Looking to get a water softener, any advice/tips?

[turbotalon1g]

Please do tell.

[Goat Blower]

Well, I went through all the settings multiple times, and after a day or two, the water would get hard again. It was so bad that we had to replace our dishwasher when it was three years old. Granted we figured out that the plumber had hooked it up wrong and it was attached to the cold water line, which isn't treated. Even then, it just hasn't worked that well, and I'm tired of replacing the salt all the time. Easywater is not cheap, but I can't find anything bad about it, and you don't have to replace the salt. I can also change my outside faucets to be treated then as well, so I can wash my car without spots. All in all, it should work for most people, it just didn't work very well in ours.

[95talonracer]

Oh thats odd. I think you can have a water test done and then contact water boss for the best settings if maybe something is being missed.

[turbotalon1g]

I'm gonna have home depot come and do a free water analysis before I pick one up, we have heard there is probably a high content of rust in our water.

[TwoTalons]

I installed one of these a few months back:

http://www.systemsaver.com/morton-website/softeners/msd27b-water-softener.html

Works on demand. Has been doing great so far. $359.00 right now at Menard's.

Also grab the Morton Water Heater Install Kit and the installation will be a breeze.

Be very generous with the teflon tape on all threaded pipe connections or they WILL leak.

The city told me the water hardness level so I didn't bother testing it.