Water softener comparison
Please see the table below to view some of the most popular water softeners on the market against a Harvey unit.
| Harvey softener | Kinetico 2020C HE | Kinetico 2020C HF | Kinetico Mini-B HE | Kinetico Mini-B HF | Ecowater ESM 11 | Ecowater ESM 15 | Tapworks AD11 | Tapworks AD15 | Waterside MC-350 E-F | Waterside MC-350 H-F | Waterside DX-500 | Aquadial Prismertec | Liff 2010 T | Liff 2010 V | Liff 2015 V | Liff 2015 | Monarch Plumbsoft Solo | Monarch Plumbsoft Ultra | Genus SD300 | Genus SD500 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric / Non electric | Non electric | Non electric | Non electric | Non electric | Non electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Non electric | Non electric | Electric | Electric |
| Timer / Meter control | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Timer | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter | Meter |
| Type of meter | Displacement | Turbine | Turbine | Turbine | Turbine | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | N/A | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic | Turbine | Turbine | Electronic | Electronic |
| Type of salt | Block | Block | Block | Block | Block | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet | Block / tablet | Block / tablet | Tablet | Tablet |
| Easy check salt lid | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Requires Programming | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| No. of Cylinders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cylinder Operation | Duplex Parallel | Service / Standby | Service / Standby | Service / Standby | Service / Standby | Single | Single | Single | Single | Single | Single | Service / Standby | Single | Single | Single | Single | Single | Service / Standby | Service / Standby | Single | Single |
| Soft Water Guarantee 24/7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Max Flow Rate (L.P.M) | 55 | 41 | 51 | 27 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 25 | 35 | 23 | 50 | 19 (@1bar loss) | 19 (@1bar loss) | 25 (@1bar loss) | 36 (@1bar loss) | 35 | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Salt used per regeneration (g) | 300 | 220 - 300 | 220 - 300 | 220 - 300 | 220 - 300 | 420 - 1630 | 700 - 3760 | 420 - 1630 | 700 - 3800 | 2100 max | 2100 max | Not available | 600 - 900 | 600 | <1500 | <2250 | <3000 | 500 | 500 | 1000 | 2400 |
| Water used per regeneration (L) | 17 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 70 - 80 | 70 - 80 | Not available | 61 | 52 | <52 | <52 | <61 | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Overall Size (HxWxD M³) | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.93 | 1.17 | 0.90 | 1.12 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.92 | 0.69 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.26 | 1.61 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.83 |
| Height (mm) | 480 | 487 | 487 | 495 | 495 | 668 | 838 | 648 | 810 | 602 | 602 | 510 | 532 | 608 | 608 | 750 | 959 | 500 | 500 | 543 | 632 |
| Width (mm) | 205 | 215 | 215 | 205 | 205 | 325 | 325 | 296 | 296 | 270 | 270 | 440 | 270 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 250 | 268 | 277 | 277 |
| Depth (mm) | 440 | 458 | 458 | 475 | 475 | 430 | 430 | 468 | 468 | 480 | 480 | 410 | 480 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 490 | 490 | 476 | 476 |