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Old 07-22-2014, 08:23 PM
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Be careful - easy to overpay. "Water conditioning" can be loosely broken down into "water softening" and "chlorine removal". You can get a big box store system that does both for perhaps $800 and have one of the local plumbers install it. You can also get a bit box store "water softener" for maybe $500 and add an external chlorine filter and have a local plumber install it. Google is your friend - do some research before making a decision.

The water in The Villages is "hard" but not excessively so. There is a fairly high chlorine level which is why it taste funky. A water softener removes the hardness (less water spots and less soap required plus less scale build up on appliances) and a chlorine filter removes the bad taste.

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Originally Posted by vjcrowe View Post
Has anyone ever bought and had a Water Conditioner System installed by Environmental Quality Assurance. They come to your home and test the water and sell the systems.