What is Reddit's opinion of AO Smith Whole House Water Softener Alternative - Salt Free Descaler System for Home - Works with City & Well Water Filters - 6yr, 600,000 Gl, AO-WH-DSCLR?

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Salt softeners and Reverse osmosis setups will actually remove the minerals from the water.

All the other systems are supposed to 'condition' (chelate?) the minerals to keep them from building up as deposits.

I've gone back and forth on some options for my house, and at the moment I'm leaning towards this unit from AO smith. Seems to use the same technology as some of the Pelican conditioners but a lot cheaper. Reviews seem positive and you don't have to worry about waste water or brine.

https://www.amazon.com/AO-Smith-Whole-Salt-Free-Descaler/dp/B07R8FF5Q9/

 

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Great info here. I'm dealing with very high hardness as well. (Ranging from 7 to 17! But my well is brand new so I've been advised to wait a few months to get the final accurate result.) I've got my water tested by a few companies in the area and Culligan. Even though they all are giving different solutions (I also have sulfur/rotten egg), one common theme is that conditioners DONT work. Except for one guy on youtube, seems like a genuine guy and not trying to sell anything, who used to own a water treatment company, he says he ditched his softener for a conditioner in his own house and didn't see any difference. https://youtu.be/Uq847l8Nho4

Highly rated products, some claiming it fixed their 24 grain hard water. Why are most professionals against them then? Fake reviews? Will a reputed company like AO Smith and 3M buy fake reviews?

AO Smith Whole House Salt Free Water Descaler - Water Softener Alternative - 6yr, 600,000 Gl - AO-WH-DSCLR https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R8FF5Q9/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_PJ72RBDP0F7J8T2SD1J8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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http://www.lowcostwatersofteners.com/ This guy has a YouTube channel. It seems he used to own a water softening company but now only does installs. He doesn't sell anything other than getting small affiliate money from the already established and the very few Amazon water system sellers. Most online order treatment companies that hide behind their own website but two companies exposed their products to harsh Amazon review system. I'm considering buying from them from Amazon. Anyway in this video he explains that he doesn't even use his softener anymore because the conditioner does such wonderful job. If you search Amazon for conditioner you'll see some great reviews and some not so great reviews. I highly doubt that companies like AO Smith will scam for fake reviews AO Smith Whole House Salt Free Water Descaler - Water Softener Alternative - 6yr, 600,000 Gl - AO-WH-DSCLR https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R8FF5Q9/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_MSFNCZ1JT63684Q46XXJ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1