Water softener?
 

Due to my excessively dry and scaly skin, my doc has recommended I install a water softener in my home. I've never had one before and have no idea how to go about getting one. I would rather not spend a LOT but if I have to, I guess I will. My excema dictates that I do something.

Anyone have any thoughts or experience with these? TIA.

Don't get one that requires you to load salt all the time. Sucks ass. And you feel slimey afterwards.

Yeah you "feel" slimy, but it's because of the oils on your skin. Hard water leaves soap residue on your skin... So if you wash your hands with hard water and lick your hands you taste soap, but with soft water the soap is washed away.

We had one installed during our reno since we are on well water. It helps to know the water hardness in order to select the most efficient unit. We decided on a NaCl system after reviewing costs.

If one feels slimey, it can mean that you're using too much salt.

You will also need to ensure that your outside hose bibs are fed from the incoming water line and not after the water softener.

Guests find that they don't need to use as much shampoo that they used to use.

is this you in the environment? does anyone else have excema as you spell it?

Hey Culligan man!!!

water wasnt filling is what i heard. i ended up putting a case of bottled water in each cabins fridge and giving ice to all coolers.

Might be able to just use one for shower instead of entire house.

I assume that is the only place it i will directly effect your skin.

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or a lingle gaz?

Aaaaand a rep to you, good sir. I did not know something like this was an option. I'm probably ordering the in line filter as I'm really the only one in our family of six who has this issue.

I'm not springing for the whole system until I try this first.

you could try an in-line scale inhibitor as well, if you have hard water. I put a small one in front of the hw heater and since then the showerheads and other appliances look better at least. We have exceptionally hard water where we live, but my wife has sensitive skin and she hasn't really had the same itchiness that she occasionally had prior to this. Not that this is really designed to be a softener, but it seems to have made a difference for us anyway.

it's mostly to help with preventing buildup in the water heater, tanked or tankless both.

http://www.amazon.com/Aqua-Pure-AP43...VSPZNYG1VA8GEB

We change the canister every 6 months so there is some annual cost with it, but it seems to have been a good buy in our case.

We're getting a softener and filtration system installed. We have very hard water (limestone in FL) and we installed a tankless water heater so don't want to muck that or any of our new appliances up.
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Hope it helps :thumb:

big box stuff is crap, and Kinetico etc. are overpriced fooey.

Look for a system with a Fleck vlave, they are very durable. I installed a replacement in our home myself for about $500. http://www.qualitywaterforless.com/Default.asp

Properly calibrated you won't feel that slimyness some experience, and I go through about 20-30# of salt a month.

You'd better do a water test first to determine what substances should be reduced first in hard water. Hard water containing high iron should use a water softener such as Fleck Iron Pro 2 Combination, and medium hardness water is sufficient to use Fleck 5600SXT 48,000 Grain. The size of the population and the price of the product should all be considered.

That unit will not soften water. It is similar to a Britta or refrigerator filter. It will remove chlorine and organics, but not hardness. And it will grow microorganisms really well to spray all over you and your family.

Just add some anti-freeze to your water heater and that should work