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by: vjk27mm Active Indicator LED Icon  OP  New Member
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 10:26am  
We purchased our house and was told there is a filtration system. I contacted the seller to help us find it but her husband took care of the system and he has passed away. Can some one tell me if there is a company that can come look and let me know about the system? The only thing she can remember is she thinks a guy named Terry installed it. And there is a box under the kitchen window. Help me please! Thank you,Michelle 4951
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Chrisinkingwood Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 11:41am  
What is in the box and is it outside or inside? Typically a water filtration system is either a whole house system of just for one faucet like the one at the kitchen sink. Either way there are filter cartridges within a removable cylinder or multiple ones. Sometimes there is one for sediment and one for taste which us usually a charcoal one. They look like this: A whole house system is much bigger and is usually outside or in a basement which doesn't happen here much:There are also systems that use reverse osmosis but they usually have a dedicated faucet at the sink and the unit is under the sink: 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 11:44am  
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justanirishgirl Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 11:45am  
@Chrisinkingwood, if you install a system like this, don't you have to have a company come by to check it monthly?Seems like when we moved here, we were bombarded with companies who wanted to set up one for us.  And it was pricey per month.Or can you do one of these yourself?  I would love to have one, just so my shower doors would be clean!  
 
@Fallon: I have one like that, and the filters need to be changed every 6 months.
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Fallon Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 11:47am  
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Maisey1 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 11:52am  
@Chrisinkingwood, if you install a system like this, don't you have to have a company come by to check it monthly?Seems like when we moved here, we were bombarded with companies who wanted to set up one for us.  And it was pricey per month.Or can you do one of these yourself?  I would love to have one, just so my shower doors would be clean!  
 
@Fallon: I have the whole house system and love it. No more cloudy shower doors! Mine is set up in the garage and connects directly to the main water supply to the house. The only thing I have to do is add salt to it about once a year. It came with a lifetime warranty and if I move the company that installed it will move it to the new location. With all the complaints about brown water and knowing how much chlorine is in the drinking water it just made me even more glad that I decided to get one.
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 11:55am  
My aunt uses a company called Rain Soft.  I hate showering at her house because it always feels like you never get all the soap off you.  I remember when I first moved here it was very hard to get used to.  We also washed clothes and dishes with the free soap they gave her until it was gone.  I know that is a very popular company.  I think her system was stationed in the garage. 4951
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Chrisinkingwood Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 12:02pm  
Keep in mind that a water softener system is a bit different. It add salt to the water which helps if you have hard water which can leave water marks as on shower doors. And you could have a water softener and water filter system. If it's the smaller under the sink cartridge ones you can change them yourself, they sell the filters at HD and Lowes. The whole house systems are better serviced by a professional but they don't need to be changed very often. There has been a company around for years called Culligan and they sold a variety of small to large systems. When I had my photo studio we had all the water for the darkroom filtered. That's where I learned about it. You would be amazed at how dirty the primary filter  will be when you change it; usually yellow to dark brown. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 4:15pm  
We have both. Softener and reverse system requires no maintenance. Add a little salt every few months. Change exterior filter every 6 months. Reverse os unit needs filter- use as separate faucet if you like extra pure in kitchen- but haven't used enough (750 gals) to require it. All mechanical, no electricity. Never buy wasteful plastic water bottles. Never have cloudy water. Clean and tasty. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 5:46pm  
Got a brand name on the filter? I'd be glad to look at it. There's little I can't figure out. 4951
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DanStanton Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 5:48pm  
Fun fact: there is a difference between filtration and purification. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 6:26pm  
Salt based softeners work on an adsorption process (different from absorption).  The ions from magnesium and calcium are transferred from the water to the surface of the beads in the salt/brine tank (adsorption, similar to adhere), and releases sodium ions into the water.  By reversing and flushing the system (usually automatically done), it detaches the magnesium and calcium ions and dumps the unwanted magnesium and calcium ions from the system.  It gradually uses up the salt so you have to periodically add some.The only downside is if someone in the house is sensitive to sodium.Soft water actually allows you to wash yourself, your clothes, and everything else better. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 6:38pm  
Salt based softeners work on an adsorption process (different from absorption).  The ions from magnesium and calcium are transferred from the water to the surface of the beads in the salt/brine tank (adsorption, similar to adhere), and releases sodium ions into the water.  By reversing and flushing the system (usually automatically done), it detaches the magnesium and calcium ions and dumps the unwanted magnesium and calcium ions from the system.  It gradually uses up the salt so you have to periodically add some.The only downside is if someone in the house is sensitive to sodium.Soft water actually allows you to wash yourself, your clothes, and everything else better.
 
@Retired_Engineer: When our salt compartment get low enough we can see what has been removed from the water before it makes it into out home. It's a little disturbing how brown the water is. I know it's probably very concentrated but still, it looks like a muddy sludge.
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choclab Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 7 years ago   Jul 20, '16 6:43pm  
Kinetico K2 system with interior reverse osmosis. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Jul 21, '16 8:26am  
I am looking at buying a whole house water softening/conditioning solution. I'm going to give Lone Star Water (www.lonestar.net) a call. Maybe they can help you. They have good ratings by Google users, which doesn't always mean anything. If you use them let me know how your experience was. It will probably be in the fall before I call them out.I'm looking for the softening for the reasons @retired_engineer gave in an earlier post, and the conditioning to remove as much chlorine and hopefully some of the fluoride, although this will probably be an under sink solution. I don't know about ya'll, but I gag on the offensively strong smell of chlorine while brushing my teeth almost every morning. I don't want to debate the pros and cons of ingesting the added fluoride. 4951
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Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 7 years ago   Jul 21, '16 11:32am  
I am looking at buying a whole house water softening/conditioning solution. I'm going to give Lone Star Water (www.lonestar.net) a call. Maybe they can help you. They have good ratings by Google users, which doesn't always mean anything. If you use them let me know how your experience was. It will probably be in the fall before I call them out.I'm looking for the softening for the reasons @retired_engineer gave in an earlier post, and the conditioning to remove as much chlorine and hopefully some of the fluoride, although this will probably be an under sink solution. I don't know about ya'll, but I gag on the offensively strong smell of chlorine while brushing my teeth almost every morning. I don't want to debate the pros and cons of ingesting the added fluoride.
 
@Boca1723:  Water softeners won't remove chemicals from your water.  To remove chemicals like chlorine and fluoride from your water, you will need an activated charcoal/carbon-type filter.  Those can be installed under the bathroom sink and will have cartridges that periodically need to be replaced.  You could add a larger activated charcoal/carbon filter downstream of your softener, but it will need to be pretty big and more expensive.
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