"SJF" wrote in message

I meant that you should test the water you are now getting from your
softener for hardness. If it shows that the water is now soft, the unit
is working OK. It might save you the cost of a service call. In any
event, it will be a rather inexpensive test.


There are different types of kits. Some will test hardness and tell you how
many grains of hardness you have so the softener can be set up properly. If
you want to know if the softener is working, a simple yes/no kit is
available for $10 or less. You just put five drops of chemical in the
water. If blue, it is soft. If pink, it is hard.

Taylor Technologies makes a series of kits. R-0854A is about $6.