Fiance and I are currently in the process of buying a 2,000 sqft 1840's home. The house has had one occupant intermittently living in it the past couple years and utilizes well water. The house currently has a Culligan system in place which consists of a chlorinating system with a salt-based softener. Our local Culligan man came out to do the required water test (bacteria/lead/arsenic/nitrates). He did test for the presence of iron and chlorine from the kitchen faucet which showed to be acceptable. He also reviewed the water analysis done back in 2001. Back in 2001, it showed there was quite a bit of total dissolved solids (TDS), which was around 1,000-1,300 ppm. I tried the water the other day when we were at the house and it was rather salty. With the softener in place and high TDS, can we assume that the off-taste is coming from an excess of sodium (exact concentration of each dissolved mineral is unknown at this point)? If so, how much of the softening system contributes to the salty taste of the water? At what concentration level will high TDS start to show in regards to laundry and dishes? Now on to dealing with water that has high TDS.. The prior owner did have an "under the sink" RO unit in the basement that ran up to the kitchen faucet that had it's own dispenser/faucet. The small holding tank and pump were present but the filters were no where to be seen and the lines were disconnected. In doing some research, it seems RO is probably the most cost effective solution to our salty water. This leaves the question, do I continue with the under-the-sink system or invest in a whole house system? If the TDS is high enough to notice deposits on laundry and/or dishes, I would think the whole house system would be the way to go. If not, then the under-the-sink option seems to be the best bet. The house does need some work, so we are trying to keep our budget in mind. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Hi, this is my first post, so be gentle with me. our Valvula 255-760 logix water softener has developed a problem. we noticed that we were getting through a lot of water and looked at the softener. Although it had already regenerated, the regen symbol is flashing and the tap symbol keeps appearing and disappearing. any ideas anyone please?