USNRET Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 We are in the market for a whole house water softener. Water hardness here 16 grains plus! Had Rainsoft salesman here with his vacuun cleaner type pitch = $4400 with 5 YEARS OF SOAP... WHOOPIE. Down to earth Kinetico dealer offered the 2100s for $4000. System must be outside so mechanical meter is imperative. I would like to buy system as DIY. What do you recommend / where to buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 My parents live in a hard water area and have had all of them, including Rain Soft. They are currently very happy with the product and support offered by Culligan. I have well water, and love it. I am in a hotbed of fracking activity, and have not had a problem yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 We had a very great simple one at a state of the art chemical company (to feed a low pressure boiler) which used only a couple bags of salt per year but I forgot the name of it. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I have a Kenmore. Works fine. jerol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I've got an RO water filter from HERE and was really impressed with the quality of their system having had a different brand before and being an ex-plumber. They have whole house filters and water softening systems as well. They have excellent reviews in several different sites. They'll handle up to 25 grains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 We are in the market for a whole house water softener. Water hardness here 16 grains plus! Had Rainsoft salesman here with his vacuun cleaner type pitch = $4400 with 5 YEARS OF SOAP... WHOOPIE. Down to earth Kinetico dealer offered the 2100s for $4000. System must be outside so mechanical meter is imperative. I would like to buy system as DIY. What do you recommend / where to buy? It is not the soap, it is your fixtures that you should be worried about. Have you priced faucets lately? I had an idiot come and waste my time too. He claimed that he had systems that were much less expensive than normal prices. He kept doing his parlor tricks to show me how hard the water is and I kept saying "I know that I need a new softener, please stop and show me the sytsem" He would not stop the tricks. Then he offered a $10,000 system or a more "modest" $4000 system. After wasting two hours of my time I ran him out of my house and he was upset that I had wasted his morning. Go online. I bought a whole system including a 5 stage RO for drinking water for $701 shipped in 2010. This is for 1-1/4" pipes. If you only need 3/4" pipes it should be much less. Something like discountwatersofteners.com There are a few suppliers and their prices are similar. Do you know how to solder? Install is very easy, just basic plubming (well except that sweating 1.25" pipes takes some time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 If you can't solder, let me know. I could probably combine a daughter visit with a water softener install. My daughter left yesterday and my wife's already to make a trip[:|]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thanks guys, I sent an email to the company you linked Carl. I do know how to solder but that won't be used in this situation. I am forced to either trench over a hundred feet and go under a sidewalk to get the unit in the garage or put it outside in the corrosive salt water air here. With the outside install the option I choose, I will be plumbing with PVC and I would think a mechanical valving solution rather than electronic would be the better choice. Other than the initial install I am wondering what issue I might have with 'programmming' the valve. Carl, see you when you get here and I might have to schedule the install to mysteriously coincide............ Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 That being the case, I'd be tempted to put down a slab and build a small enclosure to keep it out of the rain and atmosphere. One good thing about the garage however, you wouldn't have to worry about a freeze, even as infrequently as you have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 8 hours ago, hanna1992 said: this is quite a hard task Its no hill for a stepper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 17 hours ago, hanna1992 said: Well first thing is you have to check which you want to buy and according to your use and budget buy it. Also, if you buy it from amazon then you will get additional 10% off on many water softeners. I bought pelican with around 8% cashback and free home delivery. Why exactly are you replying to a thread from 8 years ago? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted September 15, 2021 Moderators Share Posted September 15, 2021 8 hours ago, wuzzzer said: Why exactly are you replying to a thread from 8 years ago? To sell you something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 & why exactly is a thread on water softeners in the general klipsch sub forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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