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Reddit mentions of AFWFilters 5600SXT Water Softener, 48k, Black, Bypass with 3/4" Connection
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| Color | Black |
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| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 48k |
| Weight | 150 Pounds |
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Get a real hardness test first. Money well spent.
Hach 145300 Total Hardness Test Kit, Model 5-B https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FM7WLU/
Then get a water softener. Put it after your filters. They are easy to install if you have done any plumbing work. I got this one, it’s great (edit: size your water softener based on your hardness test! I had 19 grains hardness. You want to run a week between regen, give or take, with a 20% buffer. 19 grains x 4 people x 75 gallons per day x 7 days x 1.20 buffer is 47,880. I got a 48,000 grain softener):
Metered water softener with 3/4" Fleck 5600SXT control, 48,000 grain capacity with by-pass valve https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GBZ2P6/
My water was quite hard, around 19 grains. The softener fixed that, but made it taste like mud.
So I got an RO system and plumbed it to my fridge only. That was easy too. Took me a couple hours total.
I got this one:
iSpring RCC7 High Capacity Under Sink 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filtration System and Ultimate Water Softener- WQA Gold Seal Certified https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XELTTG/
It’s been a trouble free year now with great tasting water. The showers are a bit slipprier, yes, but my kids are less itchy, and gross shit doesn’t grow over every water source in my house any more. Worth it.