On 11/16/06 08:44 pm SJF wrote:

We have well water and it is very hard. Had it tested a while back. I
guess I will just call someone to come check it out. Was just hopeing
to save a little money if I could right now. Things are a little tight
for us at the moment. Thank You.

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. Perhaps you can take a sample to someone
who sells softener who will test it without charge -- hoping to sell you a
softener, of course. Sears does this I understand.

Or the OP could go to a store that sells water softeners (e..g., HD,
Lowe's) and will likely find a stack of water hardness test strips free
for the taking alongside the display of softeners.

Perce