Crystal Quest Whole House Water Softener with Pre/Post Filtration

Crystal Quest Whole House Water Softener with Pre/Post Filtration

Water is hard when it contains minerals like calcium and magnesium. You may see staining on your sinks, tubs, showers, and clothing. You may also notice less lather from your shampoos and soaps and even a feeling of film on your skin. All these are symptoms of the need for softened water.

Hard water also causes a higher risk of limescale deposits in household water systems. The negative effect of limescale buildup is that pipes are blocked and the efficiency of hot boilers and tanks is reduced. This increases the cost of domestic water heating by about fifteen to twenty percent. Another negative effect of limescale is that it has damaging effects on household machinery, such as laundry machines. Water softening means expanding the lifespan of household machines, and the lifespan of pipelines. It also contributes to the improved working and longer lifespan of solar heating systems, air conditioning units and many other water-based applications.

Water is softened or conditioned by replacing hard ions like calcium and magnesium with softer sodium or potassium ions. Water softeners must be regenerated** regularly, renewing their ability to remove hardness from water. Time-initiated or solid state softeners regenerate at a fixed time when their softening capacity is predicted to be low. Demand-initiated softeners regenerate automatically when they sense their capacity is low.

Water Travels Through 3 Stages of Filtration

• Stage 1 - Water flows through a 20” sediment cartridge that removes sediment, silt, sand, and dirt.
• Stage 2 - Water flows through an ion exchange mineral tank and brine water conditioner.
• Stage 3 - Water flows through a 20” solid carbon cartridge for removing volatile organic carbon compounds (VOCs), insecticides, pesticides and industrial solvents.*

*If present in the water

**Frequent regeneration with sodium chloride (salt) or potassium chloride is required.

Eagle Water Softener Resin

SKU: CQE-RM-05002

Crystal Quest Eagle Softener Resin is used to soften water. It can be regenerated with either potassium chloride or sodium chloride. Typically it requires about 10% more salt to regenerate with potassium chloride salt when compared to sodium chloride salt. The advantage of potassium salt is that it does not contribute to a high sodium diet and the backwash can be discharged onto a lawn or garden.

Sodium chloride salt will kill plants, so it must be discharged into a sewer system. Salt and Iron Out remove iron levels up to 4 ppm. Media can be regenerated at 8, 12 and 15 lbs per ft3 salt dosages.

Sediment Cartridge

SKU: CQE-RC-04015

Crystal Quest® Pleated Cellulose Sediment Cartridges are manufactured from pleated cellulose media and are designed for general water filtration. The media is pleated around a polypropylene core for added strength and the ends are immersed in a thermo-setting vinyl plastisol. Its pleated design maximizes dirt-holding capacity. 5 Microns.

Carbon Block Filter Cartridge

SKU: CQE-RC-04014

Crystal Quest® 5-Micron Carbon Block Cartridges are manufactured from an acid-washed coconut-carbon based formulation. Better tasting water is produced as carbon is used to its maximum advantage in minimizing pH levels while maintaining a low-pressure drop.