Water Softeners and Air Filtration Systems - Help repairing a 18 year old Kinetico waterplant
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alltradesjack
01-28-08, 05:27 PM
I have an 18 year old Kinetico waterplant. It is a twin tank softener with built in RO filter for drinking water. The water pressure in our house (coming out of the softener) has decreased considerably and I am told that the Kinetico system needs to be replaced because the resin in mush and restricts the water flow.
They sent a sales person to sell me a new system. Can I replace the resin and revive this old system? I have just replaced the the RO membrane and carbon filter.
They sent a sales person to sell me a new system. Can I replace the resin and revive this old system? I have just replaced the the RO membrane and carbon filter.
jdp38
01-30-08, 01:50 PM
First of all, yes, the resin can be replaced....I wouldn't purchase a new system, and would rather have a service tech out there than a salesman.....secondly, i have a question....you claim to have a softener with a built in R/O???
alltradesjack
01-30-08, 02:12 PM
Yes Kinetico at first had one unit that had a R/O filter in the same cabinet as the two Resin tanks. Then the water from the R/O went to a charcoal (MAC) filter and finally to a 5 gal storage tank.
AndyC
01-30-08, 03:17 PM
The WatrerPlant was a funky little model that had a softener and an RO built into one unit. It was great for RVs and other small, tigh locations. Kinetico stopped building them years ago.
It is totally rebuildable. Some partsd may be hard to get but not impossible.
Andy Christensen, CWS-II
It is totally rebuildable. Some partsd may be hard to get but not impossible.
Andy Christensen, CWS-II
alltradesjack
02-01-08, 02:57 PM
Where can I get parts for the Kinetico system? I have found very few listed anywhere.
AndyC
02-02-08, 09:55 AM
They still offer parts for those units from Kinetico.
Andy Christensen, CWS-II
Andy Christensen, CWS-II
jdp38
02-02-08, 07:59 PM
Sorry...completely Overlooked Your Description Of The Waterplant...andy's Right, Totally Rebuildable