Well the Rainsoft guy came out and did his testing. Same deal, hard water with a little bit of dissolved iron and some sand/sediment.
Here is what he recommended
1.
www.rainsoft.com/products/pr_amazon.html - This unit will soften the water and removed the dissolved iron and sediment present in the water.
2.
www.rainsoft.com/products/pr_ultrefiner.html - This unit is a RO (Reverse Osmosis) system that will sit under the kitchen sink and provide pure drinking water at the sink via a separate faucet. It will also be connected to the refrigerator so you have pure drinking water on the door and good ice cubes.
3. The third piece of gear is a second redundant filter that will capture any sand or sediment that may get past the first filter system. It is not listed on the website.
The dealer also agreed to modify my existing plumbing and give me on and off valves for my hose bibs which will allow me to choose well water for watering the lawn and switch back to soft water to wash the cars.
All equipment has a lifetime warrenty with the exception of the electonics which has a 5 year warranty with an additional pro-rated 5 year warranty.
Total price out the door $3900.00
Does this sound like a good deal or should I opt for the Kinetico which gives me the following.
1. Kinetico Sand seperator (removes sand/sediment) before it hits the filter system.
2. Kinetico Filter system (removes dissolved iron and softens the water)
No RO (Reverse Osmosis) system for drinking water included on this deal.
No modification of plumbing for hose bibs.
10 year warranty on everything
$4200.00 and change
What do you guys think???