What is the difference between a FIVE-O and a Water Softener?
The differences are profound. It is not an “apples to apples” comparison.
While many softeners are comparable or priced higher than the FIVE-O, traditional water softeners are a more expensive, less effective way to address hard water scale and corrosion, and actually add more contaminants into household water supplies and the environment. For a detailed comparison please see the side by side comparison of "FIVE-O vs. Traditional Softeners"
What is the maintenance schedule on a FIVE-O?
The FIVE-O is MAINTENANCE FREE
The SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER is MAINTENANCE FREE
NOTE: In a home with 4 people, the water heater will need to be flushed (of dissolved solids) 3-4 months after installation of the FIVE-O, or any other HALO solution that includes the SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER. This is because the SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER water conditioner will dissolve existing scale, prevent new scale formation and inhibit hard water corrosion.
How much water is used during backwash cycle?
The FIVE-O system comes pre-programmed to backwash once a week. This is a l 0-minute program that includes 6 minutes of Fluidizing the media bed and 4 minutes of compaction. Ask about Zero Waste Solution the Model Bl b-50100 (FIVE-O Stage - l ") System - Approx. 3.5 gallons per minute
NOTE: The water that is discharged during the backwash cycle is actually cleaner
than the water that came in from the street. It is not only safe but is GREAT for plants. The drain line water can be run to a flower bed, a tree well, or even a grey water, or irrigation system.
How does the FIVE-O clean itself with no filters?
It automatically backwashes once a week.
This is not so much to clean the system, but really to reset the media bed and prevent "channeling" . "Channeling" is water passing through the least resistant path of the granule bed avoiding contact time with carbon resulting in lower effectiveness.
FUN FACT: 1 gram of Activated Carbon has enough surface area to cover a football field
What separates the FIVE-O from other systems?
Quality. Value. Reliability. Price Transparency and TWO TYPES of CATALYTIC CARBON for Improved Capture Efficiencies resulting in water that looks, smells and tastes better.
How do we know when the FIVE-O media is at its end of life?
On the Bl B-50100 unit, after approximately 1.2 Million gallons of usage. If the treated water tests positive for Chlorine (>0.5 ppm)
What are the warranties? Warranty 10 years on the Tank. 10 years on Stainless Steel Cover
10 Years on the SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER
5 Years on the Control Head
5 Years on the Media
SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER - 10 Limited Year Warranty
How much is replacement cost when media reaches end of life?
Call us for details
What are the Commercial Uses for the Superior Water Conditioner?
Heating & Boiler Applications
Cooling and Cooling Tower Applications Food Service & Hospitality
Swimming Pool, Spa & Water Feature Applications Agriculture and Irrigation Applications
What is the basic difference between a FIVE-0 and bottled water?
The Five-O retains the minerals in the water. The Five-O is available throughout the entire home for bathing, cooking and drinking water. The Five-O does NOT contain Xenoestrogens or BPA commonly found in bottled water. The Five-O water costs about 1/1,000th as much as bottled water.
How does the SUPERIOR Inline Water Conditioner work?
The patented system, when installed in a water supply line, controls the formation of scale and corrosion deposits without the use of chemicals. Water passing through the alternating magnetic fields causes most minerals (iron excepted) to stay suspended in the water so they cannot form a hard, brittle scale. The entire process bonds calcium ions to each other rather than to your plumbing and plumbing fixtures
Water passes, under pressure, and with minimal turbulence, through alternating magnetic lines of force perpendicular to the water's flow direction. This causes a polarizing effect upon non-polar constituents in the water, and provides the energy of activation level necessary to cause the dissolved Calcium Carbonate (Calcite) CaCo3 within the water to recombine and form "aragonite" (an amorphous powdery form) when the solubility limit is reached. Unlike crystalline CaCo3, aragonite can easily remain suspended in the water stream rather than attaching to
The presence of aragonite in the water provides an additional benefit in terms of corrosion protection. A thin film of the soft aragonite, which normally forms as a result of long term magnetic treatment, actually prevents free oxygen within the water from attacking the metallic components through which the water travels, thus preventing corrosion.
How is the SWC different from traditional water softeners?
Most water hardness treatment systems use ion exchange with salt as a regenerate which can have adverse effects on our health and the environment. While ion exchange systems substitute salt (sodium) for calcium, the SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER™ Inline Water Conditioner transforms dissolved calcium to crystallized calcium. Calcium in its crystallized state is rendered harmless and free from its hard properties and scaling effects.
What is your product used for?
The SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER™ Inline Water Conditioner has several uses. It is primarily used for commercial application s where scale prevention is required, such as; water heater pretreatment, reverse osmosis pretreatment, etc. It is also used for used for residential applications where SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER™ water is desired for both taste and functional use.
What is special about the SUPERIOR Inline Water Conditioner?
The SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER™ Inline Water Conditioner has been in use since 196 4 . It is the most widely used, recognized and reliable maintenance-free system available today. In addition, recent local bans on soft water equipment or wastewater discharge permits are not applicable to this system.
What is so important about not using chemicals or sodium?
1. You are not spending money on them.
2. You are not ingesting them in part or in whole.
3. You are not adding to the pollution of the water supp lies.
If the SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER™ does not use chemicals or sodium, what does it use?
Just water! The SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER™ alters the state of the water through a multi- stage magnetic process; it does not add anything to it.
Will the water test soft after the system is installed?
A test for hardness in reality is a test for the presence of minerals Calcium and Magnesium, which have naturally hard properties. The SUPERIOR WATER CONDITIONER™ Inline Water Conditioner renders these harmless.
Won't the calcium crystals revert back to their dissolved state in my water heater?
The calcium crystals will remain suspended for approx.. 24 to 72 hours. Normal water usage indicates that a typical household will turn the hot water over in a correctly sized water heater at least once per day. This means that the suspended calcium crystals will be washed down the drain before they have the chance to revert back to a dissolved state. At times when the water does sit for example if you are away on vacation, as soon as water is drawn through the unit the water is conditioned and any water that has been converted back to hard will quickly wash through. This prevents any scale from building up over time.