[paulat585]

Originally Posted by Back9

My house is in Historic District/Lady Lake.

I've been researching about Water Softeners, and I haven't seen any ultimatums about them, i.e. "You must have a water softener or your pipes will clog up and then you have excavate under your house to fix them..." or something of that nature.

Any thoughts?

Are water softeners a "must have" if you live in TV?

Thanks in advance.
Back9

I think the answer has to do with the age of your house and the composition of your pipes. In '15 I bought a house which was 25 years old. In early '18 one copper pipe developed a pinhole leak and flooded the interior of the house. Took 4 weeks to repair what should have been a 2 day job. Every workman who came out commented that "once you have a pinhole leak , you will have others." Who knew that copper pipes were bad in Florida? Up north they are an asset. One of the stopgap fixes suggested was installation of a water softener. To properly fix the problem would have cost 5% of the home's value--if it could be done. Four different companies came out to give me an estimate and 2 of them flat-out declined to do it. This was for a small house.