Water Softener Salt Usage, Resin-Based<\/title>\n <meta name=\"description\" content=\"Calculate salt consumption for your water softener resin regeneration. 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Reverse: min 80 g\/L, avg 120 g\/L, max 160 g\/L.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div id=\"customWrap\" style=\"display:none;\">\n <fieldset>\n <legend>Custom brine<\/legend>\n <label for=\"conc\">NaCl concentration, 5% to 12%<\/label>\n <input id=\"conc\" type=\"number\" min=\"5\" max=\"12\" step=\"0.5\" value=\"8\" \/>\n <div class=\"muted\">8% gives 80 g per liter of solution.<\/div>\n\n <label for=\"mult\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\">Solution volume multiple, 2 to 3<\/label>\n <input id=\"mult\" type=\"number\" min=\"2\" max=\"3\" step=\"0.1\" value=\"2.0\" \/>\n <div class=\"muted\">Solution volume \u2248 multiple \u00d7 resin liters.<\/div>\n <\/fieldset>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <fieldset style=\"margin-top: var(--gap);\">\n <legend>Regeneration frequency<\/legend>\n <div class=\"row\">\n <div>\n <label for=\"cycles\">Regenerations per period<\/label>\n <input id=\"cycles\" type=\"number\" min=\"0\" step=\"1\" value=\"2\" \/>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label for=\"period\">Period<\/label>\n <select id=\"period\">\n <option value=\"weekly\" selected>Weekly<\/option>\n <option value=\"14days\">Every 14 days<\/option>\n <option value=\"monthly\">Monthly<\/option>\n <option value=\"yearly\">Yearly<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"muted\">Set how many cycles happen in your chosen period.<\/div>\n <\/fieldset>\n\n \n <div id=\"result\" class=\"result\">Estimated usage in Kg (kilograms): 0<\/div>\n <div id=\"perCycle\" class=\"small\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"small\">\n References used: 100 to 240 g of salt per liter of resin per cycle based on flow and parameters. Typical average is 160 g\/L using 8% concentration with solution volume \u2248 2 \u00d7 resin volume.\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"footer-warning\">\n Warning: This calculation is not exact science. It should only be considered as a guideline. 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n \n \n Water Softener Salt Usage, Resin-Based<\/title>\n <meta name=\"description\" content=\"Calculate salt consumption for your water softener resin regeneration. 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Reverse: min 80 g\/L, avg 120 g\/L, max 160 g\/L.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div id=\"customWrap\" style=\"display:none;\">\n <fieldset>\n <legend>Custom brine<\/legend>\n <label for=\"conc\">NaCl concentration, 5% to 12%<\/label>\n <input id=\"conc\" type=\"number\" min=\"5\" max=\"12\" step=\"0.5\" value=\"8\" \/>\n <div class=\"muted\">8% gives 80 g per liter of solution.<\/div>\n\n <label for=\"mult\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\">Solution volume multiple, 2 to 3<\/label>\n <input id=\"mult\" type=\"number\" min=\"2\" max=\"3\" step=\"0.1\" value=\"2.0\" \/>\n <div class=\"muted\">Solution volume \u2248 multiple \u00d7 resin liters.<\/div>\n <\/fieldset>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <fieldset style=\"margin-top: var(--gap);\">\n <legend>Regeneration frequency<\/legend>\n <div class=\"row\">\n <div>\n <label for=\"cycles\">Regenerations per period<\/label>\n <input id=\"cycles\" type=\"number\" min=\"0\" step=\"1\" value=\"2\" \/>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <label for=\"period\">Period<\/label>\n <select id=\"period\">\n <option value=\"weekly\" selected>Weekly<\/option>\n <option value=\"14days\">Every 14 days<\/option>\n <option value=\"monthly\">Monthly<\/option>\n <option value=\"yearly\">Yearly<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"muted\">Set how many cycles happen in your chosen period.<\/div>\n <\/fieldset>\n\n \n <div id=\"result\" class=\"result\">Estimated usage in Kg (kilograms): 0<\/div>\n <div id=\"perCycle\" class=\"small\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"small\">\n References used: 100 to 240 g of salt per liter of resin per cycle based on flow and parameters. Typical average is 160 g\/L using 8% concentration with solution volume \u2248 2 \u00d7 resin volume.\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"footer-warning\">\n Warning: This calculation is not exact science. It should only be considered as a guideline. 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