Water Treatment Selection Guide

"How's Your Water?"

This simple question can lead to an easy sale because many people just don't realize how easy it is to correct most water problems. Carry a few sample bottles in the truck – FREE at Colonial.

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1 grain per gallon = 17 parts per million Average Hardness in our area: 7 grains Many local areas exceed 14 grains hardness In a typical home, each person uses 50 gallons of water per day. If 4 people live there and if the water has 10 grains/gal of hardness, then every day they would require 2000 grains (4X50X10) of softener capacity. If you installed a 24,000 grain capacity softener (like our AS-24P), you would have to set it to recharge itself at least every 12 days (24,000/2,000). If iron is a problem, more frequent regeneration is recommended. Since water use usually fluctuates a great deal, more reliable softening as well as substantial salt savings would result if a demand type (water metering) softener is installed.

Half of all restaurant owners and chefs have concerns and reservations about their water quality, but are unfamiliar with treatment systems, according to a 1992 WQA survey. "An experienced and honest plumber is the community's best bet for water treatment installations." IT'S EASY! Installing and setting a softener is simpler than installing a water heater. Other treatment systems aren't much different. ASK ABOUT OUR WATER TREATMENT SCHOOLS!

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