Matrixx Smart Metered Water Softener
Metered softener · 35,000 to 70,000 grains · from $1,466.95
Independent sizing and research · US and Canada
Home water treatment, without the guesswork.
Vellwater helps you size home water treatment for your home.
What size water softener do you need?
Four questions about your home and water, with the math shown plainly.
Water source
Bathrooms
grains per gallon (gpg)
mg/L ÷ 17.1 = gpg
Iron in the water
Your answer
24,000 grains
Recommended softener capacity
10 GPM
Recommended flow rate
6.3 days
Between regenerations
Around 24,000 grains
The rated size holds five days of hardness in the usable 75 percent.
Recommended product
Good for 4 people, 2 bathrooms
Matrixx Smart Metered Water Softener
35,000 grains · 10 GPM · $1,466.95
Filtration pairing
Good for city water at every tap
Bodyguard Whole House Water Filter
10 GPM · whole-house carbon filtration · $1,095.00
Iron in the water: put an iron filter stage ahead of the softener.
Bigger than the standard range: your load passes an 80,000 grain unit at five days, into commercial unit territory.
Your water test and softener settings can move these numbers.
Whole-home systems
The systems we cover, with store links to current prices.
Nothing matches that combination.
US Water Systems
Matrixx-Hybrid Filter and Smart Water Softener
Filter and softener in one tank · up to 70,000 grains · from $2,195.00
SpringWell
Quality Water Treatment (SoftPro)
Aquasana
iSpring Water Systems
US prices from the brands' own stores, October 2026.
More tools
Hardness and drinking water
Hardness classifier
Where your hardness lands on the standard scale.
Hard
Standard ranges in mg/L: soft 0 to 60, moderately hard 61 to 120, hard 121 to 180, very hard above 180.
Reverse osmosis sizer, drinking water
The drinking water size that fits your household.
75 GPD
GPD is refill speed, at ideal pressure and temperature.
Running costs
Salt and regeneration cost estimator
An estimate of what a softener costs to run, in salt and water.
10.5 bags of salt a year
Built on 75 percent usable capacity and about 2,500 grains per pound of salt.
Daily use and well water
Daily home water usage estimator
How much water the home uses in a day.
218 gallons a day
About 50 gallons per person a day, 25 per laundry load, 60 per garden session.
Well water treatment checker
Tick anything you see, smell, or taste.
Tick a symptom to see the likely treatment.
General information only. Confirm with a water test.
Brands we cover
SpringWell ships to Canada, with shipping calculated at checkout.
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About Vellwater
Vellwater is an independent sizing and research site for home water treatment, built for homeowners in the US and Canada.
We size from your hardness, your household use, and what else is in your water, with the math shown at every step.
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