Water Softener Systems
Water softeners are designed to remove the minerals that are picked up from limestone: calcium and magnesium. These products tend to react with soap and detergents and produce soap scum. When you remove the hardness, you can reduce your use of soap by up to 50%, the minerals do not accumulate in the hot water heater, and clothes can be cleaned more effectively.
The Benefits of Softened Water
What’s so great about softened water?
Just look at some of the benefits:
1.) Helps appliances run more efficiently.
Hard water can clog appliances, blocking the plumbing and making them less efficient. So, when you soften your water, those appliances that are dependent on water, such as water heaters, dishwashers, washing machines and humidifiers, can run more efficiently. The result? You can save a lot of money on water heating bills!
2.) Increases water flow.
Hard water can leave deposits in your pipes that will bring your water flow to a screeching halt. Water softeners condition the water and stop contaminants before they collect in your pipes, which makes household cleaning easier, and less expensive. Softened water reduces soap scum and scaling, making cleaning easier, and decreases the amount of costly detergents required.
3.) Reduces soapy residues on clothes and skin.
Conditioned water helps make hair look shinier and skin cleaner, and clothes look, feel and wear better.
Choice #1 — Good
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1″ Medallist Plus
9 gallons per minute flow rate. Fiberglass tank will condensate under the right conditions.- For small to mid-size homes with 1″ plumbing, or for 3/4″ plumbing customers wanting an increased flow rate and minimized pressure loss.
- 1 Inch control valve meets plumbing standards and allows numerous running water fixtures while maintaining flow rate
- Exclusive, non-corrosive piston driven control valve for years of reliable service
- Culligan’s Soft-Minder® meter monitors water use and will activate regeneration only when needed
- Corrosion resistant fiberglass reinforced plastic tank
- Available in a variety of volume capacities
Choice #2 — Better
Culligan Gold Series: The Standard for Premium Softeners
Flow rate of 9 gallons per minute with quadra-hull tank that won’t condensate.
According to the Consumers Digest article, the Culligan Gold Series™ is “the standard for premium softeners”…Its “Quadra-Hull” tank has four layers that resist rust and corrosion, so much so that the tank carries a limited lifetime warranty.
The “Accusoft® Plus” microprocessor offers precise regulation. Varying tank sizes allow customization to the homeowner’s particular needs.
Culligan trains its own service technicians and performs its own installation. Price is set by the individual dealer and depends on tank size and features.”
“A respected national publication for over 45 years, Consumers Digest’s Best Buy endorsement is synonymous with quality and value,” explained David Mehrbrodt, executive vice president marketing for Culligan’s Consumer and Commercial Group.
“Awards like this, coupled with the powerful Good Housekeeping Seal and Culligan’s 30-day Satisfaction Guarantee, make choosing Culligan easy for every water conditioning need.”
Choice #3 — Best
Culligan 9100 Twin Water Softener
Twin tanks provide continuous soft water.
With a twin-tank system featuring the new Culligan 9100 valve, customers benefit from soft water 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That’s because the second tank of soft water acts as a backup, ready to immediately provide soft water once 100% of the first tank is used. While the second tank is in service, the first tank regenerates, giving you all the advantages of continuous soft water.
Its “Quadra-Hull” tank has four layers that resist rust and corrosion, so much so that the tank carries a limited lifetime warranty.
The Culligan 9100 valve has been engineered and tested to withstand the equivalent of 27 years of uninterrupted daily use.
15% savings in both water and salt.
Unlike preset systems, the twin-tank system regenerates with soft water only when necessary. Plus it uses 100% of the tank in service.
The end result?
- Fifteen percent savings in both water and salt!
- Compared to a system with meter delayed regeneration and the reserve set at 30% of the system capacity, provided that half of the reserve capacity is unused.
- Only pennies per day to operate.
How the Twin-Tank Softener works:
Water Softening Process
Hard water enters the tank in service, and fills it. As it passes through the resin, the hard water ions are attracted to the resin. By the time the water gets to the bottom of the tank, it’s soft.
Regeneration Process
When the resin becomes saturated with hard water ions, the tank goes into regeneration. Brine water is injected into the tank and rinses the hard water ions off the resin and down the drain. Once the resin is free of the hard water ions, fresh, soft water backwashes all the brine water out, leaving
the tank ready for service.
