Res Care Easy Feeder Starter Kit – Complete Softener Cleaning System - Dispenses Res Care Liquid Water Softener Cleaner – Feeds Continuously - Restores Resin Capacity

This stuff is a money saver! My well water has sulfur and is hard. The water softener is 16 years old. Over the past few years, I have noticed rust stains on some surfaces. I had the water tested and it now contains iron also. Both companies that tested the water, wanted to sell me an iron remover unit to the tune of $1700! I stumbled upon this product while searching Google. I ordered a bottle. What did I have to lose? I ran my 16 year old water softener through 2 cycles back to back two consecutive days. I cleaned all the rust stains in the toilet, sinks, shower and washing machine. It's been months since I've started using this and no rust stains! I am sold and will continue using this forever. Thank you Pro Products for this incredible product.

Bought this on the recommendation of my water softener installer as the better alternative to using the other iron-out solutions which actually only work properly if dissolved and poured into the brine tube at the time of regeneration and as the kids say, "ain't nobody got time for that". Drill the few holes (I drilled holes in salt tank much smaller than the 1/4" size specified in the instructions), install the bracket (works like a peg-board hook), attach the wick tube, and you're done. System delivers the solution automatically via the drip tube into the brine tube so that it's available when the system regenerates in the middle of the night. You can buy refill solution in gallon bottles and keep it next to the brine tank. Whenever you check your salt level, you can peak at the supply bottle and, when needed, refill it from the gallon jug. The drip rate for the kit I purchased is one ounce per day so it should go 2 months before the feed bottle is empty.

This kit has everything you need. It is easy to install and works just the way the directions say it is supposed to. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I have no idea if it really doing anything. Honestly I can't really tell any difference in the water quality. But it makes me feel good to think I am providing proper maintenance and extending the life of my water softener.

Like several others in the review, the lid came broken. I'm sure it would have been ok, I can't see any hazards. I wrote the company just to let them know - seems like they have a lot of the same problem. They went above and beyond and sent a whole new order. Totally not necessary, but they wanted -- and made -- a lifelong customer. Certainly happy with this. And it's doing wonders for our salt softener system.

did not see much change when used

Easy install, kind of expensive, time will tell if it makes a difference. If I notice my softener working better I will update my review, but for now - 3 stars for easy installation and high cost.

So far so good. It works. I will update in about a month. My water softener had stopped softening about 9 months ago. The estimates to repair were around a grand. I didn't have that kind of money just sitting around, so I put it off. Stumbled onto this, $20, why not try... It worked on the 1st regeneration cycle. Like day and night. I had soft water again! The water was a little salty, but that cleared up after a minute or two. The taste was also much improved. The instructions said to dump in 4oz the 1st time and 1oz each regen there after. Decided to give it another regen tonight. Plan to update in a month.

First I didn't have any problem installing the drip feeder and getting it to work. The problem was after I did the initial treatment (4 ounces in the brine well) it left an awful taste and smell in my water. I backwashed the softener several times and it did very little to alleviate the problem. I bypassed the softener so we would at least have useable water. I was considering just junking the softener, but decided to try one last thing first. I purchased a bottle of Whirlpool softener cleaner and ran it through the unit. I could see some improvement after this. I ended up buying 2 more bottle of the cleaner(total of $35.00) and using it. Now my softener is finally functioning normally. Amazon was great on the return when I went to the return page it said this was a non-returnable item (chemical). I went to the chat page and explained my problem and they immediately issued me a refund and told me not to return the product. In looking at the other reviews this product has worked for a lot of people . but not in my case. I live in Fla. and have Iron in my water maybe that is why. Also when you read the label it has phosphoric acid in it. Not something I want in my family's water.

Good product sure helps

I put in a few ounces of ResCare in my softener brine tank when I first received my Easy Feeder kit. A few days later, after the first softener recharge and allowing for most of the untreated water in the hot water tank to be used up, I could tell the difference in the softness of our water. Our municipal water hardness level is reported to be between 18 to 24 grains per gallon. When the softener was serviced recently, the technician set the iron level at 0.5 gpg and the hardness set for 27 gpg. After a few weeks of experimenting with ResCare, I determined I only needed to use about 3 or 4 ounces per week to keep the water soft. I wasn't able to buy the 0.5 ounce per day feeder kit locally or on Amazon, so I contacted Pro Products and they shipped me a replacement wick kit and I had it within days. Follow the directions on the Pro Products website about saturating the Easy Feeder wick and you shouldn't have any problems. Great service.

Does the job!

So easy to install and set up in less then 10 min and a great money saver in the long run

works great