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"Paul McHale" <pmchale@doubleesolutions.com> wrote
> "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.

Good things are usually hard to find but to say they don't exist....
I'll bet there is some guy somewhere close to you that has been doing
water treatment for many years. Especially with the other two names you
mentioned being represented there.

> 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.

Yes I'm sure, but in that area there are many dealers, more than in my
area actually. With the yellow pages you could count most of them but
still miss one or two down an alley or in their garage somewhere.

> 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.

When it comes to separating fact from hype, water treatment is no
different than most products or services. It comes down to the
individual's abilities. The $700 is a bit high and the $200 is too low
but RO does come with varying quality.

> 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.

That may not be a good idea when the cost of replacement 'parts' is
looked at. I like the Microline line of RO, sold my many independent
dealers.

> 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...

Most of their stuff is made by them, or to their specks, that same with
most national and some regional brands. Disconnect the tank fill line
and collect some water in a glass and taste it. If you think it tastes
of rubber it's probably in your mind. If not, I'd say it is the tank.
Drain it a few times and give it another try. If no improvement, get a
new tank.

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

Ok.

Gary
Quality Water Associates

> Paul


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