FilterSmart's flagship salt-free water conditioner prevents whole-house scale without salt, electricity, or backwash.
The FilterSmart FS500 is a salt-free water softener alternative and saltless water conditioner that uses salt-free media to naturally reduce scale buildup on internal pipes and plumbing across a whole house. The system operates without salt, electricity, or a drain connection, producing no wastewater or brine discharge, and is positioned as a low-maintenance alternative to conventional salt-based softeners.
FilterSmart offers the FS500 in capacity tiers sized by bathroom count and flow rate, including a one-to-three-bathroom configuration rated at 12 gallons per minute, and cites its salt-free media as up to 99% effective at preventing hard-water scale. The system is sold direct through filtersmart.com.
| Attribute | FS500 Salt-Free Water Softener Alternative | WaterCrest Whole House Physical Water Treatment System | |
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| Founded | — | 2002 | |
| Sells To | — | Consumers | |
| Pricing Model | — | Recurring, Transactional |
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