WSP Whole House Water Softener - Metered, 48,000 Grain

When a plumber inspects your home's water supply, the first sign of hard water is often scale buildup inside pipes and on fixtures. The WSP Whole House Water Softener – Metered, 48,000 Grain helps reduce this scale by softening your water, improving soap performance, and preventing spotty dishes and stiff laundry for homes with hard water.

Noticing Scale and Soap Problems in Your Plumbing

You might see a chalky white buildup on faucets, showerheads, and inside your toilet tank. Glasses and dishes come out of the dishwasher with spots, and no matter how much soap you use, it just won’t lather properly. Towels and clothes feel rough or stiff after washing. These are everyday signs that hard water is affecting your home’s water quality and your daily chores.

What the Control Head Does for You

The heart of this system is the metered control head, which measures your actual water usage and starts regeneration only when needed. This demand-initiated regeneration means it doesn’t waste salt or water by running on a fixed schedule. The upflow brining process draws less salt during each regeneration cycle, helping you save on supplies over time. Automated regeneration also removes guesswork, so your softener works efficiently without constant adjustment.

How the Media Treats Your Water

Inside the tank, a mix of high-capacity cation exchange resin and granular activated carbon handles your water’s hardness and chlorine taste. The resin targets calcium and magnesium—the minerals that cause scale—and swaps them for softer sodium ions. Meanwhile, the activated carbon helps reduce chlorine and any related odors or taste issues, improving the overall quality of your water.

The Tank Size and What It Means in Practice

This system comes with two tank sizes: a 10" x 54" tank holding about 1.5 cubic feet of media for up to 48,000 grains of softening, or a 12" x 52" tank with roughly 2 cubic feet of media for up to 64,000 grains. These options mean you can choose a softener sized to your household’s water use and hardness level, ensuring efficient operation without frequent regenerations.

Choosing the Right Size for Your Home

The 48,000-grain model suits larger families of 4 to 6 people with up to 3 bathrooms. If your home is bigger, with 5 to 7 people and 3 to 4 bathrooms, the larger 64,000-grain softener is a better fit. Selecting the right size helps maintain steady water softness throughout the house without overworking the system.

What Comes with Your WSP Softener

Included with your softener is a bypass valve, allowing you to isolate the system for maintenance without shutting off water to your entire home—a feature many competitors charge extra for. You also get 10 feet of discharge hose for draining the system properly. The pressure vessel tank carries a lifetime warranty, offering long-term peace of mind. The control valve and electronics come with the manufacturer’s standard warranty.

What to Do Next

You can order your WSP Whole House Water Softener online now. U.S. shipping is free and included in the price. If you’re unsure about the right size, our experienced team is ready to help you pick the system that fits your home’s needs. Place your order and start reducing hard water problems with a system built to last.

Who this size is right for

At 64,000 grains of capacity this suits a large home - around 5-7 people with 3-4 bathrooms.

Those capacities assume a household using roughly 75 gallons per person per day at average hardness. Long showers, a big laundry load or a well with iron in it all push the real figure up, so size for your worst week rather than your average one. Send us your water test if you would like the sizing checked before you order.