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Whole Home Systems

Whole-Home Softener + Filtration

Soft water and chlorine filtration in one tank.

Handles the two things most homes on city water deal with at once: hardness that scales your pipes, your water heater and the inside of your kettle, and the chlorine taste that comes with treated water. One tank, one valve, out of the way.

Best for: Most homes on a city or town supply

What you get

Features

  • Softens the water to the whole house, not just one tap
  • Carbon stage for chlorine taste and smell
  • Sized to your water and how many people live there
  • Salt top-ups are the only routine upkeep

Full specifications

NSF/ANSI 44NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 61WQA Gold Seal resinMade in USA

Key specifications

Softening capacity48,000 grains
Valve flow rate28 GPM
Service flow rate27 GPM
Media tank (D×H)10" × 54"
Media volume1.5 cu ft resin + carbon
Brine / salt tank15" × 35" square
Distributor tube1.25" high-flow
Bypass valve1" full-flow, included
Port connections1" NPT elbows
Best suited toUp to 3 baths

Operating requirements

Operating pressure30 – 125 PSI
Water temperature40° – 110°F (4° – 43°C)
Electrical120V / 60Hz — 12V 650mA transformer
Inlet turbidityUnder 5 FTU
Service flow27 GPM at 15 PSI pressure drop
Backwash flow3.0 gal/min
RegenerationUpflow counter-current, demand-initiated metering

Components, sourcing & warranty

Control valveCeramic disc control valve by Hankscraft — assembled in Wisconsin, 72-hour memory backup
Mineral tankEnpress LLC fiberglass pressure tank — made in Ohio
Softening resinResinTech CG10 strong-acid cation, 10% crosslinked — New Jersey, WQA Gold Seal
Carbon mediaJacobi granular activated coconut-shell carbon
Support beddingNSF-certified polishing gravel
AssemblyFort Worth, Texas
CertificationsNSF/ANSI 44, NSF/ANSI 42, NSF/ANSI 61
Tank warrantyLifetime — media tanks, storage tanks and brine tank
Ceramic disc warrantyLifetime
Control valve warranty5 years — valve body and circuit board
Media warranty5 years — resin and carbon
Labor warranty1 year from date of purchase

What the carbon reduces

  • Chlorine and chloramines
  • THMs and disinfection byproducts
  • PFAS / PFOA / PFOS
  • VOCs — benzene, toluene, xylene
  • Pesticides and herbicides
  • Hydrogen sulfide odor
  • Heavy metals
  • Taste and odor compounds

Warranty on this system

Lifetime
Tanks, ceramic discs and dry parts
5 years
Control valve, circuit board and media
1 year
Installation labor
Full warranty terms and exclusions →

Specifications from the manufacturer’s documentation. Component brands and certifications are those of their respective manufacturers.

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A closer look

A Mountain Water Co. softening tank, showing the resin bed through the window
A Mountain Water Co. softening tank, showing the resin bed through the window
A Mountain Water Co. brine tank, where the salt goes
A Mountain Water Co. brine tank, where the salt goes

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A well is a different problem from a town supply.

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System info and pricing

Find the right water system

Call or fill out the form and tell us what you're seeing — scale, stains, a smell, city water or a well. We'll tell you which system fits your home and what it costs. There's no system that fits every house, and sometimes the answer is that you don't need one.

  • Call or fill out the form
  • City water or private well
  • Monongalia, Marion & Harrison