Help with water softener

[G-Me]

I have a water softener kit I bought from Autogeek. One question that I have not seen anyone ask or answer, how long does the softener last b/t charges? I know that it will vary depending on how hard that water and the amount of washes. My water is very hard and I wash 2-3 times per month. I'm not sure if I should be recharging after every couples washes or only a couples times a year. What do you guys do?

Thanks for any info

[killrwheels@autogeek]

this is a product I still want to try .... it appears that you recharge when you start seeing water spots again.

[vxrmarc]

Hi guys...well this is my first post here and love the look of the forum....

So water softeners.....

Im not sure exactly what softener you have bought but as to how long a softener lasts is basically dependant on the water conditions ...

I have an r.o system setup in my garage which has a 3 filter system...
The first filter basically filters out the sediment in the water i.e sand , contaminants etc then the water passes to the second filter which is a carbon filter which purifies the water down to around 60 parts per million then it is forced through a membrane which takes the water down to around 30 to zero ppm......This largely depends on how hard your water is in your state but where i live in England we have a lot of clay and chalk due to the hills around kent....
This means that you can then put a seperate filter at the end called a di unit which is a polishing unit and this then uses + and - resin in a cannister which attracts the last contaminants in the water and makes it zero ppm which is what my water is .......

My system will shortly be kicking out 2000 gallons a day as i filter and wash my car everyday with it and can leave it to dry with zero water spotting...

So if your filter system is a 3 or 4 filter system such as this



you will only need to change filters every 6 months minimum but if you have a single cell system such as this



Then i would say average water quality every 30 washes......

[Sevenrd]

I have the deluxe water softener kit from Autogeek.

I have fairly hard water and wash 2 - 4 vehicles a week. I usually find myself recharging after about 6 - 8 weeks. What clues me in is when the foam gun stops foaming as well.

[killrwheels@autogeek]

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[G-Me]

Thanks guys! Now to wait until those PC polishers going on sale

[Whitethunder46]

I just bought the water softener and cartridge. Very happy so far, great quality.

There was one that was somewhat similar on chemical guys website and I emailed about it. They said that with very hard water it's good for 8-10 washes, and that with city water 50-60. Now that's their filter which wasn't rechargeable so I stayed away from it. I'm not sure about AG's filter but it's probably similar.

I don't care too much though because it's rechargeable.

[Truls]

Dont know if this is a problem here i live, but how can you tell you got hard water?

Cant say i get much waterspots, but those filters looks like something thats pretty smart.

[G-Me]

I have always heard that Northern KY (where I am from) has very hard water, and you could tell just by the smell (hot showers smelled like minerals) and the mass amount of water spots and lime and calcium build up on showers, faucets, etc. I used the Watersafe drinking water test (just google it) for about $15 to test for impurities, PH and hardness. It gives a good estimate of all. It said the EPA desired level of hardness is 50ppm or less...mine tested at 250+.

[Largebore]

I have an watersoftener for the entire house, however the outside hose is not part of that system... Has anyone gone thru the effort of trying to connect into home system ?