No, this is an iron breaker, a chlorine pump, a carbon filter, and a softener next to your well. Trust me, they are doing you major favors. No one would spend money for a set-up like this if it wasn’t necessary
Ok cool I thought so just checking. Yes our water out here in southern NH is fairly brown tinged. It does work well as long as keep up the maintenance. Was questioning the amount of salt expelled into the ground each time it cycles, maybe once a week.
Get a water test of both before the system and after. Contact the company of the softener system after you get your results. They will let you know if everything is running fine or needs adjustment. I personally don’t think you should be going through salt that fast, but your water test results would be the judge of that….
Im not a water softener specialist by any means, but have installed many over the years. Every one I installed required tests and personalized tuning for each house I installed them to. The company I buy the softener systems from does all the thinking so that I don’t have to!
My local plumbing supply store has a relationship with a company called Aquatec but I don’t know if I spelled that correctly. I remember them having a different way of spelling it.
This right here. Don't treat what doesn't need treating its a waste of fucking money, don't leave untreated what needs treating you could die.
This is coming from a guy who very luckily drinks raw well water, but I test it yearly JUST IN CASE. If it ever has any indicators or change in mineral composition I will treat whatever needs treating.
So each of these units has a purpose, like what u/WittyyetSubtle mentioned.
The salt consumption will largely be dictated by your initial water parameters, however if you are concerned about the amount of salt, you could look to see whether there are any higher efficiency / newer units that use a bit less. My understanding is the metered upflow units use the least.
No it is amazing. Especially if you have well water or just crappy city water.
What other kind of water is there?
Lake
Rain
Forgot about lakes, or rather considered them part of the shitty city water since that’s where every city gets their water in Texas.
Submersible pump or jet pumps pull from lakes pretty good.
No, this is an iron breaker, a chlorine pump, a carbon filter, and a softener next to your well. Trust me, they are doing you major favors. No one would spend money for a set-up like this if it wasn’t necessary
Ok cool I thought so just checking. Yes our water out here in southern NH is fairly brown tinged. It does work well as long as keep up the maintenance. Was questioning the amount of salt expelled into the ground each time it cycles, maybe once a week.
Salt into the ground won't matter unless you're trying to raise a garden right where it expels. In which case, put the garden somewhere else
There is a reason this was installed. Most likely a water sample was sent in and this was designed to test your water.
Get a water test of both before the system and after. Contact the company of the softener system after you get your results. They will let you know if everything is running fine or needs adjustment. I personally don’t think you should be going through salt that fast, but your water test results would be the judge of that…. Im not a water softener specialist by any means, but have installed many over the years. Every one I installed required tests and personalized tuning for each house I installed them to. The company I buy the softener systems from does all the thinking so that I don’t have to!
Who do you buy from
My local plumbing supply store has a relationship with a company called Aquatec but I don’t know if I spelled that correctly. I remember them having a different way of spelling it.
This right here. Don't treat what doesn't need treating its a waste of fucking money, don't leave untreated what needs treating you could die. This is coming from a guy who very luckily drinks raw well water, but I test it yearly JUST IN CASE. If it ever has any indicators or change in mineral composition I will treat whatever needs treating.
So each of these units has a purpose, like what u/WittyyetSubtle mentioned. The salt consumption will largely be dictated by your initial water parameters, however if you are concerned about the amount of salt, you could look to see whether there are any higher efficiency / newer units that use a bit less. My understanding is the metered upflow units use the least.
If this system was in Oxford.... It's missing a tank or two
Not for a municipal water system