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Water Softeners Comparison

In this section you will find a table of water softener manufacturers and a brief comparison of their product offering in terms of price and guarantees.

Because of the environmental impact of owning water softeners I would advise everyone considering installing water softeners to read through my hard water treatment comparison page and consider more environmentally friendly alternatives like water conditioning units.

Product Name TwinTec Water Softeners Clements Water Softeners CAI Tech Fresh Water Systems Fountain Sotfners Worldwide Water Systems
Based UK / USA UK USA UK UK USA
Price Guide from £399 ($575) from £499 ($720) from £320 ($600) from £350 ($660) from £295 ($560) from £265 ($500) Sales Price
Guarantee Not specified Not specified 3 - 10 years warranty 3 years warranty up to 5 years warranty 90 day Money Back

Our recommended supplier is World Wide Water Systems and Fountain Softners as, in our opinion, they offer the best value, service and guarantee.

If you are a supplier of water softeners and would like to appear on our site with an independant review then please [mailto:suppliers@hardwater.org email us].