Absolutely amazing. To date Still using salt blocks. We had our RO system serviced and by RainSoft. They did a great job replacing filters and o rings. Been reliable!! No hardness.
Eco is great but You Need the QRS carbon tank if you want to continually get rid of the chlorine and some other chemicals. The mixed bed will reduce it a bit for sometime but the chlorine will take some toll on the inners and would require tune ups. I'm finally hooking up mine to my new home
1. Does the EC5 does a much better job than a normal water softener system which is probably 10% of the price? 2. Does it also give you tons of laundry supplies and soaps when you buy the Rainsoft system?
I can say it is without a doubt expensive...but it is a home conditioning system that removes other things too such as chlorine, a chemical. This is important in the city. Off the shelf systems only soften water hardness and remove calcium / iron. They do give you a bunch of supplies!
Hi Mike, We plan to buy this I have a question, is this enough for my house sq ft 3350 with 6 members and water back ward and front 100X44 lot, how much do you spend on resins. Please guide us
Hi! Our home is 3,311 and easily handles 4. We have a special needs child and that requires 2 sometimes 3 loads of laundry a day! The resin is all under warranty lifetime. The salt is Block preferred. They do maintenance on it which is $250 and worth it because they change a lot of small parts. The system runs wirelessly and they even put a soft water faucet off the unit for me to wash my car.
Hydrafiner is all most need. Removes everything including chlorine and fits under your sink. Ultra finer is a whole home purification and purifies even bathroom water. Personally - the purified faucet in the kitchen is all most need.
Mike & Beth Toenies: Thanks for the reply. I was offered the Ultrefiner and this also sits under the sink but I am not sure how is different from Hydrefiner. Hoping to find those differences.
So random question. I just moved into a house with this system installed. But my family really wanted to keep drinking from the water and ice connected to the fridge. You can’t do that with this set up correct? Trying to read up on it as they did not leave me any info! :(. Thanks!
What will happen is this system removes harness, and chlorine/arsenic from system. Most off the shelf units remove hardness only. Your fridge has a separate filter and though those filters are expensive…it will need to continue because drinking plain softened water is not healthy. The unit that goes under the sink is a superior filter and takes everything out. What I do is fill those 5 gallon blue containers with the sink purified water (hydrofiner) unit. I then put that container on the water chiller which can be bought from Walmart or hardware stores.
So we are getting this installed in 2 days and my rep said the second unit that goes under the kitchen sink will be connected to the line connected to my smart fridge. So the water / ice we get from the fridge will be completed clean by the system under the sink.
I am getting mine installed tomorrow, with 2 tanks as well and includes the hydrofiner. They are also including six years of free soaps, shampoos and all kinds of cleaning supplies. But it is all $9k, now i am thinking if I am overpaying or does it sound fair price… how much are you guys paying for it?
@@gabrielc7392 we are getting this installed in 2 days and got the both this units in this video. We paid 8.3k with 6k worth of soap and cleaning products.
I have the system in my house in Virginia I didn’t opt out of the hydrofiner But they didn’t give me that is that supposed to come with it? Also can you adjust the softener level youself?
The HYDROFINER is well worth it and tastes excellent! We were guzzling bottles of spring water before. The softener is extremely smart and you can- but the installer sets it for you.
So I got the second item that you mentioned. I really can't wait to get the softener. The hard water in my house is terrible for my hair. Anyway I'm happy to see you recommend it.
Hi Liv! Yes- the HYDREFINER tastes delicious actually. We were buying spring up until it- but even the spring water has a lot of contaminants... nothing that would make you sick though. This softener and the HYDREFINER have made living here much more tolerable. It’s been the best of 3 water softeners I’ve owned. The lifetime warranty is worth it... of course it’s expensive... but the EC5 really does a great job getting chemical out of the water.. which is what most systems can’t remove.
@@TheEVAddict I see it as an investment. It's getting my husband on the same page. I bought the hydrefiner and told him when I pay it off I was going to get the whole system. My husband is deploying in January so hopefully I can get it installed when he's gone. Seriously thank you for this video.
@@TheEVAddict The EC5 is not certified to remove or reduce any chemicals that may be present in your water. For that, you're going to want a RainSoft QRS whole-house carbon tank, plumbed before the EC5. The QRS is NSF-Certified for significant contaminant reduction.
Thanks Mr. Toenis, I live in Orlando and have Rainsoft EC 5 installed shortly after hurricane Irma. Te water softener stopped working 6 months ago and has been discharging the brine into the drinking water system instead of the drain. Consumer beware that although EC5 comes with lifetime warranty you have to buy their maintenance annual Package which I didn't. I'm pretty Savvy person as a handyman but need some troubleshooting guidance to figure out how to fix the system. Can you help. Thanks in advance.
Hi! Unfortunately this must be the rarest of circumstances. My guess is a brine float or line is clogged. Is there a lot of standing water in your salt tank? Brine is generally a major separate system- so that is peculiar!
I am here in Canada. The Well water here is very hard and has lot of iron and Sulphur. They recommend EC5, oxytech all combined 3 tanks in the badement and ultrefiner 2 under sink with alkaline filter for 11500. Is it worth?
Do you have to pay anything for yearly maintenance? And any other hidden fees? Also do you know how much it cost to refill the salt for the system? Thanks!
No yearly maintenance plan was offered, just lifetime on their resin tank. The only fee they said they would have is a diagnostic fee if they came. We financed ours through them but paid it off right away. The salt is typical bag pebble salt at Home Depot or BLOCK salt (preferred) from the same.
@@TheEVAddict thanks for letting me know, I tried to cancel my system installation and told them there are cheaper units online- he came back with price drop to 5950 then I told him no it’s much cheaper online then he said 4400 then I said no and he said 3915$ so I said sure as long as all the conditions are the same as my first quote 😂
@@pures1n how did work this out, I literally just signed for it and I'm honestly still nervous about this and seriously thinking about saying forget it
@@ez6315 yea it is apart of their sales pitch to give you an astronomically high number, then lower it. call them within 3 days of signing that you want it and you tell them you want to cancel it, they'll drop the price, keep telling them you aren't interested in the unit until they say "okay nevermind we can't sell it" then tell them ok the last price u gave me i'll take it.. i got mine for $3915, you should be able to do the same.
Its a great system, not too good for septic systems, any system with salt isnt good for septic tanks, but its totally worth it. My skin and hair felt so nice, zero calcium on fixtures too
$8.000 is expensive? Es super expensive but very expensive. Pay cash and you will save a lot. Maybe half. I love it! I want to you how to change the filter every year. They charge $150 for it!!!
Seeing how there are no negative comments here I'm guessing this will be purged but for what it's worth...I had an associate of Rain Soft come out and test my water for free, and me, not being ignorant knew there was a sales pitch so I figured hey, why not? You test my water for free and I'll listen, but what I was not expecting was a TWO hour sales pitch, yes that's right, a TWO HOUR sales pitch. Now I did not agree to an (all in all) 2 1/2 hour seminar, and no one sure as hell said anything about a 2hr sales pitch. Your product seems legit but F being truthful and respectful to your customers I guess. How about Rain Soft follow some common decency "community guidelines" and not lie about taking a family's time hostage for a (not agreed upon) sales pitch! And F off with the price, Rain Soft charge too much because you have too much overhead. By the time I'd get the product I'd be paying 6-7 times what the system is worth. You have the people that make your products materials, the people that make the product (I'm assuming Rain Soft), sales pitch team (mine was Lifetime Solutions), Home Depot, the contractors, and THEN taxes. By simple reasoning that is up to SIX TIMES that the product increases in cost. Maybe I'd be willing to pay 3x the cost, I would understand if it was: produce, install, and taxes, THAT would be fair. Maybe when I'm richer can I afford to pay everyone off Rain Soft owes money to. There's a reason why they have to have a lifetime warranty, because they know it costs too much.
Negative is that it is a major dent in finances! I agree that the sales pitch can be time consuming. I told my guy to get to the point. I did happily take the cleaning products which at 6 months later, I'm still using consistently. Hmm price is relative - I've compared to all 1-2k unit setups at any major appliance store and they don't filter chlorine or arsenic as well. The system is extremely high quality...but who buys a Lamborghini for its ability to drive? Cheers mate.
Hate to hear the negative comments, I can definitely understand where you guys are coming from. But where I’m from the guy actually asked if we were interested in treating the water before proceeding with a long sales pitch.
I LOVE RAINSOFT ! The Ultrefiner Reverse Osmosis system is not only a great product, it is a life changing, super heavy duty water filtration system. The cost is so worth the quality of product and the health benefits are worth every penny. The systems come with an optional service plan which I love: peace of mind, worry free and all the service techs are very knowledgeable, courteous and reliable. 10 plus stars to RAINSOFT!!! ❤️💯💙
Hey . Glad i saw this video. I might get one of these systems as opposed to Cullligan. Just wondering. How big is the size of the drain tube ?
I will check on this.
How has the system been for you?
Is it working fine so far?
Has it helped you avoid hard water?
Absolutely amazing. To date Still using salt blocks. We had our RO system serviced and by RainSoft. They did a great job replacing filters and o rings. Been reliable!! No hardness.
@@TheEVAddict Gracias
Thanks
Eco is great but You Need the QRS carbon tank if you want to continually get rid of the chlorine and some other chemicals. The mixed bed will reduce it a bit for sometime but the chlorine will take some toll on the inners and would require tune ups.
I'm finally hooking up mine to my new home
1. Does the EC5 does a much better job than a normal water softener system which is probably 10% of the price?
2. Does it also give you tons of laundry supplies and soaps when you buy the Rainsoft system?
I can say it is without a doubt expensive...but it is a home conditioning system that removes other things too such as chlorine, a chemical. This is important in the city. Off the shelf systems only soften water hardness and remove calcium / iron.
They do give you a bunch of supplies!
Hi Mike,
We plan to buy this I have a question, is this enough for my house sq ft 3350 with 6 members and water back ward and front 100X44 lot, how much do you spend on resins. Please guide us
Hi! Our home is 3,311 and easily handles 4. We have a special needs child and that requires 2 sometimes 3 loads of laundry a day! The resin is all under warranty lifetime.
The salt is Block preferred. They do maintenance on it which is $250 and worth it because they change a lot of small parts. The system runs wirelessly and they even put a soft water faucet off the unit for me to wash my car.
@@TheEVAddict thank you so much same situation is mine too, now I am comfortable thanks again
Ultrefiner II vs Hydrefiner II? What’s the difference and which one is better?
Hydrafiner is all most need. Removes everything including chlorine and fits under your sink.
Ultra finer is a whole home purification and purifies even bathroom water.
Personally - the purified faucet in the kitchen is all most need.
Mike & Beth Toenies: Thanks for the reply. I was offered the Ultrefiner and this also sits under the sink but I am not sure how is different from Hydrefiner. Hoping to find those differences.
HEY MIKE, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEW.
I have a EC5 system from rainsoft and it's only about 5 years old and I just recently noticed ot was full of moldy water. Any advice on this?. .
The system is required to be serviced by the technician yearly. I would investigate that?
So random question. I just moved into a house with this system installed. But my family really wanted to keep drinking from the water and ice connected to the fridge. You can’t do that with this set up correct? Trying to read up on it as they did not leave me any info! :(. Thanks!
What will happen is this system removes harness, and chlorine/arsenic from system. Most off the shelf units remove hardness only.
Your fridge has a separate filter and though those filters are expensive…it will need to continue because drinking plain softened water is not healthy.
The unit that goes under the sink is a superior filter and takes everything out.
What I do is fill those 5 gallon blue containers with the sink purified water (hydrofiner) unit.
I then put that container on the water chiller which can be bought from Walmart or hardware stores.
@@TheEVAddict There is nothing at all harmful about drinking softened water.
So we are getting this installed in 2 days and my rep said the second unit that goes under the kitchen sink will be connected to the line connected to my smart fridge. So the water / ice we get from the fridge will be completed clean by the system under the sink.
How much does it cost to change the filters? And how often do you change the filters?
With the hydrefiner ii under the sink, about 830 gallons.
@@TheEVAddict $830 WOW!!!!
Just got one of these installed yesterday. Mine had 2 tanks though? Is it the same thing just more capacity?
You have the extra chlorine filtering tank.
I am getting mine installed tomorrow, with 2 tanks as well and includes the hydrofiner. They are also including six years of free soaps, shampoos and all kinds of cleaning supplies. But it is all $9k, now i am thinking if I am overpaying or does it sound fair price… how much are you guys paying for it?
@@gabrielc7392 we are getting this installed in 2 days and got the both this units in this video. We paid 8.3k with 6k worth of soap and cleaning products.
@@rahulp2288 cool, i like it a lot. Let me know if you get both tabks or just one like in the video. Thanks!
@@gabrielc7392 Hey! So we just got the system installed and we also have 2 tanks. 1 is for Chlorine and second tank is to remove hard water.
I have the system in my house in Virginia I didn’t opt out of the hydrofiner But they didn’t give me that is that supposed to come with it? Also can you adjust the softener level youself?
The HYDROFINER is well worth it and tastes excellent! We were guzzling bottles of spring water before. The softener is extremely smart and you can- but the installer sets it for you.
Thanks do you have the air purifier system also?
So I got the second item that you mentioned. I really can't wait to get the softener. The hard water in my house is terrible for my hair. Anyway I'm happy to see you recommend it.
Hi Liv! Yes- the HYDREFINER tastes delicious actually. We were buying spring up until it- but even the spring water has a lot of contaminants... nothing that would make you sick though. This softener and the HYDREFINER have made living here much more tolerable. It’s been the best of 3 water softeners I’ve owned. The lifetime warranty is worth it... of course it’s expensive... but the EC5 really does a great job getting chemical out of the water.. which is what most systems can’t remove.
@@TheEVAddict I see it as an investment. It's getting my husband on the same page. I bought the hydrefiner and told him when I pay it off I was going to get the whole system. My husband is deploying in January so hopefully I can get it installed when he's gone. Seriously thank you for this video.
@@TheEVAddict The EC5 is not certified to remove or reduce any chemicals that may be present in your water. For that, you're going to want a RainSoft QRS whole-house carbon tank, plumbed before the EC5. The QRS is NSF-Certified for significant contaminant reduction.
They do have a mixed bed EC5 but like the other guy said better to get a second carbon tank.
Thanks Mr. Toenis,
I live in Orlando and have Rainsoft EC 5 installed shortly after hurricane Irma. Te water softener stopped working 6 months ago and has been discharging the brine into the drinking water system instead of the drain. Consumer beware that although EC5 comes with lifetime warranty you have to buy their maintenance annual Package which I didn't. I'm pretty Savvy person as a handyman but need some troubleshooting guidance to figure out how to fix the system.
Can you help. Thanks in advance.
Hi! Unfortunately this must be the rarest of circumstances. My guess is a brine float or line is clogged. Is there a lot of standing water in your salt tank? Brine is generally a major separate system- so that is peculiar!
FYI- the price Sept 2022, it’s $10,500. Just had the test today 😂 When I saw the price I almost choked (and not on my hard water)
Getting it installed as I speak in Texas - $6900.
Really? I paid only 6000 in November 2022
I am here in Canada. The Well water here is very hard and has lot of iron and Sulphur.
They recommend EC5, oxytech all combined 3 tanks in the badement and ultrefiner 2 under sink with alkaline filter for 11500.
Is it worth?
Do you have to pay anything for yearly maintenance? And any other hidden fees? Also do you know how much it cost to refill the salt for the system? Thanks!
No yearly maintenance plan was offered, just lifetime on their resin tank. The only fee they said they would have is a diagnostic fee if they came. We financed ours through them but paid it off right away. The salt is typical bag pebble salt at Home Depot or BLOCK salt (preferred) from the same.
@@TheEVAddict thanks for letting me know, I tried to cancel my system installation and told them there are cheaper units online- he came back with price drop to 5950 then I told him no it’s much cheaper online then he said 4400 then I said no and he said 3915$ so I said sure as long as all the conditions are the same as my first quote 😂
@@pures1n how did work this out, I literally just signed for it and I'm honestly still nervous about this and seriously thinking about saying forget it
@@pures1n the price they were talking were 12,984
@@ez6315 yea it is apart of their sales pitch to give you an astronomically high number, then lower it. call them within 3 days of signing that you want it and you tell them you want to cancel it, they'll drop the price, keep telling them you aren't interested in the unit until they say "okay nevermind we can't sell it" then tell them ok the last price u gave me i'll take it.. i got mine for $3915, you should be able to do the same.
Its a great system, not too good for septic systems, any system with salt isnt good for septic tanks, but its totally worth it. My skin and hair felt so nice, zero calcium on fixtures too
Agreed - price is high - but also a high quality system!
It bad for septic systems only if the units drain is going into the septic
How much was your system installed?
7k
$8.000 is expensive? Es super expensive but very expensive. Pay cash and you will save a lot. Maybe half. I love it! I want to you how to change the filter every year. They charge $150 for it!!!
lifetime warranty !!! you pay for what you get.. I see that !!!
🥂
Seeing how there are no negative comments here I'm guessing this will be purged but for what it's worth...I had an associate of Rain Soft come out and test my water for free, and me, not being ignorant knew there was a sales pitch so I figured hey, why not? You test my water for free and I'll listen, but what I was not expecting was a TWO hour sales pitch, yes that's right, a TWO HOUR sales pitch. Now I did not agree to an (all in all) 2 1/2 hour seminar, and no one sure as hell said anything about a 2hr sales pitch. Your product seems legit but F being truthful and respectful to your customers I guess.
How about Rain Soft follow some common decency "community guidelines" and not lie about taking a family's time hostage for a (not agreed upon) sales pitch!
And F off with the price, Rain Soft charge too much because you have too much overhead. By the time I'd get the product I'd be paying 6-7 times what the system is worth. You have the people that make your products materials, the people that make the product (I'm assuming Rain Soft), sales pitch team (mine was Lifetime Solutions), Home Depot, the contractors, and THEN taxes. By simple reasoning that is up to SIX TIMES that the product increases in cost. Maybe I'd be willing to pay 3x the cost, I would understand if it was: produce, install, and taxes, THAT would be fair. Maybe when I'm richer can I afford to pay everyone off Rain Soft owes money to. There's a reason why they have to have a lifetime warranty, because they know it costs too much.
Negative is that it is a major dent in finances! I agree that the sales pitch can be time consuming. I told my guy to get to the point.
I did happily take the cleaning products which at 6 months later, I'm still using consistently.
Hmm price is relative - I've compared to all 1-2k unit setups at any major appliance store and they don't filter chlorine or arsenic as well.
The system is extremely high quality...but who buys a Lamborghini for its ability to drive? Cheers mate.
Hate to hear the negative comments, I can definitely understand where you guys are coming from. But where I’m from the guy actually asked if we were interested in treating the water before proceeding with a long sales pitch.
It’s not a softener. It’s a conditioner
Go to Hudson Valley Environmental in Newburgh NY .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome
lol when i see rainsoft i see people getting totally RIPPED OFF ---BIG TIME
It’s been great for the years I have had it so far
I LOVE RAINSOFT ! The Ultrefiner Reverse Osmosis system is not only a great product, it is a life changing, super heavy duty water filtration system. The cost is so worth the quality of product and the health benefits are worth every penny. The systems come with an optional service plan which I love: peace of mind, worry free and all the service techs are very knowledgeable, courteous and reliable. 10 plus stars to RAINSOFT!!! ❤️💯💙
Ha Ha Um