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Are looking for a Water Softener System for your home?

Hard water is fine to drink, but it is well known for its negative side effects when used throughout your home, and because of this, Deciding to add a water softener system to your home is an easy decision to make because it does have plenty of health benefits that regular H2O just doesn't. Over time, many people have gone out to share their experiences after making the upgrade to their filtering or softner systems. If you are like most people, your home is the one of the largest investments you've ever made. It takes so many little details all working together in perfect harmony to ensure your home runs like a well-oiled machine. Here are three ways Advanced Water Solutions can take care of your water through home water filtration, so you can take care of yourself and your family:

Here is a very nice twin softener installation done by our technician. This unit is not only going to give you soft water, it will also filter the water coming into your home for Chlorine, Chloramines, pesticides and herbicides.

Tired of hard water spots all over your dishes and shower doors? Call us today! 805-420-7645 This system is one of our newest and most efficient water softeners with whole house filtration.

Do you have a tank-less hot water heater? Here is an install we did for a customer who had a tank-less water heater installed. In order to keep tank-less water heaters functioning properly you need to have soft water going thru the unit. If not hard water will build up inside the unit and cause it to malfunction.

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What are the Benefits of Soft Water?

If you live in Summerland, our experience shows that you most likely have hard water in your home. That includes homes both on city water or a well. As a homeowner, it seems like there is always something to do to keep our house clean and presentable. However, with hard water we never realized how much time and money we were wasting each week.

The Benefits:

  1. Having soft water saves you money. According to a study by the Battelle Institute, you use up to 75% less soap and fewer cleaning products with soft water. Considering the soap and detergent aisle is the most expensive aisle in the grocery store, your budget will immediately reflect the savings!
  2. Your plumbing will last longer. Hard water can cause a build up of scale from mineral deposits. Over time, pipes and fixtures can clog, water flow can diminish, and water pressure can be reduced. This doesn't happen with soft water. Soft water is low in mineral content and therefore doesn't leave deposits in the pipes.
  3. Your hot water heater will last longer. Scale and lime build-up created by minerals will not take place if your water is soft. This adds life to your hot water heater. Also, if you have deposits in your hot water heater, the University of New Mexico found it will cost up to 29.6% more to heat the water that your family does use.
  4. Diminished razor burn and less dry, cracked skin: Soft water causes the razor to glide more easily across the face. This, in turn, causes your razor blades to last longer. Hard water minerals can also build up on your skin. You know that “squeaky” clean feeling after a shower? Well that's not the feel of your natural skin. Often it's the result of minerals bonding with your soap to stick to your skin.
  5. Water-using appliances will last longer. Whether it's your coffee pot, humidifier, or hot tub, your hard water is causing a build-up of minerals and reducing the life of these products.

In the Kitchen:

  • Shiny, spotless dishes and glasses
  • Sparkling-clean sinks
  • Longer life for plumbing and appliances
  • Cleaner dishwasher with no scale buildup

In the Bathroom:

  • Cleaner fixtures with no soap-scum buildup
  • Stain-free sinks, tubs, and showers
  • Softer skin and more manageable hair
  • Use less shampoo and conditioners

In the Laundry:

  • Wash is fresher, cleaner, and brighter
  • Longer life for washing machine
  • Use less detergent
  • Softer clothes

Summerland is a census designated place in Santa Barbara County. The town includes a school and a Presbyterian Church. There are many small businesses. The community is built on a set of coastal bluffs right next to the ocean. Surrounding it and Montecito are the cities of Carpinteria and Santa Barbara. Tar from natural oil seeps in the Summerland area was long used as a sealant, both by the native Chumash peoples and by the Spanish builders of the Mission Santa Barbara, who used it as waterproofing for the roof. In 1883, spiritualist and real estate speculator H.L. Williams founded the town of Summerland.

Soft Water FAQs

How is the "hardness" of water measured?

The hardness of water is measured in grains per gallon (gpg). One grain of hardness is equal to 1 / 7,000 pound of rock. Your municipal water supply may measure water hardness in milligrams (mg), liters (L) or parts per million (ppm). One gpg is equal to 17.1 mg / L or 17.1 ppm.

What does the grain capacity of a water softener mean?

The rated capacity of a softener is the maximum number of grains of water hardness the unit can remove prior to regeneration.

How do these numbers impact my water softener purchase?

To determine the appropriate water softener size for your home, multiply the number of people in your home by the gallons of water they use each day. (80 gallons per person is the average.) Multiply that number by the grains of hardness in your water to figure out how many grains need to be removed each day. Then, shop for a water softener equipped to handle the load. Most four-person households use a 33,000-grain unit.

How much electricity does a water softener use?

It uses about as much as a digital alarm clock.

What type of salt should I use?
  • There are several different types of salt that is sold for water softeners. We recommend using solar salt.
  • Solar or coarse salt has far less insoluble matter than rock salt. We sell and can deliver salt should you need it.
What is the difference between salt and potassium?
  • Sodium chloride, known as salt, is a naturally occurring mineral.
  • Potassium chloride (KCL) is also a salt and functions exactly the same in your water softener as sodium chloride.
  • Potassium chloride is a naturally occurring mineral that is primarily used in agriculture. It promotes plant growth and conditions soil.
  • It is safe to use on your plants; whereas sodium chloride is not.
Where do I add the salt or potassium?
  • Lift the lid and add to the tank. Do NOT add to small white tube inside the tank. Keep salt level below the top of the white tube inside the tank.
  • The salt or potassium (KCL) is added to the brine tank. This is a short round or square plastic tank with a lid on it and is usually black.
The level of salt or potassium is not going down and I have hard water.
  • Humidity or wrong type of salt may create a cavity between the water and the salt. This action, known as “bridging”, prevents the brine solution from being made, leading to your water supply being hard.
  • If you suspect salt bridging, carefully pound on the outside of the brine tank or pour some warm water over the salt to break up the bridge. This should always be followed up by allowing the unit to use up any remaining salt and then thoroughly cleaning out the brine tank. Remember to add water to the brine tank after cleaning.
  • Allow four hours to produce a brine solution, and then manually regenerate the softener.
Why is there a loss of water pressure?
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Do I still use the same amount of soap?
No, you will want to use 3/4 the amount of detergents and soaps than you did with hard water.
What if there has been a power outage?
See Manual
Why is there water in the brine tank?
  • On some models, the brine tank will always have water in it. This is the brine solution that will be used during the regeneration.
  • If the brine tank is more than half full the system may need servicing.
What do I have to do when I switch from salt to potassium or vice - versa?
This depends on a few factors:
  1. Amount of chlorine/chloramines in the supply water. (Chlorine shortens resin life) Chlorine can be removed with a carbon pre-filter. Average life span with a carbon pre-filter is 11-15 years.
  2. Resin Quality. Average life span without carbon filter is 7-9 years.
  3. How often the system regenerates.
When do I have to replace the water softening resin?
This depends on a few factors.
  1. Amount of chlorine/chloramines in the supply water. (Chlorine shortens resin life) Chlorine can be removed with a carbon pre-filter. Average life span with a carbon pre-filter is 11-15 years.
  2. Resin Quality. Average life span without carbon filter is 7-9 years.
  3. How often the system regenerates.

Our Certifications

Advanced Water Solutions is a member of the Santa Barbara and Ventura Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Water Quality Association (WQA). In March of 2011 AWS was recognized as a Hall of Fame Member with the BBB for a record of no outstanding complaints.  Jay Hellenbrand is a certified Water Specialist, Certified Installer, and has specialty certifications in Reverse Osmosis, Deionization, Filtration, and Ultra filtration. Jay also carries a California State Contractors License. Advanced Water Solutions also meets California's requirement for water softeners to have a salt efficiency rating of at least 4,000 grains of hardness removed per pound of salt used in regeneration.