What is Reddit's opinion of Fleck 5600sxt Metered On-demand 48,000 Grain Water Softener with brine tank, bypass and 1" adapters Loaded tank?

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I bought a new house last year. It was pre-plumbed for a water-softener system. I opted to buy my own system and, upon recommendations from other Vegas residents, bought this system off of Amazon. ($769).

Then paid about $600 for a plumber to properly install it.

Now, I spend less than $5 a month on salt (two of us in the house).

I bought this after doing a lot of research

Got it because its for a long history of reliability and came recommended as a good brand on the water softner subreddit.

It was $550 when I purchased it a year ago. Had it installed by a local plumber who charged $570 for the install.

I'm trying power a Fleck 5600SXT water softener, the transformer is uses has an input of 120VAC, 50/60Hz, 15W and an output of 24VAC, 400mA. Thanks for the HVAC shop recommendation. I'll see if I can find somewhere locally that can give me a recommendation. The location I'm using it is in a pump house, the one pictured was installed in a little electrical box about 3ft off the floor.

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Here is a link to the softener: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GEFKN8/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Softener-Fleck-capacity-Complete-adapters/dp/B004GEFKN8

This was recommended to me, can check reviews, and it seems like easy install.

>Where are you finding a softener with that head for $600?

This is one, for example, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GEFKN8/, or here: https://www.discountwatersofteners.com/fleck-5600-sxt-on-demand-water-softener/

Great info about the upflow softener, I'd never heard of that.