When should we replace our water softener systems? You know that it’s time to start looking around for a brand new softener system when you have to replace a part of your current one, more than once a month. But the question is, “Why does this even happen,”?
Apart from the fact that you may not have read up on the types of water softener systems before you jumped the gun when you chose to buy and install the unit that you have now. Did you even know that softener units can be installed in a detached cabinet, in a pump house, and outdoors? Bet you didn’t know this. Here’s betting that your unit is attached to your main water pump, even.
Other entire system replacement conditions to jot down, for your search list, include: scum starts to appear in your coffee mug; your detergent and bath soap doesn’t lather up as much as they used to; you need to use more conditioner for your hair now; and your home made chicken soup tastes like metal. Water softener systems rely heavily on the cleanliness of their main control valves. Mineral build up tend to collect easily on these valves and when they do, no matter the condition of a systems resins, the status of a control valve has a large effect on the quality of soft water that flows from the taps.
When you think that you need to buy a new control valve for you softener unit, consider the cost. If buying a new valve is costlier than buying a whole system, just buy a new one.