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Old 05-23-2025, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by srswans View Post
South of 44, we got a softener to avoid mineral build up on faucets and fixtures. We selected Nova but that was a mistake. The Nova system mostly worked for a while but then the tank broke and dumped resin into our water supply clogging the faucet aerators. Nova fixed the tank but it is barely soft now and we are getting mineral deposits on the faucets. We will be replacing the Nova system.

So, yes we need a softener here but not a Nova.
You realize that can happen with any salt based water softener. I'm very surprised because this is the first time I've ever heard this problem with a Nova softener. In speaker with the owner of Nova they specifically replace the filter and other components and upgrade them so this kind of event doesn't happen. But nothing mechanical is perfect.