Salt Free Water softener Sizing Chart
Whole House Water Filter System with Salt-Free Water Softener from PentAir
Combining our Whole House Water Filter System with our Salt-Free Water Softener gives you and your home the cleanest water on the market.
Not only are you providing you and your family contaminant free water, but you’re also extending the life of your household appliances byreversing the damaging effects of corrosion.
PentAir softener outperforms every other system in the industry. Through years of trial and error, we feel confident that we are the future of salt-free water softening conditioning systems.
Unlike other salt-based softeners which use ion exchange to remove hard water minerals from water, salt-free water softeners use a physical process known as Template
Assisted Crystallization. This process converts the hardness-causing minerals in the water to a hardness crystal that will not stick to any surface in your home.
Again, keeping your appliances and hot water heaters free of hard water scale build up. Salt-free softeners are also known as water conditioners because they do not
actually “soften” the water; They condition (or neutralize) it. And because these types of systems do not trap any minerals, there’s no need for a cleaning cycle toremove captured ions.
The classic water-softening unit operates on the basis of ion exchange; exchanging calcium and magnesium ions in water with an equivalent amount of sodium (Salt). When a water softener is used, the result is “soft water”, with increased sodium content in the water supply.
Additionally, softening units require water for backwashing and common brine water salt water for regeneration. Alternatively, the Filtersorb SP3 media acts as a catalyst by accelerating the transformation of the calcium and magnesium minerals into harmless Nano particles.
When the inlet water goes into the water conditioner tank, the Filtersorb SP3 media acts as a catalyst and pulls the hardness minerals of calcium and magnesium out of the solution and then transforms these minerals into inactive Nano crystal particles. Because the hardness minerals have been transformed into Nano particles, these Nanoscopic particles make their way through plumbing systems without attaching to pipes, fixtures, valves, or heating elements. The end result being conditioned water with minerals, not “soft water” but water containing the same mineral content as the source.
• ENPRESS® Vortech™ Pressure Vessel • Riser Tube (Pre-Installed) • Filtersorb SP3 Filter Media (May be Pre-Installed) • C-Series In/Out Tank Head • C-Series Bypass • 1" NPT PVC Plumbing Adapters • C- Series Wrench • 1" x 10" Whole House Filter Housing for 8", 9" and 10" Tanks • 10" GAC Carbon Pre-Filter for 8", 9" and 10" Tanks • 1" x 20" Whole House Filter Housing for for 12" & 13" Tanks • 20" GAC Carbon Pre-Filter for 12" & 13" Tanks • Filter Housing Wrench • Wall Mount Bracket for Big Blue Housing
Water softener Sizing Chart
Number of people in the house |
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Hardness in Grains Per Gallon | 1 to 2 people* | 3 to 4 people* | 5 to 6 people* | 7 to 8 people* |
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0-10 GPG | 16,000 Grain | 24,000 Grain | 32,000 Grain | 40,000 Grain |
11-20 GPG | 24,000 Grain | 32,000 Grain | 40,000 Grain | 48,000 Grain |
21-30 GPG | 32,000 Grain | 40,000 Grain | 48,000 Grain | 64,000 Grain |
31-40 GPG | 40,000 Grain | 48,000 Grain | 64,000 Grain | 80,000 Grain |
41-50 GPG | 64,000 Grain | 80,000 Grain | 96,000 Grain | 110,000 Grain |
51-75 GPG | 64,000 Grain | 80,000 Grain | 110,000 Grain | 110,000 Grain |
76-100 GPG | 80,000 Grain | 96,000 Grain | 110,000 Grain | 110,000 Grain |
Water Hardness Scale | ||
Grains/Gal | mg/L or PPM | Classification |
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Less than 1 | Less than 17.1 | Soft |
1-3.5 | 17.1-60 | Slightly Hard |
3.5-7 | 60-120 | Moderate Hard |
7-10 | 120-180 | Hard |
Over 10 | Over 180 | Very Hard |
1 gpg = 17.1 mg/L = 17.1 ppm |