Technical Specifications

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. What does Grain Capacity mean?
A. Grain Capacity is the maximum number
of water hardness grains per gallon that
the unit can remove before it automatically
regenerates. For example: if your family
uses 400 gallons of water per day and you
have 10 grains per gallon hard water, you
would need 4,000 grains of water softener
capacity per day (400 gallons x 10 grain hard
water).
Q. What does Demand Initiated
Regeneration mean?
A. Demand Initiated Regeneration
monitors your water usage and only
regenerates as needed. If you go on
vacation and don’t use any water it will
not regenerate, while if you have visitors
over and use more water than usual, it
will regenerate more often. All Morton
®
Water Softeners have Demand Initiated
Regeneration to maximize water efficiency.
Q. How do I know what my water
hardness is?
A. Water hardness can be measured by
using the water hardness test strip that
comes with your Morton
®
Water Softener.
This test strip can also be requested for
FREE on Mortonsalt.com.
Q. Will Morton water softeners remove
iron from my water?
A. Yes, Morton
®
Water Softeners remove
various levels of clear water (Ferrous) iron
depending on the model you choose.
They do not remove red water (Ferric) iron.
For best results, use in conjunction with
Morton
®
Clean and Protect
™
Plus Rust
Defense
™
Pellets.
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Q. Does salt soften my water?
A. No. The resin beads inside the water
softener are what softens the water and
over time the resin beads become coated
with hardness minerals. When the resin
beads can no longer remove any more
hardness minerals, Morton
®
Water Softeners
automatically go into ‘regeneration’. During
regeneration, the salt in the tank is mixed
with water to create brine which is then
used to clean the resin bed and remove the
hardness minerals from the resin beads. All
the salt water is flushed down the nearby
drain and then the unit is ready to provide
soft water again. Soft water does not taste
salty.
Q. How much salt will I use?
A. Salt consumption will vary depending on
how hard your water is and how much water
you use, but for Morton
®
Water Softeners,
the average household uses approximately
two bags every three months.
Q. What type of salt should I use?
A. Morton
®
Clean and Protect
™
, Morton
®
Clean and Protect
™
Plus Rust Defense
™
or Morton
®
Pure and Natural
™
Pellets are
recommended.
Q. How long does the regeneration
process take?
A. It will take about two hours for your
water softener to complete the regeneration
process. Most users set their regeneration
time for 2 am or a convenient two-hour
window when they know soft water will not
be needed.
Q. How much water does a Morton Water
Softener use to regenerate?
A. A Morton
®
Water Softener uses about the
same amount of water as doing one load of
laundry.
Q. Where can my Morton Water Softener
be drained?
A. The Morton
®
Water Softener can be
drained into a laundry tub, standpipe
or floor drain. Consult the Installation/
Operation Manual for complete instructions
and always follow local plumbing codes.
Q. Can I discharge the water from the
water softener into a septic system?
A. Yes, it’s very common for consumers to
drain the water softener into a standard
septic system and it will not affect the septic
system operation or drain field.
Q. How much electricity does a Morton
Water Softener consume?
A. A Morton
®
Water Softener uses about the
same amount of electricity as a standard
alarm clock.