Used to have a well and had the water softener and RO system with Ultra Violet light. Was already installed do not remember the brand.

I have received a quote from Judice in Broussard, and to me it seemed a bit steep for the price, so we held off for now but I may still look for one good thing is it was a turn key price. I can check with my neighbor, we were talking about a softener this summer and the prices he mention were much more in my price range, but would require me to install and I am no plumber.

[Paulox86]

I have bought two for my old house(well water) and current house(city water). I bought both from an online retailer. Apluswaterllc.com was the one I used. Get your water tested and size softener accordingly. Also get a carbon filter tank and install it before the softener. I installed each softener myself and saved almost $1500 each. I will never own a house without one. The only difficult issue is installing one on city water because you have to install a loop. If you don't know what's loop is then research on the web. Doing it all yourself and buying online will save you tons of $$$. The only key it to figure out a drain for the brine solution to go when it is used in the regeneration process. It's 50-70 gallons. And you will need a 110v outlet to power the control head. I have a Fleck 5600 Demand softener. Regenerates every 2500 gallons or 7 days, whichever comes first. I just changed my carbon media in my tank after one year and my wife could not believe how nasty it was. It was an oily black residue. And I'm on city water. And FYI, city water has the same amount of chlorine as I keep in my pool. And no one in their right mind would drink pool water other than my labs.


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[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by yigodiver

I have some similar issues, did some research and found nothing as well. Used to have a well and had the water softener and RO system with Ultra Violet light. Was already installed do not remember the brand.

I have received a quote from Judice in Broussard, and to me it seemed a bit steep for the price, so we held off for now but I may still look for one good thing is it was a turn key price. I can check with my neighbor, we were talking about a softener this summer and the prices he mention were much more in my price range, but would require me to install and I am no plumber.

The softener was quite easy to install man. Little PVC glue and some couplings. We are still determining how much we like it as we still have an iron smell coming from the water.


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[capt coonassty]

A carbon filter should be able to knock out the iron.

[swampman46]

We have a problem with limescale. Would a water softener solve that, or a more simple form of carbon filtering do the trick?
Also, what are the visible advantages of having a water softener?

[capt coonassty]

Carbon will not help with limescale.

[Paulox86]

Need a softener for lime scale. Advantages of a softener are better suds when you wash, better for appliances, just overall cleaner water.

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by capt coonassty

A carbon filter should be able to knock out the iron.

I will look into this! Probably a cheaper and easy fix than a home filtration, right


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