Water softening
Water Softeners
A salt-based softener removes hardness minerals from your water, which is why the water feels soft, soap lathers and scale stops forming. Galene installs two: the GS softener on its own, and the GCS, which adds whole-house filtration in the same install.
- Removes hardness minerals, not just scale
- The slippery, soft-water feel
- Sized to your water and household at the consultation
How it works
Ion exchange, regenerated with salt.
Hard water passes through a bed of resin that swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium. Every few days the system rinses the resin with brine from the salt tank and starts again.
Resin tank
Where the exchange happens. Sized to the hardness and the number of people in the home.
Brine tank
Holds the salt. You top it up with bags of softener salt every few weeks.
Control valve
Runs the regeneration cycle on a schedule or by water use, and needs a drain line and a power outlet.
Filtration stage on the GCS
Sediment and carbon filtration ahead of the softener, so chlorine taste and odor go too.
Softener or salt-free?
Be honest about which one you want.
Most Galene customers choose salt-free conditioning, which stops scale without salt, regeneration or a drain line but keeps the water's natural feel. A softener is the right choice when you specifically want soft water, or when hardness is very high.
Choose a softener when
You want the soft-water feel, your water is very hard, or a well brings hardness that conditioning alone won't manage.
Choose salt-free when
Scale is the problem, you'd rather not haul salt or run a drain line, and you want the lowest upkeep.
Either way
Your consultation's water analysis gives the hardness number, and we recommend from that, not from a catalog.
Galene systems
Softeners and the salt-free alternative.
The GS and GCS are the salt-based options. The Easy System and GDS are what we install when the answer is salt-free.
GSGS Water Softener
Classic salt-based softening for the soft-water feel.
City or well water
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GCSGCS Filter + Water Softener
Whole-house filtration plus salt-based softening.
City water
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GCESEasy System
Low-maintenance whole-home filtration and salt-free conditioning.
City water
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GDSGDS Salt-Free Conditioner
Whole-house scale control with no salt.
City or well water
See the systemInstalled pricing
What your on-the-spot estimate includes.
You get one price, in writing, before any work begins. No equipment-only numbers that grow on install day.
Equipment sized to your water
The system model and size follow your water analysis and household, not a one-size catalog.
Installation by Galene crews
Our own installers, typically one day, with plumbing connections and bypass included.
30-day money-back guarantee
Love your system, or we remove it and refund you within 30 days.
Financing options
Lender-approved plans for qualified homeowners, explained before you decide.
Walkthrough and first filters
We show you how it works and what maintenance to expect before we leave.
Support after installation
Replacement filters, auto-delivery and service from the same team.
Questions
Water Softeners questions
Straight answers. Anything specific to your home gets answered at the consultation.
How much salt will I use?
It depends on hardness and water use. A typical home tops up the brine tank with a bag or two of salt a month. Your estimate states the expected schedule for your system.
Does a softener need electricity and a drain?
Yes. The control valve plugs into an outlet and the regeneration rinse needs a drain line. We check both at the consultation.
Is softened water safe to drink?
Yes. Softening adds a small amount of sodium. If you want sodium-free drinking water, an under-sink reverse osmosis system removes it at the kitchen tap.
Can I replace my old softener with a Galene one?
Yes, and we often do. See Replacing an Old Water System for what we check before giving an estimate.
Want the soft-water feel?
Request an in-home consultation. We'll measure your hardness and recommend a softener or salt-free system.