Comments on: How much money will we really save with a water softener?

By: mark

mark — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:25:56 +0000

Dave,

1. At US Water Systems, the warranty is good no matter who installs it; and

2. It’s not rocket science – most systems are not difficult to install.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:32:16 +0000

You should never buy any appliance off the Internet that has to be professionally installed! You usually void any warranty and the contractor will not be responsible.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:41:19 +0000

i live in Mexicali, Mexico, which is the border town to Calexico, California. We are very interested in buying water softener. I am pretty new to this, and have been reading a lot about water softeners, and of course am very confused. We had a demontration at our house, where a lady from a company called Aquakleen, “tested” our water with some “chemicals”. She practically scared us with a reading of more than 612 particles in a glass of water from our tap water, into buying the water softening system which costs $3,500 which includes installation. I don’t know if she is riping us of, or if that is the real value of this equipment and the installation. I have svisted the aquakleen products webpage and found nothing of informational value to convince me to buy it, but like I said I have no idea if the system and installation is worth it. i also visited a website of a company called Kinetico, which uses no electricity in its salt softener systems. Can you help me please?

The Water Doctor Replied:

I am not sure what you are getting on their website, but on http://www.uswatersystems.com you can buy a professional-grade water softener and a reverse osmosis system for about a $1,000.00. It could cost $300 – $500 to install, but that is still half that price. Google “Aquakleen” and see what you get.

By: Clifford Rockwell

Clifford Rockwell — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:18:30 +0000

I recently bought a dual media water softener from your website, and I have a question about salt. Do you think the “resin cleaning additives” that are in the System Saver type salt are worth the extra 20% that they cost over plain solar salt? I haven’t been able to find anyone at the stores that sell the salt that can explain the value that the “resign cleaning additives” provide.

The Water Doctor Replied:

No, buy solar salt. It won’t much and will save a lot of money. In my opinion, it’s better salt!

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:17:42 +0000

Reminds me of the Kirby salesman that came when I was a kid. Dad had him down to 400 or 500 dollars before he tossed him out hours later…lol!

I will not buy anyting where the deal is only good for the next 30 seconds etc… what a bogus scare tactic to use on people.

If only the Kirby guy had known my dad was in sales at the time…haha!