water softener was leaking due to a broken clip. turned off water and drained the pipes. some how managed to remove the broken clip from the inlet side. i than was able to remove the good clip from the outlet side, without breaking it. i replaced the washer on the leaking side, cleaned and resealed all the joints. finally i reattached the manifold to the water softener. no leaks so far. next time i will discarge the unit before repair.
Turned off water to softener and took it out of service. Ordered 2 plastic clips and 2 O-rings on Friday evening, May 1. All items were listed as "in stock." Total cost was $44.55, including shipping cost of $7.75. On Monday, May 4 two clips and one O-ring were shipped. Second O-ring was shipped the following day, May 5. Received 2 clips and 1 O-ring on May 8, but that would not permit repair of softener, so I waited and waited and waited with softener out of service. Second O-ring finally arrived on May 19--some 18 days after order was placed and 14 days after it was shipped. I never would have placed the order had I known that $7.75 in shipping costs would translate to 18 days for delivery. According to the Operating Service Standards for USPS, had that simple O-ring been inserted into an envelope with a first class stamp, it would have been delivered in not longer than 3 days. So I rate what should have been a rather easy repair job as very difficult and the time to repair as 18 days. I am extremely disappointed and will choose a different part supplier in the future.
