AFWFilters Iron Pro 2 Combination Water Softener Iron Filter Fleck 5600SXT Digital Metered Valve 64,000 Grain - High Flow for Whole House Use - Removes Hardness, Iron, Manganese, Sediment, Rust

I live in the countryside so I have well water. The Iron in the water was so bad (120 ppm) that we had two different water treatment systems attached to the water system. At some point one or both of them quit working after years of use, so the water was horrible. After looking at many system, including the expensive ones and reading many reviews of so many different products I decided to go with this one. This system is amazing. It was fairly easy to set up but would have been easier with better directions but I found a website which offered clearer directions so there was no problems with installation. So, like I said I did a lot of searching to find this system, and while I did I seen a lot of things about Sediment Whole House Water Filter as they are supposed to remove sediment also. So I spent a little extra to buy the filter housing and a box of 1 micron filters (50) for a reasonable price here on amazon and installed them at the same time. So now for the numbers: my untreated water is about 120 PPM , with my old systems it was still about 60 PPM, and now with this system I tested my water beside a bottle of bottled water and the reading was the same for both -- 0 PPM. It may not be necessary to have the Sediment Whole House Water Filter but after seeing what it is taking out of the water on its own I think in my case it is beneficial in keeping all of that out of the Iron pro.

We bought the Iron Pro 2 water softener last year. The softener works great, the difference in water quality noticeable right away. The showers feel great and need less soap. There is no residue on cooking utensils. Most of our concerns were unfounded: 1. There is no noticeable drop in water pressure. I have 2 filters before and 1 after the water softener. These are 10 inch Dupot blue filters. 2. The water is not salty. Even evaporating the water did not leave salt behind. One needs to know some plumbing if you want to do this yourself. It is not easy to add the resin. You have to buy the drain line - 1/2 inch inner diameter. The drain nipple faces the bypass valve not the most easiest place to connect. The IN valve leaked when water was first started. But shutting and opening it again stopped the leak for good. It is awesome that the water usage can be measured and even leaks detected.

I installed this in just over 4 hours. The biggest pain was getting the Resin in the chamber. The unit works very well, no sulphur smell in the water. The Water Hardness dropped from >200 PPM to <20 PPM on the first cycle. The Iron content has decreased to a negligible amount. This was by far the least expensive way to cure these 3 problems with our well water. My salt usage has dropped dramatically with this new system since it is based on flow or every 14 days whichever comes first. I would recommend this very easy to install system vs. any of those sold in the big box stores.

Purchased our home in the country in 2015, which is on a well. Growing up in a home with well water I was used to some hardness, but this water was horrible. Came out of the faucet cloudy, smelled like rotten eggs and tasted terrible. Red stains on everything and dishes and laundry looked terrible. Most articles I read said a water softener would not remove iron, and that the smell was because of the hot water tank. Finally I gave up and took a chance on this unit. It arrived in two pakages, the tank filled with resin is heavy. UPS slid it off the truck and left it sitting in the drive, I rolled it in with my dolly. Really installation took no time. I took the piece off of the valve to Lowes and got fittings to adapt from their 1 1/4 to 3/4, 4 shark bite fittings and some pex tubing. Cut the water line into the house, connect it to the input on the softener, connect the output back to the line, not really rocket science. Followed the instructions for programing it and went to bed. We noticed major improvement the very next day. Water from the faucet is crystal clear with no smell. We actually drink it now without having to filter it. Dishes come out of the dishwasher sparkling clean and laundry looks 100% better. We cleaned the sinks and showers, and had to use pumice stones to get all the rust stains out of the toilets. Three weeks now and not a single red stain. We bought a 68000 grain unit, which is overkill for a family of 2, but we wanted the capacity to remove iron. We have it set to regenerate once a week as they reccommend for well water with iron. If we regenerated off of water usage it would only do it about once a month. I would tell anyone looking for a water softener to buy this one. My wife said it’s the best gift I ever gave her, which left me wondering is it that good or have I just been giving crummy gifts?

This product came in with the resin already loaded so the tank was very heavy so I used a dolly to move it around safely. The instructions were good but a little lacking still. I am a mechanical contractor and still had to figure a few things out that were not covered in the instructions. The controller instructions are pretty good at walking you thru how to set it up but even that had a few things that were a little guess work. Once it was on and had water flowing I initiated a full regen cycle and tested the water as soon as it was done with a hardness test strip (bought cheap on amazon) and there was not ANY hardness to the water. We love this thing and only we wish we would have bought it sooner. I would certainly recommend this product but have someone help you move the tank into place and then make sure you know plumping or someone who does. Also, all the pieces that come with it have a place to go on the unit even if the instructions dont clearly spell it out.

We purchased this as a replacement for our old, not working consistently model. A repairman had assessed the old one and it was going to cost almost the price of a new one which is why we decided to buy new. The one box was slightly damaged on arrival but the unit was so well protected inside that there wasn’t any issue. My husband had no problems installing this but he is very handy. It works extremely well, uses less salt and doesn’t take up as much room as the old one. The water is extremely soft which means less soap too. Very pleased!

Fantastic unit, great price and super fast shipping. I was quoted almost 3x what this unit costs from many local water treatment contractors, not exactly like a contractor is needed to install and setup these things. Long story short i ordered on a Friday received it the following Tuesday and installed it on the Friday and took me 1 hour for the removal of old dead unit and install of this new unit and now its working like a charm with good soft water.

Installed and working - set program per instructions and is using a bafg of salt each regen- it also got a brass head connector when I thought I was Geting the plastic line connector

The system is meeting my expectation of removing iron from our well water. It was easy to install and set up.

Removing iron and hardness from our well water