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I have a Fleck 5600. At least I think it’s a 5600. I’m sure it’s a Fleck. It replaced a Culligan that came with the house. I can’t say it is ‘better’- they both worked pretty well, but I’m happy with the Fleck. Bought it online at 602ABC Water. Best price i could find, and I would recommend them.
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Been pleased with my Culligan....it's only about 30 years old, still does the job.
No, I don't buy their overpriced salt for it.
Ed
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I got rid of my Culligan and went with Kinetico and have been well pleased with it. It uses far less salt and no electricity.
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My wife and I built our house 15 years ago and had a Culligan softener installed. We have a lot of lime and sulfur bacteria (the stinky rotten egg smell) and the culligan hasn't had an issue. We only use culligan salt which they deliver and take to our basement and when the tank needs salt, they come out and fill it. I don't need to touch a bag. We also have an extra culligan filter that purifies our drinking water. Makes it as pure as battled water. There is a second faucet at the sink just for this water and it also is piped to our refrigerator/freezer. Our son is Autistic and he only drinks water so we thought it was worth it. Oh, we also use very little salt, about two bags a year.
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(This post was last modified: 03-11-2019, 07:53 AM by Snipe Hunter.)
If you plan to do your own maintenance, use fudge imho. Their one valve system simply has less parts to wear out and parts are easily available.
That being said, I would not buy any water treatment system without first having the water tested and performing a flow- rate test.
I've installed three fleck systems purchased from
Ohio Pure Water.
Very happy with their pricing, delivery and especially their technical service post purchase. They won't sell you a system without first providing them with water test results and flow rate.
I've found Ohio Pure Water prices about 40%-50% cheaper than local plumbing suppliers n Fleck equipment.
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One of the biggest problems I’ve encountered with Culligan is their repair prices. Their new part pricing matrix is really ridiculously high and the rebuild option isn’t much better or is reliable. Being they make their own parts, finding alternative outlets is non existent in my experience. Other than that they do as advertised.
Any free advice given is worth double price paid.
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(03-11-2019, 07:52 AM)Snipe Hunter Wrote: If you plan to do your own maintenance, use fudge imho. Their one valve system simply has less parts to wear out and parts are easily available.
That being said, I would not buy any water treatment system without first having the water tested and performing a flow- rate test.
I've installed three fleck systems purchased from Ohio Pure Water.
Very happy with their pricing, delivery and especially their technical service post purchase. They won't sell you a system without first providing them with water test results and flow rate.
I've found Ohio Pure Water prices about 40%-50% cheaper than local plumbing suppliers n Fleck equipment.
I do my own maintnence, construction, repair etc. However I do defer to guys I know to do roofing and concrete for large jobs. I generally don't rely on others to do what I should be doing for myself.
Our water is tested every month from a test point right by the house and I can get those result as as I need. The only thing they don't test for is Iron which is an issue with the old steel watermains. As for flow rate and water conditions both of them change allot. Our water pressure fluctuates quite a bit and it's been low for the past few months to around 30 to 40 psi(the city doesn't know what to do to increase it). Also the minerals in the water vary widely throughout the year depending on weather conditions because it is lake water. I have looked at some of the results and tds can vary from as low as 180ppm to 600ppm. That makes it harder to tailor a system here as the water conditions are always changing. They keep the PH at just under 8 as well.
I have been looking at Ohio pure water. I plan on seeing what one of the local guys the commercial plumber knows recommends and what he can do for equipment. It's not going to happen until I am done with the other work on the house...
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Our well water is full of iron and calcium.
Our Kinetico system is nearly 22 years old and works perfectly.
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