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Can those salt blocks be used in softeners that use pellets? (I don't really see why they couldn't. Salt dissolves in water regardless of its shape).

No doubt a lot of people bring these things on by themselves, by adding far too much salt, and stressing out the plastic brine tank as you mentioned. There are alot of retired people here that have a service come out every so often to replenish the salt level, because they're too old to be...

Out here all the softeners are located in the garage. In the Summer we experience very high temperatures. Most of these things are not much more than glorified garbage cans, made from recycled plastic. You can tell if someone had a leak, because the concrete floor is all white from salt left...

I'm thinking of a plastic trash can around 16" diameter. (The brine tank itself is around 14" square). If it leaks, it will simply leak into the garbage can until it seeks its own level. What I would do is allow the salt to get very low to minimize weight. Then bail out as much of the water as...

I would do that in a heartbeat, except I don't have a floor drain lower than the tank.

Does anyone have or use anything like this? I'm talking about placing your brine tank for your water softener inside of another vessel, to protect against a salt water flood in your garage or basement, should the brine tank split or develope a leak. I know several people this has happened to...

Then I'm looking at cost for a new window, stucco work on the outside. Drywall work on the inside. Then priming and painting hoping everything will match... Which it won't. The whole thing gets parlayed into a ton of work. Not to mention the unit will be roaring and blowing right above the...

My bedroom window won't open far enough for any decent size unit.

My windows open and close from side to side, not up and down. It makes any kind of window unit a royal PITA.

I'm going to be doing this in late February, or early March of next year. Before the heat sets in next Summer. Right now is the worst time because this is the peak season for anything A/C related. And it's also the busiest. February and March not much is needed out here cooling or heating wise...

I haven't gotten any quotes yet. But as it's been posted, the unit costs for what I need run $1,200 to $1,800. People buy and have these things installed all the time from places like Lowe's and Home Depot, who use local companies for the installation. They're not paying twice the purchase price...

Who said anything about buying it elsewhere, or buying it at peak season?

That's almost exactly what I'm looking to do. 4K is a bit high, but doable. I don't know where people are getting these insane prices from..... Let alone PAYING them.

I'm not paying ANYONE over $41.00 A MINUTE to work on anything. It's not a nuclear reactor for God's sake.

That sounds fair and reasonable. $1800 for the unit, and 5 hours at $500 comes in around $2,300 give or take.

Well if the unit cost is $1,800.00, how much can installation possibly be, in a "most expensive" scenario?

WOW ! :eek::eek:

I'm going to guess right around 600 Sq. Ft. + or -.

I live in the desert Southwest, and this time of year daily temperatures are in the one teens. My master bedroom gets very warm in the late afternoon, because it absorbs direct Sunlight in the hottest part of the day on 2 sides. What I would like to do is have a small mini split unit installed...

They're great......... Just keep them out of UV light.