Reverse osmosis is a sophisticated multi-stage filtration system that is capable of removing up to 97% of all the dissolved minerals from your water. It is designed to make water that is at least as good as the water you buy in bottles. Many times, it’s even better. This reduces waste in landfills by using less bottled water, making reverse osmosis environmentally-friendly.
Yes - The system uses multiple processes including Reverse Osmosis to make great tasting, low sodium drinking water. Reverse Osmosis removes about 97% of the TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) including salt and sodium from the water. Read the labels on bottled water and you will discover Reverse Osmosis is the same process used by most bottlers ... so in effect ... you really are getting ... "bottled water ... without the bottle".
Yes, Chromium 6 (or Hexavalent Chromium) has recently been discovered in limited amounts in some water supplies. Chromium 6 is suspected of being a carcinogen, and should not be ingested at amounts above the federally mandated limits. We have never been alarmists, but if you are concerned about the quality of the water you drink, you might water to consider a reverse osmosis system.
The Culligan® HE water softener… the gold standard in water softeners…has been named as a Consumers Digest “Best Buy” by Consumers Digest magazine. The HE softener claimed the designation based on capacity, quality of construction, salt usage and warranty. According to Consumers Digest, consumers who want better water for their homes, and an efficient system to provide it, should turn to Culligan’s High Efficiency Water Softener series.
When you purchase a Culligan® product, you are purchasing the finest water treatment product available in the world today. We are so certain of this fact that if you are dissatisfied with your Culligan® product for any reason within 30 days of your purchase, Culligan® will refund the purchase price.
Actually, there are several things that make us better. Culligan’s only business is water treatment. We don’t sell washing machines, or lawn mowers. And since all of our attention is on water, we hold more patents on water treatment equipment and processes than anyone else in the world.
So, you have Culligan International providing the best equipment money can buy, coupled with a locally owned dealer network, whose sole focus is the satisfaction of their customers. That’s a very powerful combination.
Refrigerator filters are typically just activated carbon. While carbon filtered water is better than no treatment at all, it is limited in what it can remove. Only reverse osmosis is capable of removing dissolved minerals and chemicals from your water.
No. A properly functioning water softener will never make your water taste salty. The small amount of sodium added to the water will never create a salty taste.
Hard water usually manifests itself in several ways. It leaves white residue behind wherever water evaporates. When hardness reacts with soaps and detergents, it leaves a sticky soap scum behind, and in hot water heating systems it leaves behind a hard scale.
A water softener works through a process known as “ion exchange,” which means that as it removes calcium and magnesium (elements that make water “hard”), it replaces those ions on a one for one basis, usually with sodium. This means that the amount of sodium added to the water is directly proportional to how hard your water is. In most instances the amount being added is so small that it is not a significant contributor to the amount of sodium in your diet.
This is a common question because there are several companies out there advertising “salt-free” water softeners. At this point in time, there still is no product that makes soft water the way a traditional water softener does. It should be noted that even traditional softeners can use potassium chloride instead of salt, if that is a major concern to you. However, most of the products being touted as “salt-free” are actually units that are designed to reduce scaling, not soften water. And they do this with varying levels of effectiveness. Ultimately, only a water softener will give you truly soft water.
Yes, if your hard water has been building up scale in your appliances, once you install a softener it will begin to remove that built-up scale. It will take time to remove it, but it will remove it.
Unfortunately, no. A water softener is designed to remove hardness (calcium and magnesium) from water. They can sometimes remove a limited amount of iron and manganese if you happen to have these problems as well. But if you are looking for great water for drinking and cooking, you should probably consider a reverse osmosis system for that purpose.
At Culligan, we have many models to choose from, and the price ranges vary. Like most appliances, as you go up in cost, units gets larger, more efficient, and carry longer warranties. We have units for every budget, and we also rent equipment, and have budget payments available. We do everything possible to make certain that everyone who wants Culligan equipment in their home can have it.
Other than salt or potassium chloride, there are no other chemicals that a water softener uses. On the contrary, using a water softener reduces the amount of cleaning supplies and detergents that you need to put down the drain trying to keep your home and family clean. Using a water softener is very environmentally friendly.
Once a softener is installed, it will begin to soften your water immediately. If you have a tank-type hot water heater, it may take a day or two to use up the hard water already inside the hot water heater tank until that water is displaced with softened water. Then you will feel the full effects of soft water, hot and cold, inside your home.
Most softeners today regenerate (or recharge) only when they need to, based on how many gallons of water you use and the hardness of your untreated water. Most of our customer's equipment need salt two to four times a year on average. Most of our customers use our Culligan Salt Delivery Route Service, where we come by on a regular scheduled basis and add salt to the equipment as needed. There is no service charge...we only charge for the bags of salt delivered. The customer doesn't have to worry about lugging bags of salt from the store and lifting the salt into the equipment. One less thing you have to worry about.