alright, i think 2 months in this new house is enough time to "wait
and see what happens":

i have been getting this white powder (and little crushable white
rocks) coming out of my hot water taps in the whole house - to the
degree that they clog the aerators on the taps.

it's a new house - barely 3 months old - and has a new GE water
softener installed on a pre-plumb in the garage...

i've even drained the hot water heater twice, and some small,
nickle-sized white crystals came out of it, but that was it.

is there any way hard water deposits can persist in a home with a soft
water system?

this doesn't make sense - they only other explanation i have is that
Salt Pellets are making their way into the hot water tank?!?

....but that would indicate a broken water softener - and this one is
babied and brand-new...

can someone help here?