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HilfeHilfe28 Jan 2014 07:45Hello
we are a two-unit house (yes, 110 sqm (1184 sq ft)) being newly built. The ground floor is one apartment, the upper floor has two apartments. Unfortunately, the city water has a high lime content.
The idea was to install a water softening system.
We received offers for the BWT Aqua Life S versus the Grünbeck GX 5. Grünbeck is more expensive.
Question for the experts: which one would you favor?
Thank you
we are a two-unit house (yes, 110 sqm (1184 sq ft)) being newly built. The ground floor is one apartment, the upper floor has two apartments. Unfortunately, the city water has a high lime content.
The idea was to install a water softening system.
We received offers for the BWT Aqua Life S versus the Grünbeck GX 5. Grünbeck is more expensive.
Question for the experts: which one would you favor?
Thank you
Also compare the maintenance costs... with BWT, they are outrageously high. We are currently looking for a technician to handle the maintenance, but it’s not easy to find one. Our BWT system cost €1500, and they want a hefty €320 per year for maintenance.
I’d rather maintain the system myself and buy a new one every five years.
Do you need an Aqua-Stop? Do you have a drain or a lifting station?
Our small BWT system has a critical design flaw in my opinion. When you turn on the system, it flushes first... which makes sense, since the system doesn’t know how long the water has been standing. But if the power goes out during the flushing process, the system keeps flushing... without an Aqua-Stop, your basement will flood. BWT charges €500 for the stopper.
Other than that, I am completely satisfied with the system, but the designers should take another look at this. We've already had two cases where the power briefly came back on during an outage and then went off again.
According to customer service, not enough water flows through to be noticeable, and usually, a household doesn’t have no power for longer than 2-3 hours.
In our case, the water drains through a siphon.
I’d rather maintain the system myself and buy a new one every five years.
Do you need an Aqua-Stop? Do you have a drain or a lifting station?
Our small BWT system has a critical design flaw in my opinion. When you turn on the system, it flushes first... which makes sense, since the system doesn’t know how long the water has been standing. But if the power goes out during the flushing process, the system keeps flushing... without an Aqua-Stop, your basement will flood. BWT charges €500 for the stopper.
Other than that, I am completely satisfied with the system, but the designers should take another look at this. We've already had two cases where the power briefly came back on during an outage and then went off again.
According to customer service, not enough water flows through to be noticeable, and usually, a household doesn’t have no power for longer than 2-3 hours.
In our case, the water drains through a siphon.
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