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Old 05-23-2009, 09:36 AM   #1
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water buffer


i have hard water at home, registers 7.4 out of the tap, raises to 8.0-8.2 after it stablizes in the tank, i have added kent neutral controller but can't seem to get the water below 7.4 and it still spikes to 7.8. any ideas why this could be happening?
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