Our standard installation is quick and unobtrusive. Once installed, you can forget about it except for adding salt as required. In most cases our standard domestic installation method is suitable for most households. If there are any difficulties we can advise you about this when we carry out the survey. But rest assured ... we usually have a way to get round any problems.

Example: If the water hardness is 20 grains per gallon, the softener will add 150 milligrams of sodium to each quart of water. 150 milligrams of sodium is equal to eating one slice of white bread.

The most common water softening method is called "ion exchange.” Put simply, this type of softening is a process where calcium and magnesium (the minerals that make water hard) ions are exchanged for sodium ions. This exchange takes place in a "resin bed" made up of a tiny bead-like material. The beads have a negative charge and attract and hold positively charged ions such as sodium.

A water softener removes calcium, magnesium, lime, and iron from supply water. By removing these minerals, you eliminate buildup in pipes, on fixtures, and in your RV water heater.

It will vary based on your unique situation. Your home may be minutes away from activating television service, or your home may need to be rewired with upgraded wire to ensure better quality signal for television and high-speed Internet service.

It simply involves copying an executable file and a small number of configuration files. The service will then run on your monitored server, using your system account to operate.

Depends on your water usage and hardness level. In a typical household it will regenerate every 2-7 days.

The installation process if very simple. It begins with installing the application, during which all the default settings are usually selected. It is followed with a Getting Started Wizard which walks the user through file selection and creation of a backup schedule. Note: Suggested file selection information is provided as is and is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. It is the users responsibility to verify the proper files and directories are selected for backup.

Water softeners work on the principle of "ion exchange". "Ions" are electircally charged atoms or groups of atoms. Tiny beads of plastic (called resin) inside a water softener mineral tank are surrounded by ions of sodium or potassium which have a weak magnetic attraction to the resin. Calcium and/or magnesium ions (hardness) have a stronger magnetic attraction to the resin than the sodium or potassium.

If there is a stop cock on the cold line to the storage tank, we won't need to turn off the main supply. However, if we need to put a stop valve in the existing line, we would turn off the main supply for up to one hour.

It all depends on the hardness of the raw water. The following table shows the additional amount of sodium consumed by drinking one quart of softened water.

A water softener simply exchanges hardness ions (calcium and magnesium) with sodium ions. This process is called ion exchange. This exchange takes place within the media (resin) tank. When water flow through the tank it comes in contact with small resin beads that are covered with sodium ions. As the water flows by the sodium ions they are exchanged with hardness ions. Eventually the beads contain nothing but calcium and magnesium and no sodium.

Normal regeneration time is 2 hours. It normally takes place at night time (2:00AM0 when water usage is at a minimum. For a model S100ME (30,000-grain model) 30 gallons of water & 6 lbs of salt are used per regeneration at factory setting.

The electronic controller is programmed to know the water softener’s capacity. It uses the softener capacity, the hardness setting and the water usage from the meter to continuously adjust to the customer’s water using habits. The electronic controller is searching for a water usage pattern and may seem to regenerate more frequently or not enough for the first few weeks of installation.