What water softener size is right for your family home? There are a few factors to consider.
3. Grains of Hardness Your Softener Must Remove Per Day
If you live in Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas, you can trust the experts at WaterSmart to help you choose the optimal water softener size to solve your hard water problems.
Contact us today and we will help you decide what size water softener is the best choice for your family and your budget.
How To Determine The Right Water Softener Size
1. Average Daily Water Usage
The first step is to figure out how much water your family uses each day by calculating the average daily water use per person for your household.
How? Assess your fall or winter water bills. This gives you the best look at your indoor water use since you are not watering your garden, filling your pool, or washing your vehicles during these seasons.
Your water consumption is given in cubic metres. Divide this number by the number of billing days for that period. Both of these figures should be listed on your bill.
If your bill is measured in gallons, remember that 1 gallon = 3.785 litres.
To illustrate, let’s look locally.
The average person in Waterloo Region uses about 195 litres of water per day.
If you have 4 people in your household, then you would multiply 51.5 litres by 4, meaning your home uses 206 litres of water per day on average.
WATER SOFTENER SIZE DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH WATER YOU USE
2. Water Hardness Level
This refers to the amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium in your water.
It is measured in grains per gallon, where 1 grain per gallon equals 17.1 milligrams per litre.
The following chart gives you a rough idea of the water hardness level in the area, as well as around the country.
If you are using a private well you should get your water hardness and iron tested separately in order to get your hardness rating.
To see your water hardness level, check out the water hardness maps for the Kitchener-Waterloo region.
3. Grains of Hardness Your Softener Must Remove Per Day
Here is a handy formula To calculate your household's grains of hardness that need to be removed daily.
Plug in your information and go from there.
For example, let’s say you have 4 people in your home and your average daily water consumption per person is 52 gallons of water. Additionally, your water hardness level is 28. You would do the following calculation:
4 x 52 x 28 = 5,824
5,825 grains of hardness must therefore be removed daily.
This figure determines the water softener size for you.
Source: Softener Buyers Guide
Back to the example above. If your family needs to remove 5,824 grains of water hardness per day, then you should purchase a water softener with a 48,000-grain capacity.
You can browse our water softeners and let us know if you have any further questions!
Basic installation is FREE with the purchase of any new WaterSmart water softener.
For a complete guide to our water softener installation package, click here.
More Questions About Water Softener Size? We Can Help!
If you live in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and you need a new water softener, you can trust WaterSmart. We have been serving the area for almost 30 years!
We would also be happy to help you with any repair or service on any type of water softener you have, at a reasonable rate.
Our experienced plumbers will come to your home, take a look at your system, and advise you about the best course of action.
Whenever possible, we will fix your existing unit, and if you need a replacement, we can advise you on what type of water softener would best meet your needs.
We even offer to finance.
Contact WaterSmart today for a free quote.
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