Ok, I don't want to hijack this thread so if you want to help me that's great. Do we need to start a new thread?
I'm really getting excited now. Here are my water readings. I have a hot tub, so I can test for basic water chemistry.
Yes they get soaked before using them, but I stopped soaking them long term because they acted inconsistently.
Untreated Well Water - Softened Tap Water - Reverse Osmosis
Hardness 250 - 0 - 0
Alkalinity 240 - 120 - 0-40
PH 6.8 - 7.8 - less than 6.2