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Is that legal? There isn't that much to inspect on a softener, the electronics work or they don't. Our softeners have a 5 year warranty (no costs) |
I believe in water softeners and have had one in the last 3 homes I have owned. I also have a reverse osmosis filter under the kitchen sink for making coffee
And drinking. The reverse osmosis removes everything from the water and the water is great for coffee. The water softener removes the hardness from the water and I like the benefits of soft water. Neither the water softener or the reverse osmosis system are a necessity, water in the Villages is good, about half the hardness of Clearwater where I lived for many years. Just ignore the water testing letter you get in the mail, that’s just a scam! |
I have filtered water in the kitchen and a softener for the whole house. I installed both myself, if I would have had to hire someone to install these I would not have either!
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Take a look in your toilet water tanks. If all the parts are clear, clean and look new then you probably don't need a softener. I have lived here since '05. My first house was seasonal and I didn't put a softener in it. My current house was built in '09, for full-time living and I installed a softener. Love the softener. I bought a year old villa for rental and the toilet tanks had lots of "rust" color, maybe iron, on all the parts. Renters complained of chemical smells. I installed a softener and no problems now. I also had a whole house carbon filter installed at both places. Cost in '09 was $1300 for softener and carbon filter. Cost for villa softener and filter in '018 $2000. I think they are worth it.
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Water Taste and Plastic
Please consider Zero Water instead of buying bottled water. So much cheaper! It tastes great!
Worrying about plastic is not the same as worrying about global warming. Global warming is politically controversial. There is no political controversy in addressing what plastic is doing to the oceans and to life in them. Its horrible. Plastic does not fully biodegrade. It becomes small particles that cannot degrade further. They hurt the ocean. They even hurt seafood we consume which hurts us. All for the sake of using what are usually completely unnecessary plastic bottles and bags. You will also eventually save money and help the environment. if you use cloth bags so supermarkets do not have to buy all that plastic (that is used for a five minute drive home then discarded). |
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Not needed, but a filter helps
I am a snowbird. The water in the Villages is much softer than in my northern local where I absolutely need a softener. But the water here is not overly clean. I would strongly recommend going with a whole-house water filtration system. There are a couple of systems sold by plumbers in the area that go for $400-600 installed. Your water will taste better and your clothes will be cleaner. Plus, these systems take up a fraction of the space needed for a softener.
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I do know that without it the Newer DW Sensors can clog and it is $3-$400 to replace. Happened to me and I ended up just getting a New one, but learned a lesson.
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Something doesn't sound right, the water entering was good. Where did the bacteria come from? That type of bacteria is most commonly found in fecal materiel. You say you now use a UV but that removes chlorine. My guess is the carbon in the Whilpool unit wasn't maintained. How often were you changing the filter esp the carbon? |
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I had the water tested regularly and had a 0 coliform count, which is required for houses in MA. One time we did have non zero count and it turned out the be that the rubber gasket on the well head had deteriorated. After I replaced it I had to shock the well with bleach and then flush the system. Then coliform count went back to zero. When you shocked the system with bleach did you open ever spigot (hot/cold even the ice/water in the fridge and the toilettes ) until it smelled of bleach, then close it, then let the bleach sit in the system for at least 24 hours? Just putting bleach in the system and then flushing right away won't kill the source of the bacteria. |
Bypassing my water softener....
Had a water softener and whole house filter system (Kinectico- $$$) while living in Tampa for over 28 years. Moved to the The Villages this past March and have installed a Nova whole house filtration system and hit the bypass switch on the already installed water softener. All good here. The water is not as hard as in Tampa from what I have read. My wife is fine with washing her hair. Water tastes great. No stains anywhere in the house. Don't need to ever change the refrigerator filter or go to Lowe's and add salt.
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Something to consider when thinking about a softener is that if it is a salt based softener that house plants will not be happy with the water. And remember - at least at my house - the outside spigots are on the house line not the irrigation line. Easy to test by turning off the water at the connection in the garage and turning on one of the outside spigots. I have a water filter because of the chlorine smell when I first moved in (Nova System) - wish I had a softner for the calcium in toilets and on faucets, but my orchids would not be happy!
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Clorox Clinging gel is very effective |
"Take a look in your toilet water tanks. If all the parts are clear, clean and look new then you probably don't need a softener."
That's a good place to look but also shower heads, dishwasher water jets, coffee maker water tank.... It is best to use the potassium chloride salt. 2x40lbs bags ($30ea=$60) last me about 10 months at ~2000 gallons a month. The GE softener/filter machine ($800-HomeDepot) back washes the filter at every regen. |
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Dangelo Inspections, Thank you for your comprehensive, well organized, on-point responses. . |
We've hyad our villages home for 13 years and do not have one
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I have a water softener. It's called a bar of soap.
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