Whole Home Systems
Salt-Free Water Conditioner
No salt, no drain, no maintenance — keeps the minerals in.
A conditioner rather than a softener. It stops hardness minerals from sticking to your pipes, water heater and fixtures, so you get the scale protection without adding salt to your water or your diet. Worth being clear about the trade-off: it prevents scale, it does not remove hardness.
Best for: Households avoiding salt, or homes with no drain access
What you get
Features
- No salt to buy, carry or refill
- No drain line and no wastewater
- Leaves beneficial minerals in your water
- Prevents scale buildup in pipes and appliances
- Effectively maintenance-free
- Manufacturer warranty: lifetime on dry parts, 5 years on the valve, board and media
Full specifications
Key specifications
| Type | Scale prevention (conditioner — does not soften) |
|---|---|
| Softening capacity | None — a conditioner has no grain rating |
| Salt required | None |
| Drain connection | Not required |
| Wastewater | None |
| Regeneration | None |
| Bypass valve | 1" full-flow, included |
| Optional pairing | Add a carbon tank for chlorine, taste and odor |
| Best suited to | Households avoiding salt, or with no drain access |
Operating requirements
| Operating pressure | 30 – 125 PSI |
|---|---|
| Water temperature | 40° – 110°F (4° – 43°C) |
| Electrical | None required |
| Maintenance | Effectively none |
Components, sourcing & warranty
| Control valve | Honest ProValve — Hankscraft ceramic disc valve, assembled in Wisconsin, 72-hour memory backup |
|---|---|
| Mineral tank | Enpress LLC fiberglass pressure tank — made in Ohio |
| Softening resin | ResinTech CG10 strong-acid cation, 10% crosslinked — New Jersey, WQA Gold Seal |
| Carbon media | Jacobi granular activated coconut-shell carbon |
| Support bedding | NSF-certified polishing gravel |
| Assembly | Texas |
| Certifications | NSF/ANSI 44, NSF/ANSI 42, NSF/ANSI 61 |
| Tank warranty | Lifetime — media tanks, storage tanks and brine tank |
| Ceramic disc warranty | Lifetime |
| Control valve warranty | 5 years — valve body and circuit board |
| Media warranty | 5 years — resin and carbon |
| Labor warranty | 1 year from date of purchase |
| Installation | Included — done by the owner, not a subcontractor |
Worth being clear about
- Prevents scale forming on pipes, fixtures and the water heater
- Leaves beneficial minerals in your water
- Does NOT remove hardness — a hardness test will read the same as before
- Does NOT produce the slick feel of softened water
- Add a carbon tank if you also want chlorine and taste handled
Warranty on this system
- Lifetime
- Tanks, ceramic discs and dry parts
- 5 years
- Control valve, circuit board and media
- 1 year
- Installation labor
Specifications from the manufacturer’s documentation. Component brands and certifications are those of their respective manufacturers.
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