[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by ltcdfancher

Can someone explain the need for a softener or filter? My wife and I will move into our first TV home in Well Point in March. I want to install an RO system for the refrigerator. I wanted to include an RO tap at the island sink too, which would require a separate, under-sink unit. I know that the filters and membranes can be expensive, but using these for drinking water and ice only means far fewer gallons running through the system than a whole-house filter. Water hardness is another issue, of course.

As soon as we moved in my wife started buying bottled water (due to the high chlorine taste) and then had complaints about showering and the hard water. I installed a water softener and whole house filter, cost in 2013 around $700. We have great water, no need for any other filters (refrigerator, etc.), we use very little soap, and there is no buildup on any of the plumbing.