Master Plumber Mark....
Which water softener on the market today is the best and most reliable?
WATCO---CLACK Softeners...
every unit is always different but this is about what your average install looks like
http://www.clackcorp.com/water.htm http://www.hardasswater.com/water_softener_info
The CLACK VALVE is one of the most "user friendly" and well known water softeners in INDIANA..... the CLACK control is the most advanced valve available today...and far surpasses the FLECK , CULLIGAN and AUTOTROL valve.
The average life span will range around 18 years and some last longer.
My 45,000 CLACK unit used 12 ..40 lb bags of salt last year. This is for a family of 4 .....3 bathroom home on city water . 2009
enlarge and read the chart on my wall
If you have any questions...please call MARK at 714-0759
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Dec 2, 06 Here is a picture of a 2003 SEARS "self cleaning -- roto-swirl" electric water heater.... the lower element in this Sears unit is completely buried in lime .
This was in normal north side city water.
No matter what Sears claims, absolutely no electric water heater on the market today is truly "self cleaning", someone (the plumber) has to tear into the bottom of the heater and scrape out this gunk every few years, it cannot be flushed out through a hose..
This lime is one reason your dishes come out of the dishwasher so cloudy and your clothes look so dull. You literally heat and boil this gunk on the bottom of the heater and then you bathe in it every day..!!
Getting a CLACK--WATCO solves this lime problem forever.. your dishes will come out 100% cleaner......and so will you.
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Our CLACK 45,000 grain unit usually costs complete for under $1000 including a bypass valve. We also give you a full 2 year warranty on everything.
Their is no comparison between the CLACK and the cheap "off brands" you see at all the hardware stores. The CLACK valve is easily repairable and easy to find parts for.
The brands you see at the hardware stores usually come with very cheap quality parts, and are almost impossible to repair.
All bargain brands come with a very poor quality filter resin made to only last about 5 years in city water. That is why they cost less...
The CLACK mineral resin is heavy-heavy duty and twice the quality that comes in all the low end units.
http://www.planetfeedback.com/index.php?level2=blog_viewpost&topic_id=302348
http://www.planetfeedback.com/index.php?level2=blog_viewpost&topic_id=207580
http://www.planetfeedback.com/index.php?level2=blog_viewpost&topic_id=292964
http://www.planetfeedback.com/index.php?level2=blog_viewpost&topic_id=297657
Before.......
To replace this worn our culligan unit , Culligan wanted approx $2000.00 for their Gold Series unit
After......
I installed our CLACK complete for only $1000, 
1-19-08
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BUYER BEWARE....
Their are many people in town stuck makeing monthly payments for equipment that they were talked into buying well over 10 years ago!!!
BEWARE of "home show" "fly-by-night" -------------- "high pressure con men " ----------------- selling fancy sounding Water Softeners and Reverse Osmosis equipment for more than $6000!! 
We hear this sad story all the time from people who need repairs made to their broken down equipment, or want to move the units to their new home. The place they bought the junk from is usually out of business, but that monthly payment goes on and on.....
Dont get tricked into buying any of this "over-priced " "hyped up junk" out at the home shows ...
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Master Plumber Mark, what about Magnetic or Salt Free water softeners ....do they really work, or are they just another scam , nothing but smoke and mirrors???? http://www.chem1.com/CQ/gallery.html
http://www.chem1.com/CQ/index.html
http://www.chem1.com/CQ/magscams.html
http://www.chem1.com/CQ/catscams.html
This is the best information I have found on this subject, please read the info and decide for yourself.
So you decide.......are they real or just another illusion???
