If ANYONE messes with any of my water equipment for the next 2 years, that anyone is going to get hurt. They took out the old iron filter, which was doing nothing, and installed a new one, then rebedded the filter media on the softener. Yay, it works great, however, it takes about 24 hours to get rid of the smell of the pvc glue from the water. I hate that smell. The next day, I cleared the lines, and no more pvc glue smell. Yay. That's when Dh went and got a new hot water heater. More pvc glue smell in the water, and since the water is hot, the smell is more pronounced. 2 days later, the smell is barely noticeable. Yay.
Water softener guy comes back to tighten something on the softener that was leaking. Dh expressed concern to water softener guy that he thought the pump was cycling too much, so they installed an additional bladder tank. Not only was all the pvc glue smell back, but I've got the rubberized taste in the water from the bladder. Yes, I know all the smells, and rubber taste will be gone by next week, but in the meantime it's just UGH! Yes, I'm using bottled water to drink, cook, and make coffee with until it all clears out.
In the meantime, I complained that the water wasn't hot enough. It's supposedly preset at 120 degrees at the factory, which I'm not convinced is entirely healthy, but the water coming out of the faucet was 110 degrees. Dh upped the thermostats to about 135. Ahhh, yes I could feel the water was hotter, but not 135 degrees hot. I tested, and it was 120 degrees. Better, but I still wouldn't mind it being slightly hotter. Dh told me to go check the other faucets. The water coming out of the bathtub faucet, and both showers is 135 degrees. The water coming out of the bathroom sink faucets, and kitchen faucet is 120 degrees. I suspected an anti scald device on those 3 faucets, but when we took them apart, nope, they don't have them, so it's got to be somewhere in the hot water line.
