Downwardspiral - 11/21/2024 02:58

I have never heard of a fine style. This is our experience:

At the farm probably twenty-five years ago I installed a small commercial water softener. All the water for the livestock, spraying and house go thru it. So all of the water we use is softened except the cold water in the kitchen and two outdoor spigots at the house(that is common for most homes)

It regenerates when needed and not at a set number of days. Usually after 3000 gallons.

The trick is to know how they work. As I understand it Iron and minerals stick to the media in the tank when the water passes thru. Salt is then used to clean the media when the unit regenerates. You should never be able to detect salt in your water if the media is back flushed properly. If you have a lot of iron in your water, a softener may not be able to remove it easily or satisfactorily. Then additional equipment may be needed.

The iron in our water is not so much that the softener cannot remove it. We have never had to change the media in the softener tank. We test our water every spring mostly to see if we have good water for spraying.