double-tertiary-sediment-filter_rig_240511_01

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:12:43 -0600

11MAY24 - After feeding the boy, I got after the task of replacing the two cartridges in the additional treatment rig I have under the island sink.

When I installed this double 10x2.5in rig, I put resin carts in both for additional softening. My testing indicated I did need more but, I didn't, and I didn't learn that fact until I had Culligan stop by to test it. She told me that our water was as soft as my system can make it.

After doing more water treatment research, I gave up on adding an Reverse Osmosis unit in the same location because I read that the condensor cooling fins in many ice machines can be damaged by completely mineral-free water which, RO-treated is. Turns out, RO-treated water can actually leach metal from the appliance because, as they say, "it's hungry for it" after the membrane removed virtually all of it. Sounds humorous but it's the truth.