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Practically everyone can benefit from a water softener, and once you understand soft water you’ll never go back to hard water—the benefits that come with soft water far outweigh the price at which soft water comes. But when it comes down to it, all water softeners soften water, so what makes the Nugen Series a better, more reliable system?

The short answer is the unique high-flow capability, a feature that sets it apart as the only “code-meeting” softener. Because most water softeners are installed after a home is built, most plumbers can exploit a loophole in the plumbing code: You only have to meet code when the home completes construction. After the homeowner moves in, you don’t have to meet code anymore—and most water softeners don’t.

But does that render the plumbing code irrelevant? Of course not: the plumbing code is the minimum recommendation for safe, healthy, efficient, enjoyable plumbing. Nugen Series systems protect you from the following difficulties you may encounter with other softeners:

NO MORE flow-drops if you have any other water-consuming fixture or appliance in service). A properly sized system ensures you will not encounter flow-drop, even if multiple fixtures or appliances are engaged. Our systems are NSF/ANSI 44 Certified. In fact they are one of the only water softening systems that meet NSF and local city water codes. Flow is measured in gallons per minute (GPM), and you can compare systems based on their flows. (product information available from www.wqa.org)

NO MORE excessive regeneration. Most water softeners purchased from big-box stores are undersized for most applications. Nugen regerated based on your usage so you won't waste water with excessive regeneration.

NO MORE hard-water bleed. Undersized units cannot provide adequate softening capability to cover your water demand. A properly sized system ensures you will have sufficient softening capability no matter how much you demand.

NO MORE excessive salt usage. Most water softeners clean 4,000 grains optimum (3,800 grains actual) of softening resin with one pound of salt. With the Nugen Softener you won’t have to replace salt as often; that means fewer trips to the store to purchase salt—saving you money.

NO MORE excessive water usage: Because undersized systems regenerate more often, water consumption increases. Nugen systems ensure you have the lowest regeneration to soft-water-production ratio—thereby saving you the cost of additional water consumption.

NO MORE salt water bleed: The common misconception with softeners is that they add salt to the water rendering the water undrinkable and non-suitable for plants. In fact salt only enters the water system when it is not properly flushed from the resin during regeneration. With the Nugen Water Softening system salt water bleed is so minimal that it is not an issue and the softened water can be consumed and used for watering plants. This means a money savings for you as there's no need for a separate drinking and landscaping water line.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Determining the Hardness

The degree of hardness must be perceived from your appliances' point-of-view. The problem with appliances is that they start at minimal hardness levels. Some locations in the United States exceed 100 gpg. Obviously appliances wear out much faster at those levels, but that "extreme wear" occurs on any appliance employing water in excess of 10.5 gpg.

Water Quality	Hardness	Average City Results*
Conditioned Water	> 1 gpg
Moderately Hard	1 - 3.5 gpg
Hard	3.5 - 7 gpg	Mountain View
Very Hard	7 - 10.5 gpg	Cupertino, Campbell, Aptos, Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz, Los Gatos
Extremely Hard	> 10.5 gpg	Scotts Valley, Capitola, Soquel, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Felton, Saratoga, Gilroy, Aromas, Watsonville

Performance Data

Water Softening Manufacture	Performance	Code Compliant
Kinetico Water Conditioning	8.0 GPM peak at 35 PSI	NO
Hague Quality Water Water Max	8.0 GPM peak at 35 PSI	NO
>Sears Kenmore Water Softener	8.0 GPM peak at 35 PSI	NO
Northstar	10.0 GPM peak at 35 PSI	NO
Culligan SoftMinder	10.0 GPM peak at 35 PSI	NO
Cuno Aqua Pure AP102S/AP110	11.5 GPM peak at 35 PSI	NO
AvantaPure	13.5 GPM peak at 35 PSI	NO
Nugen 48,000	12.1 GPM peak at 35 PSI	YES
Nugen 60,000	15.5 GPM peak at 35 PSI	YES
Nugen 72,000	18.0 GPM peak at 35 PSI	YES

* actual results may vary, these are the averages we have seen in these cities