How Water Softeners Work

Water Softening Process

Hard water enters the water softener system. As it passes through the resin inside the tank, the hard water minerals are attracted to the resin and the water is softened to service the home.

Regeneration Process

When the resin becomes saturated with hard water minerals, the water softener system goes into regeneration. This is the process that frees the resin of hard water minerals, making it ready to soften the water again.

Brine water is drawn into the tank and rinses the hard water minerals off the resin and down the drain. Once the resin is free of hard water minerals, fresh water rinses the remaining brine water out of the system leaving the system ready for service.