harringtondav
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Earlier this year I bought a new water softener for our river house. 32000 grain, Fleck mechanical meter valve.
I assumed (as in AssofYouandMe) that the well water was around 19 grain/gallon hardness. I couldn't get more than 600-700 gallons of water @ 10# of salt/regeneration before it was hard. I verified the Fleck valve was OK. So I called the supplier, thinking they shorted me on the resin.
Nice, patient supplier rep asked me how I was measuring hardness. Test strips. He told me to get a Hach titration test kit. $48 delivered. Grumble.
Our well water is 33 gpg hard, and that is HARD. I was getting exactly the soft gallons that I should have.
Now my decision is whether to act like a sheepish fool, and hope the guy forgets, or call him and thank him for steering me to the test kit.
I assumed (as in AssofYouandMe) that the well water was around 19 grain/gallon hardness. I couldn't get more than 600-700 gallons of water @ 10# of salt/regeneration before it was hard. I verified the Fleck valve was OK. So I called the supplier, thinking they shorted me on the resin.
Nice, patient supplier rep asked me how I was measuring hardness. Test strips. He told me to get a Hach titration test kit. $48 delivered. Grumble.
Our well water is 33 gpg hard, and that is HARD. I was getting exactly the soft gallons that I should have.
Now my decision is whether to act like a sheepish fool, and hope the guy forgets, or call him and thank him for steering me to the test kit.
