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Key feature Kinetico 2020C HF™ TwinTec S3™ Ensign: CMD-11AVSM
Output per regeneration 270 litres 483 litres 1755 litres
Regenerations per day for 4 people 2.66 times a day 1.48 times a day 0.49 times a day
(2 or 3 times a week)
Flow rate peak 51 litres/min 65 litres/min 84 litres/min
Softening process Ion exchange non-electric Ion exchange non-electric Ion exchange non-electric
Continuous supply of water 24 hours a day Yes Yes Yes
Salt low indicator None None Remote monitor -automatic salt monitor
audio with volume
and visual
Salt storage capacity 8Kg 8Kg 20Kg
Salt type Block salt 8Kg pack or tablet salt with optional extra Block salt 8Kg pack Tablet salt in 10Kg pack
Guarantee 10 year faulty parts only
unknown labour cover
unknown call out cover
10 year faulty parts only
2 years labour cover
unknown call out cover
5 year faulty parts inc wear
5 years labour labour cover
5 years call out cover
Automatic calendar override to keep things fresh while you are away on holiday None None Yes, between 1 and 14 days or off. Once every 7 days by default
% of capacity wasted to drain during regeneration 6.9% 3.5% 3.3%
Salt cost per month £23.84 £15.48 £12.38
Water cost per month 132 pence 66 pence 76 pence
Electricity cost per month 0 pence 0 pence 12 pence
Total running cost per month* £25.16 £16.14 £13.26

* Maximum running cost based on a typical 4 person household:
Daily consumption @ 720 litres
Tablet salt delivered @ 59.8p/Kg
Block salt delivered @ 98.0p/Kg
Water cost @ 86p/M³
tablet salt, block salt
Block salt and tablet salt
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Term Meaning
Block Salt Softener Ordinary water softener in which the manufacturer promotes the use of block salt only, and just happens to be the only supplier in the UK. Customer is obliged into expensive brand loyalty by a rather unfair claim that their warranty would be voided by the use of any other brand of salt.
Block Salt: 8Kg box Compacted salt in the form of a single 4Kg block the size of a large house brick. Sold in 8Kg boxes. Can be used in all water softeners. Easy to handle.
Tablet Salt: 10Kg bag Compacted salt in the form of multiple 1.5cm tablets. Sold in 10Kg polythene bags with handle. Can be used in all water softeners. Easy to handle.
Tablet Salt: 25Kg bag Pre 1998 size, multiple 1.5cm tablets. Increasingly less popular due to difficulty in handling such a large size.
Granular Salt: 25Kg bag Low density salt. 1.0mm to 3.5mm crystals. Could be used in all water softeners, but is increasingly less popular due to difficulty in handling such a large size and messy in use.


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Ensign established 1982

Ensign established 1982


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Ensign - The Water Softener Centre
Unit 6 Hertford Court, Marlborough Business Park, Marlborough, Nr Swindon SN8 4AW, United Kingdom.
Tel Lo-Call 0845 643 1982

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