The company charges by the job, not by the hour. I could have asked him, but then it would have been a couple hundred more bucks. I can change a hose. In fact, in my old house I pulled the DW and installed a new one. Not too worried about that.
They also are recommending a new water softener. They make their own units with a five year warranty on the electronics, and a 10 years warranty on the tank/resin. Ours is near end of life (about 15 years old). I’m sniffing around. Prices at HD or Lowes don’t include installation, and I suspect they are not first quality nor have a warranty for more than 2 or 3 years.
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