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Marshall
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#11: Post by Marshall »

MDL wrote:I live in San Diego where the water is at least as foul as LA. The softener system from Chris works just fine for me. I change my cartridge every year even though it is not necessary (the water is still fully softened as determined with test strips).

Most folks use a carbon filter cartridge after whatever softener they run. The carbon removes organics and particulates.
This can work, too. I wasn't meaning to tout all-in-one solutions like the Bunn filters as the only way to go. I just wanted to point out that softening only solves part of the problem in cruddy water locales.
Marshall
Los Angeles

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