I had no idea that a water softener in Arizona was a must have. So, I purchased one from Home Depot, hooked it up and the rest is history... bad history. The system was only 7 months old and most of the time it didn't work. I was always dealing with salt bridges, salt levels, leaks, salty taste during showers and the list goes on. I met Dan with Rayne Water at a Home and Garden show and we spoke some about water softeners. Now, coming from Oregon, I was spoiled to having some of the best drinking water literally in the world. Dan is simply the nicest and most approachable sales people I've met. He explained to me what they offered, price points and even offered to come to my home which happens to be in a rural area just to test and help me with my current softener at no cost. But wait! It gets better... Dan stuck to his word, called me to tell me he could come but I cancelled. We then rescheduled but I will be honest, I couldn't help to feel that maybe this is how Rayne Water works their way into pressuring the customer into buying their system. Anyway, I thought what's the worst that could happen? I could maybe get turned off by being pressured into buying a system and not buy one and give Rayne water a terrible review or, I could wait and see if Dan at Rayne Water will step up and give me the same approachable and caring customer service he gave at the Garden show. Anyway, Dan did come over, tested my water, and redid all my settings on my Home Depot junk softener all for free. Then, he mentioned he'd be on his way and that if I had any other issues with my current softener to give him a call. I'm like thinking... wait... this guy mentioned nothing about the softeners Rayne water offers! This doesn't seem right. Why? I thought. Doesn't he want to sell me something? Nope. The only thing this guy wanted to sell me on was that Rayne water was the best at giving great customer service. That's it. In fact, I had to start the conversation on what they offered before he left ONLY because I knew he would only answer my questions, not sell me on anything. So, we spoke briefly about this, he gave me his card and set off into the Arizona sunset. Several days later my wife got sick of smelling mildew on our clothes. So, I called Dan and asked what they can do for this. He calmly explained that they offered a filtration system they can put after the junk softener I had and so I scheduled for this to happen. now... this is where the GREAT technical service comes in. Don was the first tech who came and installed the filter. He was absolutely professional and very knowledgeable and even before he left, offered to put a packet of Sani-System in the Home Depot junk I had to clean it out once again, at no cost. The tech then went on his way into the Arizona sunset and all was good... or maybe not... NOT on the softener side--again. My softener started acting up so I called Dan and he explained what I could do to maybe get it working. I later tried those things to no avail and to be honest, I had enough. I couldn't get it working. I called Dan again and asked for his Shaolin water wisdom on the best softener for my needs and made the plunge. He even gave me the Home and Garden show discount weeks after. Wow. Just wow. Then, the second tech guy came out, Arthur to install the new softener system and this guy was also very polite and knowledgeable. I also have to say that his initial install and plumbing was so clean and perfect. He even installed a spigot right next to the softener so that I could wash my car. Finally, I just want to say that Rayne Water is definitely one of those needle-in-the-haystack great customer service companies that you simply will not find anywhere else. Their prices are fair. Their service is unmatched and the quality of their products so far appears to be much better than I could have expected. My water feels like an expensive set of silk sheets without the salt taste. read more