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Thanks Speedbump. I should have said that the noise the gears have been making is much, much louder than usual. We can hear it in the second level of the house and the unit is in our basement. We've never heard it this loud before and we've lived here for 19 years. The timer was set to 5 a.m...

Hey all. My GE Osmonics water softener (model 440i) is making strange noises when it does it's cycle, as if there is something wrong with the rotor or pump... it also seems to affect the water pressure, because when we tried turning on the faucet in the morning, it wouldn't start for about...

Hello my friends. We're noticing blue stains in the bathtub lately. It can be scrubbed away with an antibacterial wipe and some elbow grease, so it must be some residue. Also, our white t-shirts are getting stained blue in the washing machine. We have a water softener that uses calcite, if...

Thanks! So bleach won't damage the paint?

Hello. Our bathroom has a mold problem - both dark, blackish mold that crops up in patches, and circular, faintly pink mold. The mold is on the painted drywall. Is there any product that could get rid of it without ruining the paint? Also, any home remedies that you could suggest would be...

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Got it. Thanks bro. I've also heard that you can help get rid of mineral build up in your pipes by running vinegar through them. How does one go about doing that? Aside from the water softener tank, the filter is the only obvious place to "get into" the pipes... where exactly does the vinegar...

Thanks fellas. I replaced the whole house water filter cartridge. The old one was black with sludge, which is odd because we had replaced it a month ago. So far the pressure seems to be fine... for now. Just out of curiosity, what does a clean cartridge have to do with water pressure? Does a...

Joecaption, sorry about the semantics. What I meant was the pressure tank seems to be fine, the valve stem releases only air when pressed. There is a water filter also. The cartridge has recently been replaced, so that can't be it. I was wondering if the low pressure was due to mineral build...

Hello. We are on well water, have copper pipes, have a water softener, and normally have regular pressure even when a shower, washing machine and several faucets are running. We've suddenly started having low pressure problems intermittently, especially if a shower is running or another faucet...