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DIY Water Softener
2 Models With Easy "Do-it-yourself" Installation
The DIY water softener systems are easy to install. As you probably know, DIY stands for "do-it-yourself."
What Are DIY Water Softeners?
"Do-it-yourself" water softener systems have parts and tubings that quickly connect to each other. They snap on easily, without the need for complicated screwing and boltings.
These systems are designed to be installed right away with minimal effort and expenses, which means that you do not have to pay extra for hiring a handyman or plumber to do the job for you. These softeners come with an installation kit complete with the necessary tools and manuals that will walk you through the task.
It should be worth noting that, even though "do-it-yourself" water softener systems take a breeze to install and to get it up and running, one should still adhere to the instructions specified in the installation manual.
If one fails to follow these installation instructions, a mistake would be easily committed at which time you'd indeed be required to seek out professional assistance for the installation of the water softener.
Almost all brands of water softeners are DIY systems. For purpose of brevity, this article will show you two of them. These DIY water softener systems are the Model 340 Compact, and the General Electric GNSH45E.
Model 340 Compact Water Softener
With its bypass valve standard, the Model 340 allows easy access to the water softener. This means that it will be easy to service it. Because it is easy to service, this means that the Model 340 is easy to install making it a DIY system.
Designed for private or municipal water systems, the Model 340 has a solid state valve that allows it to consume up to 80% less water than the other water softener systems in the market. But it doesn't mean that it can soften less because it consumes less water.
In fact, it has a high-capacity resin that enables it to have a high grain capacity-the measure of water hardness that it could remove-and a high capacity for iron reduction in the water.
It has a solid-state electronic, demand-metered valve that allows it to track and calculate demand based on water usage. Such a feature results in maximum efficiency when it comes to the amount of water used for every time it regenerates water.
General Electric GNSH45E
A DIY water softener from the well-known provider of appliances, General Electric, the GNSH45E packs some impressive features that give it an edge over its competition. It is ideal for families comprising of about 4 or more people.
The GNSH45E has a grain capacity of 45200, and a maximum hardness removal of 160 grains per gallon. It removes about 5350 grains of hardness while consuming a pound of salt for brine creation. It is also capable of removing about 10 ppm of iron from your water.
This DIY water softener is capable of calculating water demand electronically due to the presence of a system monitor that watches water usage by the whole household. It also has electronic controls, and a memory backup that can store up to 6 hours of data that the water softener reinstates after a power failure.
The GNSH45E uses up to 47 gallons of water for regeneration processes. These processes usually take more than 2 hours only, not a very long wait for your soft water supply to be replenished.
The softener uses a 1.23-cubic-foot standard mesh resin filter to weed out the presence of unwanted minerals and metals in the water. It has a resin tank that measures about 10 inches by 40 inches.
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