Questions about Whole House Water Filtration Systems

[gsganzer]

The new place I'm buying has a whole house reverse osmosis system. The homeowner has the dealer service it 2x a year at $160 visit. The homeowner is supposed to give me a tutorial on its operation and also walk all the buried utilities with me (septic, irrigation, electric service, service to the shop etc.).

At my current house, the water is naturally very soft. When you shower, it takes the smallest amount of soap to get lathered. The new place had hard water, requiring the filter system.

 

[ponytug]

The new place I'm buying has a whole house reverse osmosis system. The homeowner has the dealer service it 2x a year at $160 visit. The homeowner is supposed to give me a tutorial on its operation and also walk all the buried utilities with me (septic, irrigation, electric service, service to the shop etc.).

At my current house, the water is naturally very soft. When you shower, it takes the smallest amount of soap to get lathered. The new place had hard water, requiring the filter system.

Good luck! Having run them for decades, I think RO systems are pretty straightforward, especially if you are lucky enough to have someone else coming by to give them the TLC (filter changes and cleaning) that they need. Is the new house on a brackish water well?

That's great that the homeowner is doing that handoff for you.

If it were me, I'd probably get permission to video the whole walk through, just to be able revisit information in the future.

All the best,

Peter

 

[gsganzer]

Good luck! Having run them for decades, I think RO systems are pretty straightforward, especially if you are lucky enough to have someone else coming by to give them the TLC (filter changes and cleaning) that they need. Is the new house on a brackish water well?

That's great that the homeowner is doing that handoff for you.

If it were me, I'd probably get permission to video the whole walk through, just to be able revisit information in the future.

All the best,

Peter

I don't believe it was brackish. I think it was hard with some slight Sulphur smell, which is common in many parts of TX. I watched the wife get a glass of water from the refrigerator dispenser, so they drink it. The well is only 250' deep, whereas my current house is 450' and has a low recharge rate.