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When I moved into my home 2 years ago I noticed this contraption taking up valuable space in my garage. This year, while cleaning stuff I found the invoice for the Rainsoft water softener... $5000.00. Seirously, the original owner of this house paid 5K for this thing.
I finally decided that I should call them up and maybe have it serviced. They pulled up the account and said it hasn't been touched since 1999. (All valves are in bypass mode) The guy came out today and told me that since it hasn't been used in a decade the resin is most assuredly mildewed and using this thing would most likely be not wise.
Of course what followed was his pitch for a new system. 50% off only $2890.00. That doesn't include future services, salt, added water use (for internal flushing of the system) and other hidden costs.
So what do you guys think? Texas has some hard water, not doubt, but is a water softener system worth the cash?
I finally decided that I should call them up and maybe have it serviced. They pulled up the account and said it hasn't been touched since 1999. (All valves are in bypass mode) The guy came out today and told me that since it hasn't been used in a decade the resin is most assuredly mildewed and using this thing would most likely be not wise.
Of course what followed was his pitch for a new system. 50% off only $2890.00. That doesn't include future services, salt, added water use (for internal flushing of the system) and other hidden costs.
So what do you guys think? Texas has some hard water, not doubt, but is a water softener system worth the cash?