Home Water Softeners and Treatment Systems


Water Softeners
& Conditioners

Know the Facts About Your Water and How to Treat it

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS)*, 89.3% of US homes have hard water. That makes hard water the single most widespread water problem in American homes today. To check the approximate level of hardness in your area, see the map below.



Purified Water
Systems/Filters

In addition to water hardness, consumers are also growing more and more concerned about the purity and safety of their drinking water. Escalating media reports of contamination or abnormal levels of impurities are causing some consumers to rethink how they use the water that flows from their taps.


A Home Water Softener or Treatment System from Rayne Can Help

Since 1928, Rayne has been developing and improving water treatment systems and products such as Water Softeners, Water Conditioners, Reverse Osmosis Home Filtration Systems, and Drinking Water Filters. These home water treatment systems are of superior quality, provide substantial value and savings, and are the most environmentally-friendly products in the industry.


* The USGS is responsible for collecting data on water quality and water supply throughout the nation.

  • Hard Water Map
  • Softeners: Fact vs. Fiction
  • Water "Spots"

Softeners: Fact vs. Fiction

There is great confusion in the marketplace about the differences between water softeners and water conditioners. A Softener will produce Soft Water. A Conditioner will produce Conditioned Water.

What does Conditioned Water really mean?

The catchall term "conditioned water" as defined by the WQA* is, "Any water which has been treated by one or more processes to improve the water's usefulness and/or aesthetic quality by reducing undesirable substances or undesirable conditions."

So Conditioned Water can be Soft Water, but not ALL Conditioners are able to Soften Water.

  Water Conditioner? But is it a Water Softener?
Water Softener Yes Yes
Reverse Osmosis/Water Purifier Yes Yes
Carbon Filtration Yes No
Magnets Yes No
Electronic wave technology Yes No
Ceramic media Yes No
And a host of others Yes No
*The International Water Quality Association (WQA), the trade association that represents the water treatment industry

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Water "Spots"

Water "Spots" is an educational service provided by Rayne Water Corporation to help consumers stay informed about the water they use in their homes. It includes the latest water news and information as well as links to current water events.

AP Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water

  • Your doctor did not prescribe them to you.
  • Your child's pediatrician certainly did not recommend them.
  • And right at this moment you probably don't have a headache.

But everyday, chances are VERY strong that you and your family are ingesting unwanted and non-prescribed medication right from your tap water.

A breaking investigation by The Associated Press found that at least 41 million Americans are being exposed to trace pharmaceuticals in their drinking water supplies.

During the five-month investigation, prescription drugs such as sex hormones, antibiotics, anticonvulsants and mood stabilizers were detected in the water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas.

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