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Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last
week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Thanks... |
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BE wrote:
Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Dunno, but the '$3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after' would have sent alarms clanging in my head. I think I'd prefer the 'testing' be done by a lab not selling 'cures'. lee |
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Is there something so horridly wrong wth your water that you need to spend
3,200$ to fix it? I'd look at a brita filter on the kitchen sink first. "BE" wrote in message ... Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Thanks... |
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On 15 Oct, 20:14, "BE" wrote:
Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Thanks... As soon as I'm offered one price for "now" and another price for "later", the conversation is over. Well, actually the conversation is over right after I ask him what will make the product worth the extra money the next day. They can never seem to answer that question. |
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"BE" wrote in message ... Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Thanks... Anyone that offers a buy it today or else deal is a scam, IMO. Get your water tested by a local water treatment guy and see what you really need. Perhaps a $40 filter will do the trick. |
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:14:37 -0400, "BE" wrote Re
Aquativa?: Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Very high indeed. It should be about $1000 delivered, installation extra for a couple hundred $$ by a local plumber.. http://www.alphausasystems.com/afccarbon.html I would have the water tested by an independent lab first to see if there really is something that needs correcting. |
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BE wrote:
Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. You can buy an awful lot of filtered, bottled water for $3,000. Do you need filtered water to flush the toiler, take a shower, or water your lawn. Do you need filtered water at all? Put the $4000 in the bank at 5%. That will generate $200/year, more than enough to buy bottled water (at retail) for drinking. I call bull**** on the original deal. |
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BE wrote:
Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Thanks... I am sorry. You didn't even say what problem that you are trying to solve (other than possibly an excess of cash). When you figure out what problem you are trying to solve, let us know, and we could suggest a solution (unless your problem is excess cash -- then you can send it to me :-) ). |
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"BE" wrote Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Did you go for it? Check your contract, you might well have 3 days to get out of it. nancy |
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"Nancy Young" wrote in message
news "BE" wrote Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Did you go for it? Check your contract, you might well have 3 days to get out of it. nancy Thanks all... No I didn't go for it. Water is very hard and acidic but I already have a neutralizer taking care of the acidity. He told me how much better soft water is for everything etc. I'm passing on this. Thanks again... |
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BE wrote:
"Nancy Young" wrote in message news "BE" wrote Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Did you go for it? Check your contract, you might well have 3 days to get out of it. nancy Thanks all... No I didn't go for it. Water is very hard and acidic but I already have a neutralizer taking care of the acidity. He told me how much better soft water is for everything etc. I'm passing on this. Thanks again... If you have hard water and want soft water, get a water softener. They are about 1/4 the price. |
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HeyBub wrote:
Put the $4000 in the bank at 5%. That will generate $200/year, more than enough to buy bottled water (at retail) for drinking. At Wal-Mart's 64 cents per gallon for drinking water, you could afford 0.86 gallons a day. -- One phrase that explains 99% of all idiot driving: "You can't block traffic if you're not in the way." |
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"BE" wrote "Nancy Young" wrote Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Did you go for it? Check your contract, you might well have 3 days to get out of it. Thanks all... No I didn't go for it. Water is very hard and acidic but I already have a neutralizer taking care of the acidity. He told me how much better soft water is for everything etc. I'm passing on this. Oh, good. Those pressure tactics irritate me no end. Sure sign you're being ripped off. nancy |
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Global Water Solutions had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...va-258407-.htm : For those who were unfortunate enough to succumb to their sale techniques and own a Aquativa system, there is a bright ray of hope. You can save on your Aquativa replacement filter changes. If you are having problems finding filters for aquativa systems, it is because Aquativa has closed their doors as of December last year. Global Water Solutions Inc in Bourbonnais Illinois has been servicing and changing filters for Aquativa systems for 6 years, and for substantially less then what Aquativa charged. Filters for Aquativa water softeners and their prism ro system are available from Global Water Solutions Inc and can been shipped nationwide, or installed for you. Just call 815 939-9314 ------------------------------------- lee h wrote: BE wrote: Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Dunno, but the '$3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after' would have sent alarms clanging in my head. I think I'd prefer the 'testing' be done by a lab not selling 'cures'. lee ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 335403 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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On Jan 17, 9:54*am, (Global Water
Solutions) wrote: Global Water Solutions had written this in response tohttp://www.thestuccocompany.com/maintenance/Re-Aquativa-258407-.htm*: For those who were unfortunate enough to succumb to their sale techniques and own a Aquativa system, there is a bright ray of hope. You can save on your Aquativa replacement filter changes. If you are having problems finding filters for aquativa systems, it is because Aquativa has closed their doors as of December last year. Global Water Solutions Inc in Bourbonnais Illinois has been servicing and changing filters for Aquativa systems for 6 years, and for substantially less then what Aquativa charged. Filters for Aquativa water softeners and their prism ro system are available from Global Water Solutions Inc and can been shipped nationwide, or installed for you. Just call 815 939-9314 ------------------------------------- lee h wrote: BE wrote: Hi all, just had a free water test done. *Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. *Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. *He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? *I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. *Does seem high though. Dunno, but the '$3,200 installed if we bought tonight. *$3,900 after' would have sent alarms clanging in my head. *I think I'd prefer the 'testing' be done by a lab not selling 'cures'. lee ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via *http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 335403 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## Replacement filters for the Aquativa Prism reverse osmosis and whole house filter are available at http://waterafilters.com . They have the lowest prices and ship the same day you place the order. They're in Elwood, Illinois and will even walk you through the filter change if you need help. |
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jrayae had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...va-354195-.htm : Another great source for Aquativa Reverse Osmosis filters is http://WaterAfilters.com/ they ship the same day. I've used them twice now and they are 1/2 the cost of what Aquativa was charging. They have the wrenches, UV light and whole house filter. ------------------------------------- Global Water Solutions wrote: Global Water Solutions had written this in response to http://www.thestuccocompany.com/main...va-258407-.htm : For those who were unfortunate enough to succumb to their sale techniques and own a Aquativa system, there is a bright ray of hope. You can save on your Aquativa replacement filter changes. If you are having problems finding filters for aquativa systems, it is because Aquativa has closed their doors as of December last year. Global Water Solutions Inc in Bourbonnais Illinois has been servicing and changing filters for Aquativa systems for 6 years, and for substantially less then what Aquativa charged. Filters for Aquativa water softeners and their prism ro system are available from Global Water Solutions Inc and can been shipped nationwide, or installed for you. Just call 815 939-9314 ------------------------------------- lee h wrote: BE wrote: Hi all, just had a free water test done. Seems my wife took a call last week and agreed to it. Anyway, we have a neutralizer already and pretty hard water etc. He offered his Spectra Twin with Chlorigon carbon filter for $3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after. Are these systems adequate? I'd like to have better water for all around home use and am considering this. Does seem high though. Dunno, but the '$3,200 installed if we bought tonight. $3,900 after' would have sent alarms clanging in my head. I think I'd prefer the 'testing' be done by a lab not selling 'cures'. lee ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 335403 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via http://www.thestuccocompany.com/ Building Construction and Maintenance Forum Web and RSS access to your favorite newsgroup - alt.home.repair - 339681 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## |
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