CHARLIE: Kevin in Columbus says he’s replacing his Kinetico Water Softener that’s 20 years old.
TOM: 20 years old.
CHARLIE: But he wants to buy an online one for some reason and have a plumber install it. He has one to two people in the house, occasion … He says, I love this. I just noticed this in his letter. He has one to two people normally in the house, but occasionally 8 to 12. I’m looking for … Apparently he rents the house out for functions, but anyway, he’s looking at some online-
TOM: Woah.
CHARLIE: Brands. He wants a plumber to put ’em in. He’s gonna enclose it out exteriorally. What is your advice for this young man?
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TOM: Most of the stuff you buy like that is three to five year throwaway units. If he wants a throwaway unit, fine. I’m very pleased with the fact that he got 20 years out of his Kinetico and I’d probably go ahead and buy a new Kinetico and probably get more than 20 years, so it’s really gonna be up to him, but I’d think it would be better to go with a proven product, and that’s exactly what the Kinetico is, and that’s why I have one at my house