This system is primarily used to make soften water that is "hard". Hard water is the most common water problem found in the household. It is common in inner city areas and places where there is often hot weather, low rainfall and high mineral content in the soil.

How to determine if you have hard water?

You will find white deposits that look like dirty wet chalk similar to stuff inside your kettle, inside your dishwasher or other appliances that use water. Your home has a hard water problem if your shampoo and soap won't lather, spots on dishes, ring in your bathtub, dingy laundry and scale deposits in your coffee maker.

Magnesium and calcium are the two main elements found in hard water. These minerals are not hazardous to ones health but can create mineral deposits in your homes plumbing and water-using appliances. It will also be more challenging to wash dishes, clothing, skin and hair with hard water.

How it Works

Water softening systems are designed to remove the calcium and magnesium ions from incoming water and replace them with soft sodium ions. This process leaves little to no residue behind and helps keep the longevity of your home plumbing.

During the water softening cycle, sodium is used to exchange calcium in the water. After some time, the resin beads need to be rinsed free of the minerals and "recharge" so they can continue attracting and collecting hard water ions. This is the regeneration cycle and it's why people add salt to the brine tank.

Components Needed to Build a Softener:

Bypass Assembly CLK/V3006
Brine Tank FL/BT-FLOAT42
Filter Media AQUAFINE
Filter Media Tank Distributor FL/19477
Water Softener Salt CH/SALT18
Male 90 Connection CLK/V3007
Upper Basket CLK/05008102
Metered Control Valve CLK/V1EEDME
Media Tank FL/1035

Types of Softeners

Ion-exchange (or "cation exchange") unit is the most common and popular water softener used for whole-house filtration. An ion-exchange unit replaces calcium and magnesium ions from water and replaces them with soft sodium ions.

Our complete system series are made by the industry leader "Clack and Aquatrol" and are designed for simple operation and efficient regeneration.

View our available water softeners here: Water Softeners

Features and benefits:

Fully automatic regeneration.
Includes brine safety valve which provides extra overflow protection.
Plastic salt grid prevents salt bridging.
10 Year Warranty for 6" - 13" vessels
5 Year Warranty for 14" - 16" vessels
5 Year Warranty on Valve

NOTE: Warranty is only offered if installed by a certified professional

Sizing a Water Softener

When purchasing a new water softener, you will need to take into consideration whether it can handle the demand of the household water usage. The "physical" size of the water softener isn't the issue, it's whether the system can remove the hardness minerals without constant regeneration.

The different sized water softeners are rated by the hardness grains they can remove between regeneration's. The water softening unit should go at least seven (7) days between charges.

Calculate the size of water softener

To calculate the size of water softener, take the number of people in your house and multiply by the number of gallons a person would use per day which is 75 gallons. Next, multiply that number by the GPG (grains per gallon) of hardness minerals which were found in your water.

Example: A Family of 4 = 300 gals used per day. If the water has 20 GPG, that would mean you have 6,000 GPG of hardness minerals to remove each day.