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Physically Small Water Softener?

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JR_13
JR_13 Member Posts: 2
in THE MAIN WALL
for a conventional softener, which is about waist to chest high and about 20" in diameter. Something half as big would work.

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  • JR_13
    JR_13 Member Posts: 2
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    Physically Small Water Softener

    We need to install a water softener due to the hard water in our community and recent installation of new fixtures and appliances throughout the house. Can you recommend a brand and model number or something that isn't the size of a fat torpedo?
  • John Starcher_4
    John Starcher_4 Member Posts: 794
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    How much space...

    ....do you have available? Many companies offer a "mini" unit where the mineral tank sits "inside" the brine chamber. They take up about half the space of a conventional softener.
  • John Starcher_4
    John Starcher_4 Member Posts: 794
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    Did a quick google...

    ..and found THIS. Look at the "Intellus" model.

    Sears used to have a compact model, too. You might want to search their website as well.
  • Unknown
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    careful with the claim...

    Reason for water softner or treatment unit to be tall, during backwash, the mineral inside needs to be "lifted" to properly ioned exchange the impurties... those really short don't have enough freeboard to do the job. Check into WaterRight water treatment and you will be well informed...
  • Tom Elam
    Tom Elam Member Posts: 57
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    The size of the vessel shouldn't matter, you do need room for the resin to float during the regeneration cycle. The smaller resin bed just means it will have to be regenerated more often.
  • Unknown
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    Just replaced a compact model

    The bed was clogged with dirt because they have no freeboard area to backwas dirt away. Also a problem with the tank in tank units is when the inner tank sweats on a humid summer day, the condensate can bridge the salt into one solid clump. Best unit is a standard water softner with seperate brine tank, I prefer the G.E. Autotrol 268 head.
  • Tom Elam
    Tom Elam Member Posts: 57
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    Could it be possible that there was too much resin in the vessel so the bed couldn't raise during the regen? Would a better prefilter have prevented the majority of dirt from getting into the softener?

  • Tom Elam
    Tom Elam Member Posts: 57
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    JR call a water pro to come out to your house. They will test your water on the spot. You may discover that you may need more than just a softener.
  • Rich Kontny_3
    Rich Kontny_3 Member Posts: 562
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    Water Boss

    Has several compact units and are well represented here in Wisconsin. Sears units are made by Northstar in Minneapolis. The incremental units tend to be smaller yet need more salt maintenance.
  • Unknown
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    Tom

    The small water softners are called packed bed type. They purposely dont have freeboard to lift the bed. They are designed for condos and space saving type jobs. Yes a filter would have stopped the clogging, but what kind of filter. 10 inch cartride filters are really point of use and the larger whole house units are ok if water is very mildly dirty. I prefer to sell aggregate filters that backwash automatically but that would negate any space savings of the water softner.
  • Tom Elam
    Tom Elam Member Posts: 57
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    Tony

    What do you think about this softener;

    http://www.aquantum.com/
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