Water Softner Resins

[Matt9855]

I going to change out the Resins in my Water Softner, what do you recommend on a good quality resin? Seems to be several out there .

 

[Bannerman]

Most domestically produced cation resin with 8% or higher crosslinking is preferred.

If your water is municipally sourced, thereby containing chlorine or chloramine, 10% crosslinking will better tolerate constant chlorine exposure compared to standard 8% cross-link resin. If a backwashing carbon filtration system is utilized to remove chlorine/chloramine before the softener, then standard 8% cross-link resin will be sufficient.

Many cheaper quality resin's have less than 8% crosslinking, particularly those sourced offshore.

Unless your softener system utilizes an Enpress Vortech tank, gravel under bedding is recommended within the media tank.

 

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[Matt9855]

Most domestically produced cation resin with 8% or higher crosslinking is preferred.

If your water is municipally sourced, thereby containing chlorine or chloramine, 10% crosslinking will better tolerate constant chlorine exposure compared to standard 8% cross-link resin. If a backwashing carbon filtration system is utilized to remove chlorine/chloramine before the softener, then standard 8% cross-link resin will be sufficient.

Many cheaper quality resin's have less than 8% crosslinking, particularly those sourced offshore.

Unless your softener system utilizes an Enpress Vortech tank, gravel under bedding is recommended within the media tank.

water will be coming from my well

 

[Gary Bowling]

When I recently changed mine, I used this.

https://liquagen.com/collections/re...on-exchange-resin-cation-resin-loading-funnel

Seems to be pretty good.

G

 

[Gary Bowling]

When I recently changed mine, I used this.

https://liquagen.com/collections/re...on-exchange-resin-cation-resin-loading-funnel

Seems to be pretty good.

G

UPDATE - So I have now been informed by a very respected member here that this resin does not test out very good. And may not actually be 10% crosslinked. Unfortunately this information comes to late for me, but maybe it will help the OP.

 

[Matt9855]

Gary, Thank you for the update. Anyone else have a good source to get resins from online?