How much salt does it use?

Between 100 and 300 grams per litre of resin per regeneration, set on the valve. For a 75 litre bed that is 8 to 20 kg each time; weekly regeneration uses one to two 25 kg bags a month.

Can I run it without a brine tank?

No. The brine tank is where the salt dissolves and where the valve draws from. It is a separate item; the two connect with the 3/8 inch line.

How long does delivery take?

Paid orders leave us within 24 hours. Gauteng usually sees the parcel in 2 to 3 working days, the rest of the country in 3 to 5. Tracking from The Courier Guy arrives by email the moment it leaves.

On orders of R1 500 or more to a street address in a city, town or suburb, or to a Courier Guy counter, yes. Below that the checkout shows the live courier rate before you pay. Media bags, vessels and tanks always ship at the quoted rate, wherever they go. Farms, plots, hospitals, power stations and major chain stores are a special trip at the courier's fee, never free. Collection in Randburg is free.

Runxin F63C1 automatic water softener control valve with display and power adapter

Runxin · Vessels, Runxin Valves

Runxin F63C1 Automatic Softener Valve

Name: Runxin F63C1 Automatic Softener Valve
Brand: Runxin
SKU: RX-F63C1
Price: 3295.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Regenerates on a timer, at two in the morning, while you sleep.

The automatic control valve for a water softener: 4 cubic metres an hour, 1 inch ports, brine and drain connections, on the 2.5 inch thread of any FRP vessel up to 18 inches across. Set the regeneration days and the hour on the keypad and it runs the five-step cycle on its own, drawing brine from the tank, rinsing, and refilling the tank for next time.

Not sure what the water needs? Book the lab test

Delivery estimate

Fully automatic five-step regeneration

4 m³/h, 1 inch ports

Fits any 2.5 inch FRP vessel, 6 to 18 inch

Keypad with display, settings kept through power cuts

Brine and drain fittings included

12 V adapter included

In detail

The cycle

Service. Hard water in, soft water out, for the days you set.
Backwash. Lifts and cleans the resin bed.
Brine and slow rinse. Draws salt water from the brine tank through the resin; the sodium swaps back onto the beads and the calcium and magnesium go to the drain.
Fast rinse. Flushes the last of the brine.
Brine refill. Puts water back in the salt tank to make brine for next time.

About two hours, at the hour you choose. Two in the morning is the usual.

Timer or meter

The C1 is a time-clock valve: it regenerates every so many days, whether the resin is spent or not. For a household with steady use that is the simple, reliable choice. If your use swings, a holiday house or a guest lodge, a metered valve that counts litres saves salt; ask us for it.

What it fits and needs

Every Runxin valve mounts on the 2.5 inch thread of an FRP vessel and needs three things inside the vessel: a 27 mm riser pipe cut to sit 1 to 2 mm below the vessel neck, a top distributor and a bottom strainer. Our 75 litre vessel ships with all three; a bare vessel from elsewhere needs them bought separately.

Vessels 6 to 18 inches across, so the 45, 75 and 100 litre sizes. A 3/8 inch brine line to the brine tank, a 1/2 inch drain line to a gully, a plug point within 1.5 m for the 12 volt adapter, and inlet pressure of 1.5 to 6 bar. The settings survive a power cut for three days.

Sizing

Our 75 litre vessel with 75 litres of resin suits most households; tell us your hardness from the test report and your household size and we set the regeneration days and the salt dose before it ships.