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My Culligan water softener uses 240 pounds of salt every 3 months. The
softener is about 10 years old. I set the softener to regenerate 2 times
a
week. I've also had the softener repaired to correct random regenerations
(valve mechanism was faulty and replaced). I am a single person and I
don't
think I use an unusually large amount of water.

Is this salt consumption normal or excessive?

Thanks much for any input and opinions.

Ken

The amount of salt used by a water softener depends on a number of things.
First is the salt dose based on the compensated hardness, volume of water to
be treated and the volume and type of resin used and the TDS and iron
content of the water. Also if the control is a time clock model it will
historically use more salt on average than a demand regenerated type control
valve. The best way to increase salt efficiency is to adjust the salt dose,
not how frequently the unit regenerates unless you are already 'short
salting'. I find most softeners are undersized resin volume wise and that
prevents the option of short salting with the most economical salt dose for
the volume and type of resin used.

Gary
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