Technical Specifications

Q. Why are the Morton water softeners so low cost compared to water softeners sold by my local water
dealer?
A. Traditional water dealers typically have a very high operation costs and pay their associates a high
commission that then translates into a high product cost to the consumer. The water you get out of a
Morton water softener is just as soft as water you would get out of a much higher priced water softener
from a local dealer. You can be assured the quality and product longevity of the Morton water softener
is as good, or likely better than, any water softener available.
Q. What is the difference between an old style ‘Two Tank” water softener and the new Morton single tank
design?
A. The “two tank’ design is older technology where the parts are frequently made by separate companies
and are not designed and integrated to work together efficiently. These two tank water softeners take
up more floor space and were common before the fully integrate softeners were developed. Before the
development of high quality clean pellet salt (like Morton System Saver II) users used to clean out the salt
tank occasionally but now days with the clean salt products the salt tank never needs to be cleaned out.
The Morton water softener is a fully integrated space saving single tank design that is made in the
United States ensuring the highest quality and performance.
Q. What does ‘Grain Capacity’ mean?
A. Grain capacity is the maximum number of water hardness grains the unit can remove prior to
automatically regenerating. In simple terms assume your family uses 400 gallons of water per day and
you have 10 grain 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 Regeneration mean?
A. Older technology water softeners frequently use ‘timer regeneration’ where the water softener
regenerates based on a frequency the user sets (like every 3 days) and it always regenerates every 3 days
no matter how much water you use. Demand 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 or if you
have visitors over and use more water than usual it knows that and will regenerate more often. The
Morton water softeners are all Demand Regeneration to maximize salt and water efficiency.
Q. Why is the water softener made of plastic?
A. Water softeners all use salt to regenerate and have a tank to store the salt for use. Salt is very
corrosive to metal but not plastic so we utilize a high grade plastic which provides many years of product
life without having to worry about rusting or corrosion.
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