AFWFilters 5600sxt 2 cu ft 10% Crosslink Softener Resin

What it does for your water

The AFWFilters 5600sxt 2 cu ft 10% Crosslink Softener Resin is replacement cation resin in a 2 cu ft quantity. Crosslink: 10.

A cubic foot of standard softener resin is rated about 32,000 grains at full salt and about 24,000 at an efficient setting, so 2 cu ft is about 64,000 grains at full salt, or 48,000 at an efficient setting.

10% crosslink resin stands up to chlorine better than standard 8% resin, which matters on chlorinated or chloraminated city water.

Match the old bed's volume and don't top the tank up to the neck; resin needs freeboard to expand during backwash.

Other listed details: model 5600sxt; warranty 5 year manufacturer; material stainless steel; resin 2 cu ft.

The listing gives dimensions of 12 x 12 x 52 inches, a shipping weight of 140 lb and water softener in the box.

Warranty, per the listing: 5 year manufacturer.

Is it the right unit for your house?

Choose it when

Re-bedding an existing softener
Chlorinated city water

Pass on it when

Deionizing (DI) systems

Where it wins and where it loses

Wins

2 cu ft
10 crosslink

Loses

Re-bedding means draining and opening the tank

Limits to know about

Figures are the maker's or seller's own; check fit and capacity against your water test and your equipment's manual.

Maker's figures

Every figure below comes from the source shown in brackets. Where the maker doesn't state something, we say so instead of estimating.

Model number	5600sxt	Retailer
Product weight	140 lb	Retailer
Dimensions (seller)	12 x 12 x 52 inches	Retailer
Material	stainless steel	Retailer
Warranty	5 year manufacturer	Retailer
Grain capacity (maker)	64,000 grains	Retailer
Resin volume	2 cu ft	Retailer
Crosslink	10	Retailer