🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sat, 18 Aug 2001 14:43:19 GMT, "Gary Slusser" <qwasluss@ptd.net>
wrote:

>> from me rather than me 'selling them'. My reputation 
>> is important to me, critical actually. The small 
>> dealership can't afford a bad reputation.

Gary,

I first want to say I meant no offense to you.  My apologies if it
were taken that way.  It has been my experience that finding a good
independent contractor is like finding a good mechanic.  Difficult at
best.

I am sure you are very good.  You certainly spend a generous amount of
time helping people here with little, if any, benefit to yourself.
That generosity is what makes this newsgroup so amazing.

I wish you operated in the Dayton, Ohio area.  I can assure you, you
are not representative of the average independent contractor here.  

I willingly concede that big name companies are more pressure than
content.  It is quite concerning.  How to tell fact from hype is
incredibly difficult.  I was faced with spending $700 for name brand
RO or potentially wasting $200 for internet RO.

Interestingly, I am considering Kinetico for RO because my internet
purchased RO has a "rubber" taste.  I think it comes from the storage
tank.  A friend has a Culligan RO system that has the same taste.
Cold water taste dramatically better than warm water.  I don't believe
it is a product of the RO process as commercial units don't have this.

Culligan probably buys very similar components to what I bought and
OEMs as their own.  Do you have any insight here?  Any ideas for
improving taste?  I have a 5 stage.  The fifth stage is the polishing
filter.  Have tried it with and without.  Any ideas welcome...

Again, thanks for the help and sorry for the comments,

Paul