A water softener is an economical way to maintain your machine and keep it running at its highest efficiency. Rather than wasting time and money on costly repairs that become necessary because of scale buildup within, keep the water you use safer by implementing the use of a water softener. This Self-Contained Automatic Water Softener comes complete and will provide treated water in approximately one hour. The brine tank is smaller in size than comparable units, but has all the professional features of a full-sized softener. Occupies only one square-foot of vehicle floor space. User-friendly. About once a week, (depending on water hardness and usage), hook up the softener to a water source, twist the automatic timer and focus on other priorities–it’s fully automatic!