Honest Water Chlor-A-Soft softener with chlorine removal
One unit on the main line that softens the water and takes out the chlorine and chemicals municipal supply arrives with. Built in Barrie, Ontario, for town water only, with a 20-year unlimited warranty.
Built in Barrie, Ontario, Canada for Honest Water. Specifications are the manufacturer's published ratings.
When we recommend it
- Hard, chlorinated town water in Newmarket, Aurora, Keswick and Georgina
- Scale on fixtures and water heaters plus a chlorine taste or smell
- Homes with room for one tank instead of a softener and a separate carbon tank
- Dry skin and hair from chlorine in the shower
- Clear-water iron on municipal supply, within the series limit
- Made in
- Barrie, Ontario, Canada
- Does
- Softening, plus chlorine and chemical removal
- Supply
- Municipal water only
- Regeneration
- On demand, metered by actual water use
- Power
- 12-volt AC, pennies a year to run
- Salt option
- Compatible with potassium chloride
- Formats
- Standard two-tank, or cabinet design with optional lid
- Warranty
- 20 years unlimited
What the system actually does
Municipal water in York Region arrives hard and chlorinated. Most homes end up treating those two problems with two tanks: a softener for the hardness and a carbon tank for the chlorine. The Chlor-A-Soft does both in a single unit on the main line, so every tap, shower and appliance gets soft, chlorine-free water from one install, one bypass and one drain.
Like every Honest Water softener it regenerates on demand from a meter that counts the water you actually used, not on a timer, and it handles clear-water iron up to the series limit. It is the same Barrie-built softener platform as the other series, with a carbon stage added for town water.
It is built for municipal supply only. On a well there is no chlorine to remove, and iron or sulphur need their own stage ahead of any softener, so we would steer you to the Superior or Ultimate series with an iron filter instead. A well test settles which.
How it compares
Chlor-A-Soft Series Plus
20-year unlimited warrantySoftening plus chlorine and chemical removal in one unit, with clear-water iron removal. Municipal water supplies only.
Premium Series softener + whole home filtration
20-year unlimited warrantiesTwo tanks doing the same two jobs, with more carbon capacity for a large household or a house that also wants chloramine, THM and lead reduction.
Superior or Ultimate Series softener
12 or 20-year warrantyFor wells and lake supply, where chlorine is not the problem and iron tolerance matters more.
Warranty terms are the manufacturer's. We register every system at install and handle claims for you. We quote a fixed written price before we install.
What it will not do
Every system solves one set of problems. We would rather tell you the limits now than have you find them later.
- Private wells and lake intakes (no chlorine to remove; iron and sulphur need their own filter first)
- Bacteria, nitrates, lead or PFAS, which are a UV or reverse osmosis job
- Homes without a drain nearby for regeneration, where a salt-free conditioner may fit instead
Related services
Other Honest Water systems
Chlor-A-Soft Softener questions, answered
Is the Chlor-A-Soft a softener or a filter? +
Why would I choose two tanks instead? +
Can it go on my well? +
What does the 20-year unlimited warranty cover? +
Hard and chlorinated town water?
One tank can handle both. Tell us your town and household and we quote the Chlor-A-Soft or the two-tank option, whichever your water calls for.
289-221-5382Call or text to book a time that suits you.Get a softener quote
Town, water source, household. That is enough to size it. We quote by phone or text with a fixed written price, no visit needed.
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