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Your cart is empty.This is our high capacity resin can be used in any water softener system. Note, this may ship in two half cu. ft. bags inside one box to make one full cu. ft. We also have this listed in the 1/2 cu. ft. bags see our other listings or eBay store using the links at the right. The standard 9" tank uses 1 cu. ft., the 10" diameter tank uses 1.5 cu. ft. so you would need a 1/2 and a full cu. ft. order. This is a high-capacity, bead-form, conventional gel polystyrene sulfonate cation exchange resin ready for use in household or industrial water conditioning equipment. It removes hardness ions, e.g. calcium and magnesium, replacing them with sodium ions. When the resin bed is exhausted so that the hardness ions begin to break through in the effluent, capacity is restored by regeneration with common salt. The capacity obtained depends largely on the amount of salt used in the regeneration. This resin is also capable of removing in the same way dissolved iron, manganese, and also suspended matter by virtue of the filtering action of the bed. This resin is in compliance with the U. S. Food and Drugs Code of the Federal Regulations section 21 paragraph 173.25. Polymer Matrix Structure 8% Polystyrene cross-linked with Divinylbenzene Physical Form and Appearance Clear spherical beads Whole Bead Count 90% min. Functional Groups Polystyrene sulfonate Ionic Form (as shipped) Na Shipping Weight, approx. 850 g/l (53 lb./ft.3) Screen Size British Standard Screen U.S. Standard Screen 14-52 mesh, wet16-50 mesh, wet Particle Size Range _1.2 mm H+ 5% max. Specific Gravity, Moist, Na Form 1.29 Total Exchange Capacity, Na+ Form wet, volumetric Dry, weight 2.0 eq/l min.4.5 eq/kg min. Operating Temperature, Na+ Form 150ºF max. pH Range, Stability Operating Na+ cycle 6-10
BeRad
Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2025
Bag was partially open so some beads spilled out. Packaging was not the same as advertised, rather it came in an unmarked woven plastic bag. Almost all of the beads were dried out, which I understand causes them to fracture when rehydrated and will make them much less effective.
Steve Kelly
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2025
Worked fine
Kevin
Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2024
I tested my water a couple of weeks after I replaced the resin, the test result tells me my water is still hard. And I contacted the seller, no response at all! So don't buy from them, try with others.
Robert
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2024
Resin rejuvenated my water softener . Water quality is a lot better .
Ray
Reviewed in Canada on December 11, 2024
Price was very good and easy to work with
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2023
Looks and works exactly as intended. Not as difficult a job as expected and does what it needs to do... Thanks for the service!
Woody Brohm
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2023
The packaging was appropriate. The resin bag was heavy duty, clean and not damaged in any way. It had a date of manufacture and it was only a few months old. I swapped the resin bed out and my softener is working great. A nice experience. For reference, my water pressure would drop drastically after my softener would cycle. Over the course of a week or so, it would slowly return to normal until the next cycle. First I cleared the salt tank and added iron out. No luck. The head was performing all it's functions so I determined (guessed) that the problem was with the resin. It breaks down over the course of about 10 years, 5 if your water is from a municipal source and contains chlorine. So I watched a video on the process, ordered this product along with a funnel and some plumbers grease for the o-rings. All went well and consistent pressure after cycling.
jules
Reviewed in Canada on November 3, 2023
Tres bon produit pour mon eau ferreuse Fait tres bien l ouvrage pour mon adoucisseur d eau. Je ne suis pas dessus du produit.
Frederick
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2023
Job is not hard and takes about 3 hours but can get messy if you rush or are careless. 1 Cu Ft of resin weighs about 50 lbs. Typical resin softener takes 1 Cu Ft. Tips: 1) Cut top off used plastic 2 liter soda for the funnel, saves you $17. 2) put temporary tape over top of the pipe in the tank to keep resin out of it. 3) the old resin material and tank together can weigh up to 75 lbs. Use a helper to move and empty the old resin outdoors and into LARGE double lined plastic bags in a can for disposal. When the tank is empty, rinse the tank out. 4) The resin is made of tiny, tiny plastic beads that are very slippery on the floor, roll all over the place and do not rot. If you spill resin it makes a terrible mess. Now with the tank (and the pipe with tape on the top end) back in the softener; SLOWLY refill a little at a time. 5) account for all gaskets before moving tank and before reassembling because they can get lost. After putting all the resin in the tank, remove the tape you put over the pipe.After filling the resin tank and reassembling the softener, immediately perform two regens: the first regen should be without salt to remove any impurities from the resin. Then add the salt and regen a second time and you're done.Change resin every ten years and you will not need a new softener (which now costs up to $700.)
Schnautz
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2019
The packaging on this was pretty good. It even had a 'spout'. Unfortunately that spout is not of much use. I found it easier to scoop the resin with a large measuring cup instead.I've noticed no flavor difference with this resin versus the previous hard water, but have noticed a slight difference in the softness of the water. I don't have water spots any longer in the dishwasher, so it must be working!
Tony
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2016
Took a while to arrive. The box was a little beat up but the contents were in great condition; there was a bag inside of a bag. Used a large funnel to load the tank. The old resin was mushy; it would disintegrate between my fingers. With the old resin, the water started out salty after each recharge and the softness only lasted a few days. After replacing the resin, good as new. The old resin was a little more than 12 years old. I was told that a typical residential unit should last about 8 years. Got my moneys worth out of this one. So far so good. The system recharged last night for the first time since replacing the resin and the water was soft and not salty. Again, so far so good.It wasn't hard to replace the resin. I set the unit into bypass. Removed the clamps at the neck. Lost a little water on the garage floor, but was ready with a few old towels. Used a stick to support the tank valve head. A couple of the old O rings were brittle and broke so I got replacements online. Took about a week for the replacement O rings to arrive. It was a two man job to carry the tank out, empty, clean and reload. My unit did not have or need a gravel bed according to the manufacturer, so reloading the resin was a breeze with out the tank tube. Inserted the tank tube with the tank on its side to get it all the way down. Installed the new O rings. Applied the supplied lubricating gel to the O rings. Reattached the tank. Turned the water back on. Soft water again! Saved a bundle not replacing the whole thing. New water softener was about $700. Spent about $125. Plumber wanted $200 plus parts (resin and rings about $150).
Mansfield 4
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2015
When my wife and I bought this house, it came with a water softener, which I was excited about. However, when we would out the water softener in line, the water flow in the house would drop to a trickle. We thought the softener was done for as it was several years old. We didn't have the money for a new one, so we just took the softener offline and forgot about it. .At some point I looked a bit further into it. I think it was when we really got tired of the white calcification on all our fixtures and on our "clean" dishes coming out of the dishwasher. I found that the most common cause of our water flow problem was old resin in the water softener. The resin is what actually softens the water. Over time the resin breaks down. Our softener was well past the lifespan of the resin. Thanks to YouTube I found out how to replace the resin and for about $100 and a few hours labor we had a softener that literally worked like new.Las Vegas has some of the hardest water in the country, so the difference has been remarkable. We now have softer skin, cleaner clothes and nicer looking dishes and fixtures. It was well worth the time and money.Before you give up on your softener, search for how to replace your resin, then find out how much you need. You don't need any special tools. The funnel you will often see in YouTube videos may be helpful, but we did just fine without it. You do need a little upper body strength, but borrow a neighbor/friend if needed. Buy them a pizza and you're still way ahead. :-)
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