Water softener/filter
 

I am finally retiring and moving into my house in TV :clap2:. My wife has been living there for a year and has decided that the water needs some kind of treatment, either a filter or softener (not sure I know the difference). My neighbors have them and they run from the $700 Sears to the $2K (this neighbor use to sell them and has high standards). Thoughts and/or recommendations?

A whole house filter is much cheaper, and probably all that is needed in this area.

Rollie

Nova filtration. Great water at a reasonable price.

There is a cheap quality and price vendor on this site..........I enjoy Pelican brand. They have a great website. Take a look. This thread will be hit with posts of low cost solutions.

Up North I had a softener and filter.........here I went with a whole house filter only.

Good Luck.

I had NOVA FILTERS install mine. Just a 3 filter system, works great.

Try doing a search on this site for water filters, LOTS of information posted previously. PS we have a Sears unit, softener and whole house units. Love the results.

You might want to check out this thread: https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...ght=nova+water

We also have a Sears softener system & bought it on sale for around $725.00 (over $150.00 off regular price). We luv it.

VT, does your Sears unit include a whole house filter as well as a softener? I have a skin condition that requires soft water. But I would also like the water to be filtered.

If so, do you have a model name or number?

Water softening is a mechanical process of ion exchange. No matter what you pay the mechanics are the same, that said if I wanted one I would buy it from Lowes or home depot for under 500. The best salesman cannot change the laws of physics.

FTR I would not get one at all, but some think they are necessary.

When we bought the Sears units they were only available as separate units, 3 months later Sears (as well as others) sell combo units, water softener and whole house filter in one unit. When our existing units fail, I will replace with a combo unit.

You could be waiting a while for it to fail ;-) Our Sears unit, in a previous home, was still working flawlessly after 10 years. I view these as 15 year appliances. The combo units may last longer because they remove chlorine that eventually degrades the resin.

NOVA filter all the way!

Yes, I agree, back up North, we had 3 water softeners, all Sears, all went beyond 10 years.