I have a 4-year-old Kinetico water filtration system and softener. In the past six months, I have started having salty water from the tap on occasion. When we had the filter serviced, we mentioned this and he said it was normal but it never used to do it. I think either the filter or the softener isn’t functioning properly but don’t know what to do about it.

Location: Central valley, near Stockton California.

One of those marketing guys came to my home and offered me to check my home water quality. After everything is done he told me I have water with high mineral content (hard water). He offered to install a new ‘Kinetico’ water filtration system for the whole house for total cost of 00/-
Now I want to have a new water filtering system but I have some questions:

- Is this a good price for this system or he is ripping me off?
- What other systems are available?
- Any other thoughts?

Please help!!!!! and get the blessing from whole family

My plumber recently installed a water filtration system under my kitchen sink and when he left I noticed that the filter was hooked up to the hot water instead of cold. I called him and asked him what to do and he told me to shut the water off. So now I am just wondering if it has been damaged because of the hot water running through it. Thanks in advance!

This is a two-chamber, under-sink, Reverse Osmosis water filtration system that is under a year old. The two water filters and the water bladder were replaced by the service agent only 3 months ago. Out of nowhere, the amount of filtered water this system generated started slowing to a crawl to where it is not very useful and we are having to buy bottled water in the interim which defeats the purpose of having a home water filtration system.

I know the filters have to be replaced periodically but we have run on previous filters for a lot longer than 3 months in the past with no interruption or slow down of water flow. Running too long on the same filter will degrade the water taste and quality, but thus far, it has never slowed the water output or flow.

Besides calling the service agent to come charge a premium and try to sell us overpriced water filters we may not need, I am availing Yahoo! Answers in hope someone may have a different idea as to what might be going on here. I’ve checked the turn valves and all seem to be in the fully open position. There is just not enough production of filtered water now. Could it be a clog? Or is this what NORMALLY happens when it is time to change the filters?