On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 14:58:31 +0000 (UTC), Greg W wrote:

Hi all,

I need to get a water softener (the salt/resin ones, not the
electronic/magnetic ones)

The resin ones are the only type that actually do soften the water.
Other devices, including the phosphate dosing type, are conditioners
which as a maximum will reduce scale.

, but have very limited space where to put
it. Is anyone aware of a comparison table somewhere on the net that
would give dimensions across a range of these things?
Alternatively, can anyone recommend one that is particularly small?


The Kinetico 2020 is pretty small and will fit under a sink. These
used to require blocks of salt, but will now run on tablets, which you
may be able to get more cheaply.

I have one of their earlier models which has performed well for 18
years. This one has a separate salt reservoir to the rest of the
works and could be fitted into very small spaces. Unfortunately they
don't make this package any more.

You don't say what sort of capacity you need so it's important to
start there.

Generally you will find that types similar to the Kinetico which have
metering and two resin tanks will be the smallest. The unmetered,
timed ones are cheaper but usually rather larger. The twin tank
designs will switch over as required and regenerate the spent tank.


TIA

Greg

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