My goodness, they are pricy. Anyone found a particular brand is a better deal than the others?
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We had a Kinetico system installed when we built the house. I have no idea how it compares in terms of price, but it does work very well.
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I’ve had a Kinetico as well (or rather three at three different houses). Or current house, we couldn’t find a dealer and went with the one recommended by the “free water test” process at Home Depot. It’s initial cost was less, but we end up paying an additional $150/year annual maintenance that I never had to do for a Kinetico. If I could have done it over again I would have went with the Kinetico at our current house.
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Does a price over $2500 seem like a rip off or normal range?
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Sounds very reasonable to me. Our Kinetico system was $4350 including the dechlorinator.
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We have an Envirotec softener. We paid about $900 maybe 10 years ago and have never had a day of trouble with it. It keeps the water soft and we just add salt when needed.
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Water softeners are expensive because they require this fancy valve/regulator thing called a “Fleck control”. This thing is patented, so a lot of the cost for water softeners is due to layers of reselling that drive up prices. If you want a lower price, look into buying this valve from the company that makes them and then purchasing the tank separately. (This company only makes the regulators, not water softeners).
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House had Kinetico but when it died I chose Culligan. Yes, the Kinetico did not use electricity but Culligan installed the box outside (Florida- no basements and water heater takes up garage space) for free. Different brands have different degrees of sophistication. Around $3000 as I recall. Both brands in similar price range, Culligan cheaper as I recall. Also discovered the salt delivery was not really more expensive- and a whole lot easier. I like having the various features and the monitor inside as well as outside. The most important one is having the cycle when needed and not just on a routine basis regardless of salt used. Got one free year of maintenance but declined the annual fee for continued contract- so far ahead.
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We’ve been very happy with Culligan. We’ve had the unit in our house since 1996.
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