The ONLY thing these guys wanted to do was sell me a new system for $3,200! I just moved into a new house. It has a water softner that has been FULL of salt for 3 months. The salt level hasn't budged (indicating it is not working). I also have a reverse osmosis system under the sink to purify drinking water. The company that installed that 2 years ago when the house was built wanted $130 to replace the filters and check out the water softner. I bought some filters for $20 and tried to replace but couldn't. SO, I called this place that sent me a coupon and offered an inspection for $29 and figured they may just put the things in for a few bucks or I'd just pay for a filter replacement.\r
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When I called, I explained I was mostly worried about the water filter in the kitchen. When the tech arrived he immediately wanted to go to the garage and see the hot water heater. His first words were ""Well, what I'd recommend is taking the whole thing out."" I then got some story about how the FDA says that soft water is dangerous, that it can't be hooked up to cold water because it can't be drunk but that you skin absorbs ""it"" from the hot water in the shower anyway and I was committing suicide every time I took a shower; that the salt destroys all the pipes and water heater and that I'd have a $5,000 plubming bill before I knew it if I didn't pay $3,200 for a whole new water treatment system. When I asked why the salt wasn't being depleted, he basically said it wasn't working but he didn't know and that was that. So much for getting THAT problem fixed. \r
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Then I ask about the inside. He wouldn't even COME IN! He said that with a two year old system you don't know what sorts of bacteria, microbes and the like are living in the water tank and that the whole thing would need to be replaced!\r
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So I got an estimate for a whole house purification OR for just pulling out my water softner and closing off those pipes. Finding out why it was not working and fixing it was apparently not an option.\r
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So, this company is so focused on pushing new systems they don't even want to bother giving me a quote to fix the problem I have. I basically paid $29 for them to come out and give me a sales pitch.
Pros: Cheap
Cons: You get what you pay for
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