Whirlpool WHEWSC Water Softening Cleanser 16oz

Very happy with Whirlpool water softeners. I’ve had two in 31 years with hard well water. Water heater lasts longer and no clogging of plumbing fixtures. Installed this model in new build with Rinnai tankless water heater, great combo.

Helps reduce the iron in my water extremely well! No more cleaning orange tubs!

It does its job, keeps my softener function correctly. One of the bottle did come leaking all over the box, but amazon customer service was really helpful with the refund. Will buy again.

works good to keep the system running good

Use this every 2 months for the last 7 years and its done its job well!

just as described...delivery was slower than normal, but once it arrived and used in the softener, the softener worked as it was supposed to, and has been running like champ!...softener really needs the cleaner to do it's job

UPDATE less than 4 years later and it is out to the curb. Changed review to 1 star.Reliability is horrible. Many online reviews state to avoid box store water softeners like Whirlpool, but with the features and price, along with my own abilities to fix stuff, gave it a try. Experts on line state these only last a few years and are disposable. They were correct. It does work great for the short time that it works...First time this broke was after about 2 years. The motor stripped out the plastic gears. After 2 years, that part is now discontinued. A different metal version is now available, but you need to buy both new motor and new gears. Done and up and running again.This last final breakage, tank would not empty. Common issue. Little rubber washer goes bad. Replaced. Still same problem. Next common issue that corrects failure to drain is replace entire Venturi Assembly. Replaced. Same issue. Both the above Whirlpool parts do fail often and need replaced regularly anyway. Next common issue is replace all the internal seals and rotor, which is over $100 in this next group of parts alone (total $200ish in parts this repair). So averaging around $100 to $200 in parts every couple years to keep it running is not something I bargained for. Other brands post reviews of lasting 20 years of more, and I chose to get a reliable brand instead of continuing to throw good money after bad. If like me, you wanted a unit with built in sediment filter, there are reliable 25 year units out there that are the Boss of Water and have this feature (even better at 20 micron) for around the same price, while using less salt and water each year.(prior 5 star review)Installed myself, outdoors under eve, where city water enters home. Whole house now has soft water except for one outside spigot, where everything connects together. This allows me to use un-softened (hard) water to fill pool or water plants, etc. (can also pull lever on water softener to bypass water softener if hard water is temporarily desired at any faucet). Installation took a couple hours, and I am not a plumber or in construction. Florida home with what is supposed to be good water. I also used a smoker cover to help protect the unit, and found one that fits perfect (26 Inch Square Smoker Grill Cover). We also use a Brita filter pitcher for drinking water, and since adding the combo of Brita filter and water softener, we rarely drink bottled water.Water softener con:After showering or hand washing, skin had a weird feel like it still had soap on it and needed rinsed, which didn't help. Took more than 4 months to get used to that, but now I can't even tell. Knew this ahead of time, happens to everyone making the switch, but didn't expect the slippery feel to take so long to get used too.Pro's:The sediment filter works great. Front house, outside spigot is used to wash cars. Car used to have a terrible dirty film on it after rinsing, and had to rush to dry before it was caked on by the hot Florida sun. Spigot RV water filter did not help. After installing softener, the sediment filter eliminated 95% of the nasty rinse water. That was the first eye opener.In the kitchen before softener, our dishwasher always left spots on glasses, even with best spot remover added to dispenser. We also had to use the strongest ultimate tablets to clean. Black and brown plastic utensils had turned chalky white, and it looked permanent. Had to use dishwasher appliance cleaner powder every couple months. I was ready to buy a new dishwasher. Coffee maker told us it needed vinegar cleaning every few weeks, and they only lasted about a year before needing replaced. After installing softener, we are able to use cheaper dishwasher tablets. Glasses come out spotless (second eye opener). All our old plastic utensils changed from chalky whitish, back to looking like new again, correct black or brown color after a few months. Our dishwasher runs like new again! Coffee maker has not yet asked to be cleaned in 11 months of using soft water. Chrome faucets and sink now stay clean and shiny. Clothes washer works better and clothes feel much softer and cleaner. I can only imagine how great this will be to maker the water heater last a lot longer! Spend the extra money and get a good unit like this one with sediment filter.

Our previous unit which has been in our house since it was built in 2006 had the valve fail and so we thought we would upgrade to this unit. I was very surprised to open the box to see the exact same unit when I opened the box… it is 100% identical but has a different logo on top (our old one was GE). Even the screen and button power up the same way. I am not convinced this unit filters anything as stated.That being said, install was incredibly easy (basically swapping the same unit). It returned our water to softened water as I procrastinated for two weeks once our old one broke. My wife said the dishwasher wasn’t cleaning which is how I found out that our old softener has stopped working. We are in Minnesota and have incredibly hard water (it was off the chart on the test strip that came with the new softener) which makes me think that we have a hardness score of ~30-35. That being said, there are 5 of us and we shower and have to do laundry every day and the unit seems to keep up just fine.