How much salt should my softener use?
How much salt should my softener use?
Q:
How much salt should my softener use?
A:
The amount of salt used per month will determine on howmany people are in the home, how much water id being used per day and the quality of the water that has to be cleaned by the softener.
1. A water softener with 1 cu. ft. of resin bead media is equal to 30,000 grains and will generally come in a 10 ” x 44 ” media tank. Each regeneration should use about 6-8 lbs. per regeneration to achieve an economical 24,000 grain capacity (hardness in grains divided into grains of capacity results in the gallons of water that can be treated before resins is exhausted).
2. We sell metered valves with our Aquatek Pro series softener packages, since they tend to use less salt than a non-metered / time clock units (i.e. one set to regenerate every so many days with no regards for actual water used).
3. The national average is 60-90 lbs. per month but, that can vary depending upon the quantity and the quality of water being softened.
A water softener will only perform as well as the control valve that sits on top of the softener. We use only professional control valves on our systems!
