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acicomp (NC)
Hey Folks,
I'm new to the softener world and trying to come up to speed pretty quick. I've been doing a lot of reading through the forum, etc... Anyways... We bought the house we are in last year and the water hardness has consistently measured 15 gpg. I am preparing to purchase a new softener, most likely a Fleck 5600sxt and just wanted to get some opinion on the correct size for efficiency.
We have the following to go by:
7 people in the house (Hopefully to drop lower in the next year or two as some finish college...)
2 Bathrooms
Hardness - 15gpg
Well Water with sediment filter after well pump
No iron issues
3/4 piping
I was originally, at a glance, thinking about a 5600sxt - 48,000 grain, however, before I purchase, after looking at the calculator I saw here on the forum tonight, I might be better off with the 5600sxt - 64,000.
Can someone give some insight here to what the more efficient size would be to help keep salt purchases to a minimum down the road?
Thanks for any input!
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Author:
AnokaCountyTornado (MN)
Go with the size that will give you about 8 days of water between regeneration cycles. A 48,000 grain unit with a 15 hardness number will give you ~3200 gallons of soft water. There are many factors that determine how much water 7 people will use. If you are anticipating less people, I would go with the 48,000 grain. Reason is that you don't want to go more than about 10 days between regeneration cycles. Too big a softener is not good either as you won't use enough water to need to regenerate when the days are up, which will waste salt and water. You might want to select a model that meters the water too. That will give you better efficiency. Read up on two tank models as well. There are many benefits to be gained from them.
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