We size water softeners for car washes based upon a number of factors specific to your site.
If you contact us to buy a softener we'd begin the conversation with these sorts of questions:
What is the diameter of the pipe that will be connected to the softener?
Do you have a specific gpm demand you want to meet?
What is your water hardness (either in ppm, mg/L, or gpg).
Is this municipal water or water from a private well?
Can you estimate the volume (gallons) of water used on an average day?
Is your softener feeding an RO system?
Is there a carbon tank before or after the softener?
At the location where you want to put the softener, is there access to a drain? Access to 120vac power?
Do you have limitations on available floorspace?
We are not a fan of the most widely available softener valves (Fleck), so what we'd quote for you would be a Clack brand valve.
You'll add salt probably once a day to once a week, depending upon your water hardness and the amount of water you run through it, and the size of the softener. All softeners use salt.
You'll add salt probably once a day to once a week, depending upon your water hardness and the amount of water you run through it, and the size of the softener. All softeners use salt.