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August 5, 2021

Water Treatment FAQ – Schedule Regeneration

There are two ways you can schedule your system for regeneration: On a fixed schedule (e.g. every 5 days). This method is based on old technology which uses more salt and consumes more electricity. Based on the amount of water processed by the water softener. This method triggers a regeneration cycle based on consumption when…

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August 5, 2021

Water Treatment FAQ – Softener Salt Types

We recommend buying water softening salt for your water softener that is very clean with high purity, around 99.5% salt content. All softeners can also use Potassium Chloride in place of salt.  Using impure salt may cause the injectors in the control valve to clog which will require the expense of a technician to have…

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August 5, 2021

Water Treatment FAQ – How much salt

An average water softener with 1 cu. ft. of resins should use about 6 lbs. per regeneration to achieve an economical 22,000 grain capacity (hardness in grains divided into grains of capacity results in the gallons of water that can be treated before resins are exhausted). It is strongly recommended that you do not put…