bigrunner

Sentricon is the way. A close friend of mine worked for several of our local companies and its the best option there is. Id recommend googling your subject as there are many videos that describe the difference. Sentricon being about 95% effective but the other is a toss up.

Well, I just got bent over a barrel then having paid $350 for this. I got 2 quotes both of which were within the same range. We even have a cast iron stove with metal vent pipe which I assume must be easier to clean...

In any case, I would recommend buying the cleaning piece on Amazon. I've had it done twice and in both cases (2 different companies) the guys have used a tool similar to the below link by attaching it to a drill to knock the soot down. Then used a shop vac to vacuum it out. Overly simple task and I'm not planning to pay for the service again. Neither company got on the roof even though the service stated "inspection included" which is them looking up into the chimney from the fireplace and saying "looks fine"

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We were in the same boat. Upgraded with 2 units and duct work for a much more favorable price.

Two different systems indeed. The question back to you is, do you want some mega pure drinking water, or a system that makes all of your water less hard?

I'm from LA but lived in the midwest for many years where water softeners are almost a must because of the hard water. I purchased one and installed myself over a weekend and it did make a big difference though, the water is no where near the same here in Louisiana and IMO it isnt needed. Not sure how Sarasota could be much different. Fun note: make sure this system isn't connected to your garden faucets. Soft water is NOT good for grass/plants.

A buddy of mine has the RO system as well and I've really wanted to get around to installing one of those.

Sentricon is the best you can buy. Cost will very with how many bait stations you need which will very with how big your base square footage is. Note that it isn't cheap and will require a contract for protection BUT again, when you compare this product to the others on the market, Sentricon is superior without question. DOW developed the chemical and realized they struck gold. I believe its the only product that brings the product back to the queen.

I bought an older home a couple of years ago here which contained older gardens. It looks like the intention was to have Monkey Grass borders in most areas however, its spread to take over the St. Aug in many spots. Several square feet of cut monkey grass.

Does anyone have an easy remedy for ridding your lawn of monkey grass? I went after one spot with round-up and then removing the remaining by hand with a hand tiller but its back breaking work. Hoping there's an easier way???