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xoxoxoBruce · 12-12-2007, 11:15 PM

Water softeners all use salt, to back flush the crap that the magic pellets clean out of the water passing through. This is done by a timer (usually in the middle of the night), anywhere from daily to weekly, depending on the water.

You should have a professional test the water for contaminants, like sulfur, dissolved iron, etc, and choose the right magic pellets for your water conditions.

A good softener will probably be between $2 and $3 thousand installed.

Then if you want to get crazy, a reverse osmosis filter will clean it up real nice.

12-12-2007, 11:15 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Water softeners all use salt, to back flush the crap that the magic pellets clean out of the water passing through. This is done by a timer (usually in the middle of the night), anywhere from daily to weekly, depending on the water. You should have a professional test the water for contaminants, like sulfur, dissolved iron, etc, and choose the right magic pellets for your water conditions. A good softener will probably be between $2 and $3 thousand installed. Then if you want to get crazy, a reverse osmosis filter will clean it up real nice. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.