Ok, So a few things that I see: the hardness level is between 5-12 grains per gallon. At the top end of that it's considered "Very Hard" but I see a lot of water harder than that. It seems very treatable. There appears to be no iron. They are using Chlorimine to disinfect your water. If you decide that you want to remove that, it requires a specialized type of carbon filter (catalytic carbon). You don't need to remove it... but some people like to use a carbon filter to remove chlorine and improve the taste / smell / and some chemicals for drinking water - in your case you would need the carbon filter to remove chlorimine - not chlorine So back to your original question: "Which brand?" Water softening is a specific thing: Exchanging hardness ions for sodium ions. No special sauce or anything like that. It's a common and commodity process. Because it's become a commodity, companies are trying to add more to it to differentiate themselves. And, because you are mostly talking about stuff that you can't see or otherwise know it exists (without testing) they sell a lot unnecessary "water treatment" that goes beyond water softening and includes whole house carbon filtering and reverse osmosis filters. But you sound like you just want a water softener. -Look for a water softener that uses either a Fleck (such as the 5600SXT) or a Clack (WS1) digital control valve. These brands of control valves are industry standard and are really the meat of the softener. These will recharge based on usage water. Clack valves are not sold over the internet - so they are less common. -Also, I would look for a softener that uses 10% crosslinked resin - which is more resistant to breaking down from the disinfectant in municipal water. - You want it to be sized properly for your family. -Don't consider anything that does anything other than soften the water. It shouldn't have carbon in the resin tank, for example. You don't want mixed media resin beds. If you want a carbon filter - buy one... don't try to do both in the same unit. - A good water softener is going to be $600 (Amazon) - $1000. It's not going to be $3,000. - There is no such thing as a "Salt-free" softener. If anyone tries to sell you one you need to run. If you get proposals you can post them and we would be happy to look at them with you.

Carpet samples are common, but I don’t think rug samples are. It’s also hard to suggest rugs without knowing your budget, preferred fiber content and texture. I’d look for the rug that meets all your criteria and order their smallest rug (be sure to check return policy), as colors on line can be deceiving. A larger size will provide a better sense of the rug’s design, shade, etc. The one below for example comes 2x3 and I’m sure you’ll find many with that size. https://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-braided/Off-White/200CB01-P.html?clickid=RRzWK5WQsxyJRw3wUx0Mo38zUklW7kVPIzLTRc0&irgwc=1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=impact&utm_campaign=rewardStyle&utm_content=Online+Tracking+Link&utm_term=mediapartner&cl_a=click&cl_aid=rugsusa&cl_asid=impactradius&cl_ch=affiliate&cl_vend=impactradius&cl_camp=9280&cl_crtv=555367&cl_site=116548&cl_sz=&cl_id=RRzWK5WQsxyJRw3wUx0Mo38zUklW7kVPIzLTRc0&cache=5674394&epik=dj0yJnU9Sm1TMHpxZUNTZ0xndXNQa3NsaDR6ZEZnMk5KMDZUX0cmcD0wJm49QnVLeWxUekF1dENucEhVQ2l3cGtidyZ0PUFBQUFBR001dHBB

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I used 2 saw horses and a piece of plywood for years while I saved for my dream DR table a really nice huge table cloth and could sit 12 at it. On day to day we just used a piece of plywood 1/2 that size Stored them in th garage . We now have a glass DR table that seats 6 day today and 10 when expanded. There are so many cool expanding tables .