Commercial water softeners that pay for themselves, again and again
Scale is costing your business. Let's stop it.
Don't ask if it pays for itself. Ask how many times. Install it once, and it cuts your repair, energy and soap costs every month after; the payback calculator shows the number for your business.
- Free site survey
- Licensed install
- Payback calculator
Want the numbers for your business?
Request a free site survey, or a rep calls you within 5 minutes.
You're probably on this page because:
- Your ice machine or dishwasher keeps going down from scale
- Your water heaters wear out years early
- You're spending more on descaling and chemicals every year
Hard water is a cost line you don't see on the invoice.
Commercial water, by the numbers
- Up to 48% less efficient: gas water heaters on hard water in testing.
- Up to 70% less detergent with softened water in laundry and dish testing.
Sources: WQRF and Battelle.
Single, twin and triple tank
- Single tank: smaller businesses with steady daytime use
- Twin tank: 24/7 soft water for restaurants and hotels
- Triple tank and larger: high-flow sites like laundromats and apartments
Who we work with
- Restaurants and cafes
- Hotels
- Laundromats
- Gyms and salons
- Apartments and condos
- Car washes
See your payback
Monthly savings for a apartments or condos
$361
- Year one, after a typical system
- -$7,668
- Every year after
- $4,332
- Payback
- 33 months
- Pays for itself over 10 years
- 3.6 times
- Water heater energy
- $2,592 a year
- Detergent and chemicals
- $540 a year
- Repairs and descaling
- $1,200 a year
An estimate from typical numbers for your kind of business. Add your own figures for a closer one; the site survey makes it exact.
Sources: Typical monthly figures are starting points by business type, replaced by whatever the business enters. Efficiency and detergent savings: WQRF and Battelle studies. Repair and descaling savings come from the figure the business enters.
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Life with it vs. without
| Without it | With it |
|---|---|
| Repair calls and downtime | Equipment that keeps running |
| Rising chemical and energy bills | Lower costs every month |
Our take
Why commercial softening is different
We build our systems with our own manufacturers, some with our own patents, and we've supplied softeners to other water companies for years. Here's what that's taught us.
A home softener is sized for a family. A commercial system is sized for peak flow: the lunch rush, checkout time at a hotel, a laundromat at full capacity. Undersize it and hard water slips through exactly when your equipment is working hardest.
That's why we start with a site survey, not a brochure: we look at your equipment, your water use and your hardness, then size for your busiest hour. It's also why twin tanks are so common in restaurants and hotels: soft water never goes offline.
Commercial water from a 20-year water company
We supply other water companies and size to real business use.
- 20+ years in water
- Our own patents
- We supply other water companies
- [Thousands] of systems sold
- Licensed installers
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Questions people ask
What size commercial softener do I need?
We size to your peak flow and hardness after a free site survey.
How much does a commercial softener cost?
Usually $5,000 to $30,000 installed.
Will installation disrupt my business?
We schedule around your hours. [Confirm.]
Do you service commercial systems?
Yes, through partner plumbers.
Do you handle multi-location businesses?
[Confirm.]
What about water for coffee and ice machines?
We can add filtration for specific equipment.