Recent content by G-Me

I installed a whole house water softener this past spring and connected my outside spouts to it. I did it all myself. I am the kind of do-it-yourself type, but it was the first time I have sweated copper. If you have any handyman in you, its not as difficult as it looks. Buy a book and...

I have always heard that Northern KY (where I am from) has very hard water, and you could tell just by the smell (hot showers smelled like minerals) and the mass amount of water spots and lime and calcium build up on showers, faucets, etc. I used the Watersafe drinking water test (just google...

Thanks guys! Now to wait until those PC polishers going on sale:)

I have a water softener kit I bought from Autogeek. One question that I have not seen anyone ask or answer, how long does the softener last b/t charges? I know that it will vary depending on how hard that water and the amount of washes. My water is very hard and I wash 2-3 times per month. I'm...

You're dead on about that. I live in KY and thought my water seemed expecially hard so I tested it and the levels were high (pH at 8.5, hardness over 250ppm...normal is 50ppm or less). I bought this kit as a must b/c I purchased a black G35, washed it once in a hurry w/o drying and it looked...