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Originally Posted by SupperDad  I have a new Kinetico water softener model: Mach 2030s
Unit was installed about 2 months ago. Hardness of our water is 26 grains. 1.5 baths, 2 adults, 2 children in the house.
Energy efficient dishwasher and washing machine.
Unit is consuming potassium chloride at an alarming rate of 100 pounds per month. It has a number 5 wheel installed.
It seems to regenerate twice a day!
When I purchased the unit, I was assured by the salesman that it was efficient and would only use 1 pound of salt per regen and about 50 pounds per month. It is using more than twice that. The water seems soft.
Just had a tech look at the unit and the float was coated with crystals already.
I am really concerned about this and don't know what to do.
Thanks! |
A couple of things first. Potassium Chloride will require more weight than Sodium Chloride, so the dosage is higher. That may indicate a higher thyan predicted usage.
Secondly, there is no 1 pound dosage on a 2030. The lowest recommended is 1.8 lbs. With you hardness and disk number, you are probably set at 2.4 lbs.
If you calculate 75 g/person/day then you may typically use 300 gallons. On a disk 5 you will regenerate every 250 gallons. So there may be days where it regenerates twice in one day, it usually will not--unless your water use demands it.
300 gallons for 30 days is 9000 gallons divided by 250 will regenerate4 36 times per month times 2.4 lbs will use 86+ pounds of salt.
Increase that with potassium use and you are around 100 lbs.
My question would be: are you getting soft water? All the time? My suggestion is to get rid of the potassium as soon as possible (here it is $19.00 for a 50lb bag). It no longer serves as an advantage.
Andy Christensen, CWS-III