monkeybrains
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I am purchasing a water softener and I have the option to go with a tank with gravel in the bottom or a tank called vortech that doesnt use the gravel. The price is the same for either one, is one better than the other.
IMO the best is the normal separate distributor tube and gravel underbed as opposed to a one piece tank like the vortex. You usually won't get the reduced backwash water volume etc. etc. that they sell you on.I am purchasing a water softener and I have the option to go with a tank with gravel in the bottom or a tank called vortech that doesnt use the gravel. The price is the same for either one, is one better than the other.
Do you know what resin efficiency is? I think Wally made it up.
You must mean resin life. Anyway, IMO most of their claims are not going to be met out in the field and that's why I say the same as you and AK that a regular tank and DT and gravel is the best choice.The ENPRESS Vortech™ and
Mid-Vortech™ distribution technologies are revolutionizing the water treatment industry. The design creates fluidity of the media bed and extends contaminant removal capacity; which means less regenerations and significant reduction of water use…saving water, salt and the environment, with backwash flow rate reductions of at least 30%. So it’s easy to go green and make a lot of green at the same time. Plus, with Vortech™ and Mid-Vortech™ eliminate gravel and hub & lateral assembly, reducing overall cost and shipping weight. Mid-Vortech™ eliminates the need for a second media tank system, by combining two medias into one tank and keeping them physically separated, reducing overall system cost and backwash water usage, with the elimination of redundant equipment.
Those claims relating to resin efficiency are in bold print.