Not sure how 'independent' the test was but, I had my water tested in Pennecamp and it came out 14 on the hardness scale and 5ppm Chlorine (pretty high).
We're currently going through the agony of figuring out what is and isn't BS in the water softening/filtration industry.
We've talked with EcoWater (proposing the ERR 3500R20), but I got a distinct gut feel that the guy was shining us on a bit. I think $4000 is a bit much for a whole house water softener ($2900) and under kitchen sink Reverse osmosis system ($1000). The research I've done thus far has convinced me that there is no need for an RO system as long as you have the carbon filtration option on the water softener. The water testing results the water company is required to provide to EPA (and available on-line with some searching), shows that the Villages water is very clean, just too high in chlorine for our tastes.
In March we'll be talking with the Kinectco folks.
This is a really complex subject and it looks like there are a good number of 'snake oil' types out there.
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