Whole-home systems
Salt-Free Water Conditioner
No salt, no drain, no regeneration. It keeps the minerals in.
A conditioner, not a softener, and we are careful about the difference. It uses no salt, no drain line and no wastewater. What it does not do is remove hardness: the tap reads the same number afterward, the water never gets the slick feel of softened water, and the retest to zero applies to softeners, not to it. We supply it for the two situations it genuinely fits: no drain within reach of the mechanical room, or a household that has decided against salt.
Best for: no drain within reach, or a household that has decided against salt
Named by model on the quote
What you get
Features
- No salt to buy, carry or refill
- No drain line and no wastewater
- Leaves the minerals in the water
- No regeneration; media replaced on the manufacturer’s schedule
- Installed by an independent licensed Wisconsin plumbing contractor
Full specifications
Key specifications
| Type | salt-free conditioner; it does not soften |
|---|---|
| Softening capacity | none; a conditioner has no grain rating |
| Salt required | none |
| Drain connection | not required |
| Wastewater | none |
| Regeneration | none |
| Media tank (D×H) | 10″ × 54″ |
| Bypass valve | 1″ full-flow, included |
| Optional pairing | a carbon stage, quoted alongside it |
| Best suited to | households avoiding salt, or with no drain access |
| Supply | to order from the manufacturer; the install date is set once the equipment is in hand and approved for use in Wisconsin (SPS 384) |
Operating requirements
| Operating pressure | 30 to 125 psi |
|---|---|
| Water temperature | 40° to 110°F (4° to 43°C) |
| Electrical | none required |
| Maintenance | media replacement on the manufacturer’s schedule; no salt, no regeneration |
Components
| Mineral tank | composite pressure tank |
|---|---|
| Conditioning media | named on the manufacturer’s sheet that comes with the quote |
| Installation | independent licensed Wisconsin plumbing contractor, any required permit pulled in the plumber’s own name |
Worth being clear about
- Leaves the minerals in your water
- Does not remove hardness: a hardness test reads the same as before
- Does not produce the slick feel of softened water
Specifications are from the manufacturer’s documentation for the unit named on your quote. Brand names belong to their respective owners. Installation is by an independent licensed Wisconsin plumbing contractor, who pulls any required permit in the plumber’s own name.
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Standard Whole-Home Softener + Filtration
Softening resin and activated carbon in one tank. Sized to your water and your household on the quote.
It handles the thing almost every house here has: hardness that scales your pipes, your fixtures and your water heater. Ion-exchange resin under activated coconut-shell carbon, over a gravel underbed. One tank, one valve. Paired with the five-stage reverse-osmosis tap, it is the ZeroGrain One.
Best for: most three- and four-bedroom homes, on city water or a low-iron well
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XL Whole-Home Softener + Filtration
The same system in a larger tank, for larger homes and harder water.
The same valve, resin and carbon as the Standard, in a larger tank: two cubic feet of media in a twelve-inch tank instead of one and a half in a ten-inch, for the harder end of the county’s water or a house with four baths and a full calendar.
Best for: larger homes, bigger households, or the harder end of the county’s water
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Dual Tank City Water
The largest system. A separate carbon tank with its own backwash.
Two tanks instead of one: a dedicated softening tank and a dedicated carbon tank, run from a single valve bridged across both, and the carbon tank backwashes on the same schedule.
Best for: large houses and high usage on city water
Details and specs →In writing
Three things you get in writing
Every one of these is written on the quote or the agreement, not a promise on a call.
3 days
To change your mind
Three business days to cancel after you sign. Two copies of the cancellation notice come with the contract, filled in and dated.
0
Balance due before the install is complete
The agreement puts full payment at the completion of the install: the system in, running and your water retested at your tap.
30 days
The quote holds
One itemized page with every model named, so you can compare it against anyone.
Free quote, by phone
Every quote starts with your number, not a catalog.
One short call, about fifteen minutes. We size from your town’s published number, or your well’s lab result, and your household, and you end the call with a one-page itemized quote.
- Free quote by phone
- Installed by a licensed WI plumber
- Softeners retested to zero