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Aquasana SimplySoft 60K softener review

A 60,000-grain cabinet water softener certified to NSF/ANSI 44, for homes of five or more people.

What the maker puts in writing

The SimplySoft 60,000 Grain Water Softener Base Tank & Cabinet System is ideal for larger homes of 5+ people and 4+ bathrooms and those seeking enhanced performance; a 5/10-Year Limited Warranty with telephone customer service and installation support
“IAPMO certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 44 for the reduction of water hardness and to CSA B483.1”
Soft water gentle on skin and hair; spotless glasses, dishes and shower doors; prevents wear and fading in clothing and linens
“SimplySoft softeners can be set to use 50% less salt and 28% less water on metered operation mode compared to standard time-based regenerated softeners”
For city or well water, using ion exchange; the optional pre-filter is included with the separately sold Aquasana Softener Installation Kit

Fifty per cent more for forty per cent more

40,000 grains — $749 — $18.73 per thousand. 60,000 grains — $1,049 — $17.48 per thousand.

And the cabinet is exactly the same size: 30 × 16 × 43 in (762 x 406 x 1092 mm) for both.

So within Aquasana’s range this is the one to buy if the house warrants it — twenty thousand extra grains for three hundred dollars, and not a millimeter more floor.

The question the page does not answer

If the cabinet is identical, where does the extra resin go?

In a cabinet softener the resin tank sits inside the brine tank. More resin therefore means less room for salt, which means filling it more often.

Aquasana publishes neither the resin volume nor the salt capacity on either model. AFWFilters, on this shelf, publishes both — 1.5 cubic feet of resin and a brine tank for 250 pounds — and is the only maker here that does.

Worth asking before buying, because salt-fill frequency is something you live with.

What the money buys that cheaper softeners do not

IAPMO certification to NSF/ANSI Standard 44 — the American standard for cation exchange softeners, tested by an accredited body. Ten of the twelve listings on this shelf publish no certification whatever.

Fifty per cent less salt and twenty-eight per cent less water than a time-based softener, in figures. Four makers here describe the same metered-regeneration idea; this is the only one that quantifies it.

A 5/10-year limited warranty, against none at all from AFWFilters and GE.

And what it costs against the cheapest grains here

Aquasure sells 64,000 grains for $749.99 — four thousand more grains for $299 less.

Aquasure publishes no certification, no efficiency figure and no flow rate, and its five-year warranty is conditional on registering online within sixty days.

That is the trade, stated plainly: three hundred dollars against an audited certification and two numbers about what the thing costs to run.

Forty-three inches

43 in (1092 mm). Aquasure’s 48,000-grain tank is 62 in (1575 mm) and needs clearance above it to service the head.

A cabinet goes under a low joist and is replaced whole. A two-tank system is taller, holds more salt, and lets you change resin and brine tank separately.

That is the real architectural choice on this shelf, and it is worth making deliberately.

Availability

Available at around $1,049.00 on Amazon.com when we checked on October 29, 2026, for delivery to a US address.

Stock and prices on Amazon.com move without notice; the button above opens the live listing.

Prices quoted in this text were read on October 29, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

Strengths, and the catches

Strengths

Fifty per cent more capacity than the maker’s 40,000-grain model for forty per cent more money, and in exactly the same cabinet
IAPMO certification to NSF/ANSI Standard 44, which ten of the twelve listings on this shelf do not have
The published efficiency figures — 50% less salt, 28% less water — which no other maker here quantifies

Compromises

A thousand and forty-nine dollars, the second-highest price on this shelf
Seventeen dollars forty-eight a thousand grains, against $11.72 for Aquasure’s 64,000-grain unit at $749.99
The pre-filter is in a separately sold installation kit, and no weight is published

Where this one is not like the others

Set against the median of its own shelf on this site — not against the whole bathroom market.

Footprint30 × 16 in (762 × 406 mm) of floor, 43 in (1,092 mm) tall — IDENTICAL to the maker’s 40,000-grain model — as a base tank and cabinet system. No weight is published. Warranty 5/10-year limited.+100 % against this shelf’s median
Stated capacity between regenerations60,000 grains, sized for 5 or more people and 4 or more bathrooms — $17.48 per 1,000 grains. Against the maker’s own 40,000-grain model that is +20,000 grains for $300, IN THE SAME FOOTPRINT. IAPMO certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 44 and to CSA B483.1.+25 % against this shelf’s median

Specifications

Resin volume	NOT PUBLISHED. The method is ion exchange, stated for city or well water.
Stated capacity between regenerations	60,000 grains, sized for 5 or more people and 4 or more bathrooms — $17.48 per 1,000 grains. Against the maker’s own 40,000-grain model that is +20,000 grains for $300, IN THE SAME FOOTPRINT. IAPMO certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 44 and to CSA B483.1.
Regeneration type	Metered.
Connection size	NOT PUBLISHED, and neither is a flow rate. A pre-filter is recommended by the maker but sold separately.
Stated salt consumption	50% less salt on metered mode than a standard time-based softener, with 28% less water.
Footprint	30 × 16 in (762 × 406 mm) of floor, 43 in (1,092 mm) tall — IDENTICAL to the maker’s 40,000-grain model — as a base tank and cabinet system. No weight is published. Warranty 5/10-year limited.
Amazon reference	B0DCZXFD8C
EAN	0816749019155

The questions we get

Is the 60,000 better value than the 40,000?

Yes, within Aquasana’s range. The 40,000-grain model is $749 and this is $1,049 — fifty per cent more capacity for forty per cent more money, which is $17.48 a thousand grains against $18.73. And the cabinet is identical: 30 × 16 × 43 in (762 x 406 x 1092 mm) for both, so the larger capacity costs nothing in floor space. If you are buying an Aquasana and the house is large, this is the one.

How does it compare with the cheapest grains on the shelf?

Unfavourably on price and favourably on paper. Aquasure sells 64,000 grains for $749.99 — $11.72 a thousand — which is 4,000 more grains for $299 less. What Aquasure does not publish is any certification, any efficiency figure, or any flow rate, and its warranty is conditional on registering within sixty days. What Aquasana does not publish is a weight or a flow rate. The choice is between three hundred dollars and an audited certification plus two numbers on running cost.

Same cabinet, more capacity — how?

The listing does not explain, and it is a fair question. In a cabinet softener the resin tank sits inside the brine tank, so a larger resin bed leaves less room for salt. The likeliest explanation is that the 60,000-grain model carries more resin and holds less salt between fills, meaning more frequent topping up. Aquasana publishes neither the resin volume nor the salt capacity on either model — AFWFilters, on this shelf, is the only maker that publishes both.

Against the closest bathroom fittings on price

Same category, nearby prices, between bathroom fittings. What remains is the specifications every one publishes — half empty, a column is no use.

Model	Price	Resin volume	Stated capacity between regenerations	Regeneration type	Connection size
Aquasana SimplySoft 60K softener	$1049	NOT PUBLISHED. The method is ion exchange, stated for city or well water.	60,000 grains, sized for 5 or more people and 4 or more bathrooms — $17.48 per 1,000 grains. Against the maker’s own 40,000-grain model that is +20,000 grains for $300, IN THE SAME FOOTPRINT. IAPMO certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 44 and to CSA B483.1.	Metered.	NOT PUBLISHED, and neither is a flow rate. A pre-filter is recommended by the maker but sold separately.
Aquasure softener, filter and RO bundle	$1080	NOT PUBLISHED. The tank is fiberglass-lined polyethylene, stated corrosion resistant.	THE LISTING CONTRADICTS ITSELF: the title and the description say 72,000 grains, and the first bullet says 48,000. On the title figure that is $15.00 per 1,000 grains. Sized for 1–6 bathrooms and up to 8 people, on city, municipal or well water.	An automatic digital metered head, with automatic regeneration and backwash.	NOT PUBLISHED, and neither is a flow rate.
PRO+AQUA Elite 80,000-grain softener	$1156	NOT PUBLISHED — the resin and the tanks are called commercial grade, which is a word and not a volume.	80,000 grains — the largest on this shelf — at $14.46 per 1,000 grains, sized for 6 or more bathrooms on well or municipal water.	A digital metered valve, stated efficient in salt and water usage.	NOT PUBLISHED. What IS published is a flow rate of up to 20 GPM — THE ONLY FLOW RATE ON THIS SHELF, and the figure that says whether a shower still runs while it works.
Kenmore 420 water softener	$820	NOT PUBLISHED.	40,000 grains, sized for 1–5 people — $20.51 per 1,000 grains on October 29, 2026, the highest on this shelf. It is the only softener here that publishes its LIMITS: up to 120 gpg of hardness and up to 10 ppm of clear water iron.	IntelliSoft, stated to use artificial intelligence to learn water use patterns, with a display giving flow rate, salt levels and daily usage in real time. For well water there is a sediment pre-filter and enhanced iron reduction.	A 3/4 in Ultra Flow Valve, stated to keep pressure strong. A sediment shield is built in.

Where the models diverge, in bathroom fittings

If price decides: Kenmore 420 water softener, at $820.
Highest Stated capacity between regenerations in the table: PRO+AQUA Elite 80,000-grain softener (80,000 grains — the largest on this shelf — at $14.46 per 1,000 grains, sized for 6 or more bathrooms on well or municipal water.).

The price on Amazon.com

This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $1,049 at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.

Details checked on October 29, 2026.

Who buys this one, among bathroom fittings

A large household that wants certification, published running costs, and a cabinet rather than a tower

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 50.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for bathroom fittings and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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