can you add SFR & NOT add soft water?

[soonermajic]

Can I add SFR for my 5 SS bays & 1 IBA, & NOT add a soft water system in front of it?

 

[Eric H]

Before you get too deep into your research...How many grains of hardness is yourwater and what is the TDS?
I don’t have a softener or a RO system. I have very soft water (don’t recall the Grains). And my TDS is between 40-50, mostly because of Magnesium. I would like to get the TDS lower but the results do not justify the cost.

I have considered a de-ionization (DI) system but haven’t done the research.

 

[koliver]

As Eric mentioned, how hard is your water? There are companies out there that make a RO System that doesn't require a water softener, however I believe once you get above 25 grains they suggest you use one. Carolina Pride and Pur Clean are companies that I recall making such a system.

 

[Jeff_L]

I like my tds to be 20 or less. Anything more I start investigating.

 

[MEP001]

You can add a softener for just the supply to the RO system for a whole lot less than one for the entire wash.

 

[soonermajic]

You can add a softener for just the supply to the RO system for a whole lot less than one for the entire wash.

can you explain how one whould do that? I've never herd of such

 

[slash007]

The size of the softener is based on how much water you will run through it. If only using it for the spot free system, you could just buy a small system and run it to the chlorine tank then sf system.