water conditioners

[Bettyb]

I am new to the villages and had eco water come out to show me the quality of the water. Bad according to them. I talked to my neighbors and some have the eco water and some have pelican and some have nothing. What do most people recommend.
Thanks

[Russ_Boston]

I am new to the villages and had eco water come out to show me the quality of the water. Bad according to them. I talked to my neighbors and some have the eco water and some have pelican and some have nothing. What do most people recommend.
Thanks

And David Copperfield can make it look like the Statue of Liberty just disappeared! I have no problem with how the water tastes (I do use the refrigerator filtered water) or how the water washes clothes or feels in the shower. My wife actually thinks her hair comes out better in TV than it does here in MA.

I have heard nothing but bad things about these solicitors who come to your house and do magic tricks. If you do decide to get a whole house filter or something else you could do much better money wise by looking into solutions for yourself.

Just my opinion based on how aggressive these companies are.

[graciegirl]

We use the filtered water from the fridge.

[memason]

We use the filtered water from the fridge too, but it's really hard to get the shampoo out of your hair . . . :loco:

Seriously, we find the water in TV to taste fine and have no issues. A water conditioner [of any type] would be a hard sell for us.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

...........Seriously, we find the water in TV to taste fine and have no issues. A water conditioner [of any type] would be a hard sell for us.

Ditto.

Bill :)

[wesmin]

The water in the villages sends a water report yearly. The problem I have is the tast of chlorine and the amount of lime ( calcium). There is a lab on hwy 44 in Leesburg were you can have your water independantly tested. I have whole house filter to remove lime and chlorine.

[Snowbirdtobe]

We use an under sink filter. When we bought our re-sale the owner was upset at our offer. He pointed out the $6000 system in the house as a reason we should increase our offer. I didn't point out that it was unplugged and not running. I have not even bothered to get it running. The under sink filter works well.
If you want a whole house system go to Sears or Home Depot and get a plumber to install it.

[natickdan]

Save your money. We haven't noticed any quality issues with the water. We also have filtered a filter in our fridge, but we have also used tap water for drinking.

I believe many, if not all, of these water filtration companies use gimmicky tactics to sell their products. Just my humble opinion....

[drdodge]

I f you want a watere softner go to Home Depot and look at the Water Boss system. It cost about $500.00 dollars. Ace hardware in Southern trace handles it also. You might go to there web site and learn all about it. I have 5the water boss systen and like it

drd

[NEGirl]

Ive had 2 Mr. Water but he doesn't come to Villages and I am looking to install in new home. No water spots, stains in toilets etc with yours?

[NEGirl]

Save your money. We haven't noticed any quality issues with the water. We also have filtered a filter in our fridge, but we have also used tap water for drinking.

I believe many, if not all, of these water filtration companies use gimmicky tactics to sell their products. Just my humble opinion....

You don't have white film on your dishes and spots on your glasses stains in your toilet, build up in your water heater Had all that before installing my first in Florida. Now water tastes great, hair washes'
soft and shinning

[katezbox]

You don't have white film on your dishes and spots on your glasses stains in your toilet, build up in your water heater Had all that before installing my first in Florida. Now water tastes great, hair washes'
soft and shinning

NEGirl,

Had LOTS of that back in NE - where we had untreated well water. No issues here...

k

[angiefox10]

When I read TOTV and saw the conversations on water, I decided to research the "best" system..... Here is what I found... Over and over again.

http://news.consumerreports.org/appliances/2011/02/qa-does-consumer-reports-test-whole-house-water-softeners-.html

Found the same with water treatment.

Bottom line... Don't spend a lot of money on your system, should you decide to get one...

[Biker Dog]

Just had to replace our water softener up north. EcoWater wanted $2400.00 to replace our old EcoWater system. Took their specs to Lowes and bought a conditioner with the same specs for $377.00 plus tax. In stalled it myself.
:BigApplause:

[doug11]

We have a water softener that is like brand new ...if that's what you are looking for i will sell it for $250...that is half the cost of new and it has only been used for 6 months... dougy911@gmail.com

[lvlwallach]

I am thinking about the Boss water softener and a dedicated water line in my kitchen for drinking. I would like to know a good handyman that can install the water system at a reasonable cost. Please somebody other than Mr. Handieman. We had some issues with him. Would appreciate any information that would help. Thanks, Harvey & Lavelle

[peteserb]

:cry:I am one of the gullible people who have purchased a water softener. (BAD BAD MOVE) I paid a lot of money. Only to find out later , that this wonderfull system is overpriced and expensive to keep in operation. The cost of delivered salt is more than double the price at a supermarket. The semi annual maintenance is over $500.00 a year. The people who sell and maintain the system are greedy and unhelpfull. I recently called them to tell them my system isn't working. They sent the guy who delivers salt to look at it. It took him 10 seconds to say, yes it's not working and he handed me a bill for $100.00 for the "service" call. I've gone to Sears and purchased a whole house filter and will give my old system away after Sears installs the filter this week.:cry:

[lvlwallach]

Need the name of a good handyman to install water softerner and under the sink system. Have used Mr. Handie in the past, but had problems. Need to know the name of someone who is experienced in installing these systems such as the Boss from Home Depot, or Walmart. Please let us know if you have someone you are happy with. Thanks, Harvey & Lavelle