cleaning up mud
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How much have you paid to have your watersoftner rebeded? We have a double which are 6 cubic feet each, and how long have they lasted????
Water Softner's rebed cost?
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Jim L.
Florida panhandle
2 tank softener + carbon filter (end of 2008)
$1,100 - product, labor and taxes
$1,100 - product, labor and taxes
MEP001
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It's not hard to do - the resin is $50-75 a cubic foot, the gravel is dirt cheap (No pun intended).
Did you get a quote from Culligan? They're really high.
If this is your wash in Burnet, they're 7 cubic feet each, not six.
Did you get a quote from Culligan? They're really high.
If this is your wash in Burnet, they're 7 cubic feet each, not six.
cleaning up mud
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Its marble falls and they are smaller then burnets.
I should have done it myself.
I got ripped off.
cleaning up mud
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The water softner folks in burnet did them and really got to me.....
cleaning up mud
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To late now, but next time I will do it myself....
MEP001
Well-known member
I don't know why some of the smaller companies charge so much. I've seen softener repair bills that were more than it would have cost to replace the whole softener. A local company charged a guy more for a used charcoal filter head as the whole thing tank and all would have cost to replace. I was short one bag of resin for a job once and paid $140 from a local company - we only paid $30 a bag as a distributor.
Rudy
Active member
Where are you guys finding resin in the $50 range? I spent some time on the internet, and nothing seems close to this.
It seems that the 8% resin is what is offered most of the time. Is this the product that's needed?
It seems that the 8% resin is what is offered most of the time. Is this the product that's needed?
Greg Pack
Wash Weenie
Rudy have you tried wood brothers industries? I haven't priced their resin but they have always have good prices on other components. Ask for Russ.
The size of these softeners in question is what caught my eye. They're huge. Lately I've just been using the soft water for mixing the chemicals and the RO. Done this to 3 or 4 places and no complaints about quality. It will literally save you a ton on salt.
Rudy
Active member
Thanks CFCW for the word on Wood Bros. A brief call revealed that they sell resin for $47/cu ft.
What is the trick to getting the old resin out? Is it possible to vacuum or pump them clean?
What is the trick to getting the old resin out? Is it possible to vacuum or pump them clean?
MEP001
Well-known member
You stuff a hose into the tube in the center to keep the tank full of water and just siphon the resin out. Once there's nothing left but gravel you siphon the water out, and the tank is light enough for one person to move.
