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alsr OF WATER SOFSE NG <br />The approximate cot to install a ham water softener is $900.00. Home <br />water softeners have an expected service life of fifteen (15) years. At. an <br />interest rate of 6 percent, the annual cost of the unit's installed price is <br />$95 /yam• The average annual water usage per household is 80,000 gallons per <br />year. The cost of salt consumption is approximately $48 /year. Using three <br />(3) backwashes per week and 32 gallons per backwash, the cost of water and <br />sewer for 5,000 gallons of water is $18 /year on average. Thus, the total <br />annual cost of a. have softener is $161 /year. The unit rate for owning and <br />operating a have softener is $2.00 per 1,000 gallons. <br />May, 1996 <br />Page 43 <br />