Looking for advice on a water softener for very hard water

8/18/2008 3:14:19 PM #

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Sjur Soleng

2/2/2010 10:00:15 AM #

Steve,

I would recommend for a family of 5, a 52,000 grain capacity water softener. I would recommend that you stay away from department store models, because they only last a few years, whereas dealer systems last 12-15 years. A local dealer in your area could test your water, diagnose it not only for hardness, but also for iron and other elements. Personally the best systems out there come with Fleck control valves or WS1 control valves, metered on demand, so the system only regenerates based on water used. So if you are on vacation, the system will not run, it is very nice. Most dealers across the country sell these between $700-1200.00. These are the most universal selling systems in the country, and the manufacturers have been around for years.
If you have any chlorine issues, take a look at a carbon stack system to soften the water and remove the chlorine. Most dealers have these units as well. As long as you have minimal iron levels, your softener will do a great job of eliminating the iron. A reverse osmosis system removes up to 99% of contaminants, but it will not correct your hardness problem, especially with that high of a hardness number. I hope this helps, this comes from many years of experience. Thanks.

Reverse Osmosis

2/2/2010 5:25:37 PM #

Hi Craig,
  Thanks for the detailed comment. We went with a Hellenbrand Promate 6.0 unit with a carbon filter. It's complete solve all of our problems and has worked well for a few years now. The total unit was well over $1200 but I'm very satisfied with the unit, results and install.

Steve Trefethen