Purolite C-100E Cationic Resin Replacement for Water Softener 1 CuFt Bag Media

I was able to completely disassemble, thoroughly clean, and change the resin in my 12-yo Coolligan water softener in ~5 hours from A to Z. Required tools and materials: 1. The big blue funnel + a table spoon or whatever scoop you find 2. 1 bag of the resin being reviewed (1 cu ft) 3. 1 bag of gravel (15lbs) for water softeners. DO NOT FORGET TO WASH IT WITH FRESH CLEAN WATER before using! I do not recommend saving a few bucks and washing the old one, the time costs more. 4. Direct hands (TM) driver. Steps I did: 1. Closed water line to the water softener 2. Disconnected the resin tank, the salt tank and unscrewed the head from the resin tank 2a. Removed the inlet/outlet pipe from the tank (it's the only pipe inside the resin tank) 3. Drained as much water as possible using silicone tubes (my tank was dug ~2ft deep), this tank filled is heavy as my freaking life, otherwise 4. Dropped some large cloth to drain water, resin, and gravel (an old linen sheet that was used by my ex worked great!). You do not want to reuse the old gravel, just like you don't want to use sheets that were used with your ex:) 5. Thoroughly wash the resin tank, the salt tank, the pipe, and the head, i.e. everything that is possible to reach and clean 6. Sealed the top of the inlet/outlet pipe with painter's tape (to prevent particles getting in) 7. Inserted the tube vertically, centered and put the new _washed_ gravel in 8. Using a blue funnel for resing, patience, and time, shove the resin beads back into the tank 9. Assembled everything back, and put water back on. 10. ??? PROFIT!!! You'll notice that the water got softer, if: a. objective measurements say so b. dishwasher delivers better results (no white spots, crystal-clear glasses) c. harder to wash soap away while showering I did not experience any odors or bad smells, if only very little right after I changed the resin, it had gone in a few days completely. But I bet, I would never have noticed it if I hadn't known that I changed something in my system. Yes, this product is great. Yes, I spent ~5-6 hours of my life. Yes, I got satisfaction while working on this project. And yes, I saved about $1500, paying about 150-200 total. I highly recommend this product and the brand in particular.

Worked exactly as expected and the water was soft the same day after the first recharge cycle

Transaction parfaite, relation avec vendeur parfait. Le produit est de très bonne qualité, mon adoucisseur est reparti pour 10 ans

As advertised, system refilled, all systems worked great.

This is the 'right stuff' for our softener. It's a bit of a chore to replace, due to the fact that ours is a 'unitized' system (resin tank inside the brine tank). But the resin is doing its job just fine, and it was just the right amount.