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Originally Posted by villagetinker

Immediately after moving in I was contacted by 2-3 companies selling water treatment systems. Having absolutely no information on the area or the existing water, I told all of them to give me a few weeks to get settled and figure out what I was going to do.

I next did some research on the existing water quality, versus the scares tactics I was shown. Outside of high chlorine, hardness, and sediment, the water is well below all other areas that are tested.

I decided to install my own system, I picked a Sears water softener, and Sears whole house filter, total cost less then $800. Then I hired a plumber to install the plumbing and drain system, add another $600.
I then went out and purchased the same water testing kits I saw the vendors using for chlorine and hardness, and PH, and an additional unit for salt content.

DRUM ROLL HERE.......

The results, I have very nice soft water (wife is really happy), PH is neutral, No sediment, NO chlorine, and NO salt. Maintenance is add salt to the system as needed, probably under $100 year, and I saved a couple of thousand dollars over the water treatment systems that were being pushed on me and several hundred dollars per year potentials in maintenance costs.

I hope this helps others trying to decide what to do, there are other options.

Good for you. We had a plumber put in the small Water Boss system and a charcoal filter. Since ours drains into a shrub bed next to the garage, we use the more expensive potassium chloride to protect the plants.