Water Softeners and Air Filtration Systems - Grain Capacity?
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fstauble
01-18-06, 08:54 AM
I need to purchase a water softener for my new house. I have four family members and 25 grains of hardness. My first question is what grain capacity do I need?
From my reading I have three options.
1) I can buy a culligan 1" metered softener from a friend who works for them. I believe I could get it for $1000.
2) Buy a softener with a Clack WS-1 (but where from? I am in Dayton Ohio)
3) Buy a softener with a Fleck 7000SE (again where from)
From my reading I have three options.
1) I can buy a culligan 1" metered softener from a friend who works for them. I believe I could get it for $1000.
2) Buy a softener with a Clack WS-1 (but where from? I am in Dayton Ohio)
3) Buy a softener with a Fleck 7000SE (again where from)
justalurker
01-18-06, 10:08 AM
If your Culligan buddy is a trusted friend and will provide you service after the sale then that's the way I'd go. While the Clack WS-1 and Fleck 7000 are great valves the Culligan valve is reliable and EZ to get parts for locally. Culligan isn't going anywhere and you're better off with a valve that your buddy will service or would you rather learn to do the service yourself and wait for some internet seller to send you the parts he THINKS you MIGHT need?
I'd call your buddy at Culligan
Keep in mind that know-it-alls don't.
I'd call your buddy at Culligan
Keep in mind that know-it-alls don't.
steven15516
01-19-06, 10:23 AM
Im not a huge fan of Culligan so they would be my last choice. I would go with a twin tank softener with a Fleck 9000SE valve. Get 8"x40" tanks. There are online dealers who sell this unit for about $800. Install it yourself or have a plumber do it for $150-$200. You have extreemly hard water and a twin tank unit will probably give you a 60,000 grain softener.
justalurker
01-19-06, 12:17 PM
Im not a huge fan of Culligan so they would be my last choice. I would go with a twin tank softener with a Fleck 9000SE valve. Get 8"x40" tanks. There are online dealers who sell this unit for about $800. Install it yourself or have a plumber do it for $150-$200. You have extreemly hard water and a twin tank unit will probably give you a 60,000 grain softener.
Around here a plumber does very little for $150- $200
One can get a single (resin) tank or a twin (resin) tank softener in many capacities.
IMO (and painful experience) after sale service is as important as the softener itself. I'd be happier with a softener that MAY require service and can get it serviced than one where I have to figure out what it may need and wait for a part to come in the mail or UPS or FedEx only to find out that I need a different part. I'm not saying a Culligan is inferior to any other softener and there sure are a lot of Culligan softeners out there and Culligan has been in business for a long time.
In this instance the poster has an "in" with a buddy at a Culligan dealer and that is not a disadvantage.
Around here a plumber does very little for $150- $200
One can get a single (resin) tank or a twin (resin) tank softener in many capacities.
IMO (and painful experience) after sale service is as important as the softener itself. I'd be happier with a softener that MAY require service and can get it serviced than one where I have to figure out what it may need and wait for a part to come in the mail or UPS or FedEx only to find out that I need a different part. I'm not saying a Culligan is inferior to any other softener and there sure are a lot of Culligan softeners out there and Culligan has been in business for a long time.
In this instance the poster has an "in" with a buddy at a Culligan dealer and that is not a disadvantage.
steven15516
01-21-06, 08:45 PM
Go ahead and buy a Culligan. You usually get what you pay for. Dont expect much service from the Culligan man. Again you get what you pay for. Buy a unit from Culligan and most likely you will need service. Like I said "Im not a huge fan of Culligan, They would be my last choice."