u/ogpimpster

I recently rebuilt my Fleck 9000 and my resin seems to be fouled. A gallon of Rescare hasn't helped and since it is original (from '08), I assume it is time for replacement. I'm on a well, with a dual tank 32k grain system. Planning on 2 cu. ft., either Aldex or Resintech. Should I spend a little extra and go for 10%? I've read it may last longer, even though I'm not on city water? I'm also planning on replacing the distributor baskets and riser while I'm in there. I guess there's also an upper basket as well I may want to replace? Anything else I should replace while I'm at it for a mostly original well system from '08? I can also provide a water analysis from when it was installed if that's useful.

My kid will be driving soon and I've been looking at cheap cars. His high school commute would be 18-20 miles round trip. We're in Ohio, so deal with cold/hot temps throughout the year. Does it make sense to get him a cheap leaf? I'm looking at it from the standpoint of a climate controlled golf cart. And I'm looking under $3500 price range. Otherwise, it would be somewhere in the $5k range for a used Prius or maybe hybrid Camry but those are usually close to 20 years old. Seems like it'd be a perfect car for a kid to run to school/town with low running costs. I live in the country and have access to a NEMA 14-50 in my garage (installed by the PO).

Am I crazy? Once he goes off to college in 4 years, his younger sister could use it (she's 2 years younger) and once she's gone, we could use it to run to town, etc. In the case of not worrying about range, it seems like a no brainer? We currently drive a hybrid Rav4 and Honda Fit, so this would be our first foray into EVs.