On 4/25/2014 7:56 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have an RO unit under my sink that I rent from Culligan.
>>>
>>> How much does Culligan charge for rent?
>>> I bought mine outright for under $250 installed.
>>> You can buy one for under $200 and install it yourself.
>>>
>> I am aware of that, Sheldon. I'm also aware that the filters are not
>> inexpensive and they have to be changed at least once a year.
>>
>> Further, neither myself nor my DH are capable of getting under the sink
>> to either install or change filters on the system.
>>
>> If anything goes wrong with it, Culligan has a 24/7 service number and
>> they have come when called.
>>
>> We pay $40 every other month for the system and it is worth it for us in
>> our particular circumstances.
>>
>> Sometimes it's not about the money.
>
> No need to defend your choice, I was just interested out of curiosity
> in how much it cost to rent an RO filter, you're the first person I
> heard of who rents one. So you pay $240 a year to rent something that
> you could buy for well under a $200 one time payment. An RO membrane
> with typical water use for a family of four should last ten years,
> yours should last near twice that. The cartridge filters that are
> changed once a year should cost no more than $30 total... does your
> rent include the cost of the filters? I don't change the filters
> myself either, I have my unit serviced about every two years together
> with my water softener, that's what the service company recommends.
> Servicing just the RO cost me $40 last time (included filters), So far
> that RO filter has been working perfectly for more than ten years.
> Mine is mounted on the wall in my basement directly under my kitchen
> sink but if it were in the cabinet under my kitchen sink I probably
> couldn't easily fit in to change those filters either (there's a
> mullion between the two doors, but I'm sure I could find some skinny
> teenager to perform that ten minute task for like $20. Here's what a
> full set of filter cartridges cost: http://tinyurl.com/k2wgcuz
> http://www.amazon.com/Watts-Filters-...cement+4+stage
>
>
The filters need changing every year. There are more than one and they
are a god deal more expensive than $30. I'm glad you can do it cheaper
but we can't.
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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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