water softener recommendation?

Submitted by masshole1617 t3_10uimkf in arlingtonva

We live in a new ish house that was built in 2018. Multiple appliances and faucet diverters have become clogged with grey crusty gunk. I just had the dishwasher water valve replaced for over $200, and had to refurbish one of the water heaters last month. I'd like to head off more of these repairs.

Do a lot of people around here use water softeners in their homes? How much do they cost, fully installed? And any good vendors?

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awooff t1_j7c4grw wrote

Fleck brand softners are best bang for buck. Take a sample of your water to a culligan or ecowater store amd have them test for free. Of course they will try to sell you their brand...

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awooff t1_j7coqkw wrote

Replying to masshole1617 (#1,730,670)

Plumber but ask first on any experience as my old plumber was somewhat green. Last id checked years ago an outfit in iowa was priced decent and can choose resin quality and capacity also timed or on demand regeneration. Youd want outside faucets bypassed.

When you take water sample in, ask about capacity needed in grains (amount of resin beads which is what pulls calcium amd iron from water.)

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totallyuneekname t1_j7diren wrote

fyi I was able to replace a dishwasher inlet valve on the cheap by ordering the part myself, might be worth the effort next time around.

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masshole1617 OP t1_j7dwtx5 wrote

Replying to totallyuneekname (#1,732,215)

Bosch dishwasher. It's so compact that I couldn't even figure out where to unscrew the first screw. Now that I've watched the repair man do it, I can try by myself next time. Good thing too, because the error message came up again just now on the dishwasher

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