Softening where scale still builds up.
Most of Kuwait's water is distilled seawater, so many homes never need a softener. Regal is for the places that still scale up: heaters, coffee machines, laundries and plant rooms. Our Kuwait team sizes each system to the building and its use, then installs and services it.
Flats, hotels and plant rooms.
Pick the group by the building. The exact model follows from the hardness of your water and the peak flow.
Homes & light commercial
Under-sink cabinets on the US-made Clack DV valve. The 100 and 150 suit flats and smaller houses; the 200 handles large villas and small commercial kitchens.
- 1.0 to 1.8 m3/h softened
- 1.8 to 5 m3 between regenerations
- Regenerates only when needed
- 30 W supply
Commercial & light industrial
A floor-standing unit with a separate pressure tank and brine tank, for hotel kitchens, laundries and light industrial use.
- 6.12 m3/h output
- 10 × 54" pressure tank
- 125 L brine tank, overflow protected
- Regeneration triggered by the meter
Industrial
Floor-standing and twin-tank softeners for industrial sites and plants that cannot be without softened water.
- 3.5 to 18.2 m3/h output
- 15 m3 between regenerations (Regal 750)
- Twin tanks alternate, soft water 24/7
- Up to 6 units on a single controller
The six Regal models, small to industrial.
Every Regal, side by side.
Figures come straight from the manufacturer datasheets. Each model page has the full spec and a datasheet to download.
| Model | Type | Soft-water flow | Capacity | Size | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regal 100 | Under-sink cabinet | 1.0 to 1.2 m3/h | 1.8 m3 | 270 × 430 × 469 mm | Small to medium homes |
| Regal 150 | Under-sink cabinet | 1.5 m3/h | 3 m3 | 270 × 430 × 540 mm | Small to medium homes |
| Regal 200 | Under-sink cabinet | 1.6 to 1.8 m3/h | 5 m3 | 270 × 430 × 741 mm | Large homes, light commercial |
| Regal 500 | Floor-standing, separate brine tank | 6.12 m3/h | Metered by volume | 10 × 54" tank, 125 L brine | Heavy commercial, light industrial |
| Regal 750 | Floor-standing, separate brine tank | 3.5 m3/h (4.3 peak) | 15 m3 | 1585 × 900 × 450 mm | Industrial |
| Regal Twin 3672 | Twin alternating | 18.2 m3/h | Continuous | 2 × 36 × 72" vessels | Industrial, 24/7 supply |
What happens inside a softener.
The tank holds beads of ion-exchange resin. They capture calcium and magnesium from the water and release sodium instead. Below is a metered softener in service, labelled part by part.
- 1Bypass valve
Isolates the softener for servicing while keeping water flowing to the building.
- 2Control valve
Routes water through each stage and runs regeneration automatically.
- 3Water meter
Counts every litre of soft water, so regeneration happens only when the resin is nearly spent.
- 4Mineral tank
The pressure vessel. Headroom above the resin lets the bed lift and clean itself on backwash.
- 5Ion-exchange resin
Beads charged with sodium. Calcium and magnesium stick to them and sodium is released.
- 6Riser tube & distributor
Soft water is collected at the base of the tank and rises up the centre tube to the outlet.
- 7Salt & brine
Salt dissolves in the water at the base of the tank to make the brine used to recharge the resin.
- 8Brine well & safety float
Draws brine out and meters the refill. The float stops the tank from overfilling.
- 9Drain with air gap
Carries rinse water away. The air gap stops drain water from ever siphoning back.
- 10Drinking tap
Teed off before the softener, so one kitchen tap stays on unsoftened water.
Regeneration, set by the meter.
When the meter shows the resin is nearly full, the valve cleans and recharges it, at once or at a set time such as overnight. Twin systems switch to the other tank, so softened water keeps coming.
- In service
Service
Hard water flows down through the resin and leaves as soft water. The meter counts each litre used.
- Stage 1
Backwash
Water runs up through the tank, lifting and loosening the bed and flushing trapped sediment to drain.
- Stage 2
Brine draw & slow rinse
Brine is drawn from the salt tank through the resin. It strips off the calcium and magnesium and recharges the beads with sodium.
- Stage 3
Fast rinse
A fast flow of water resettles the bed and rinses the last of the brine and hardness to drain.
- Stage 4
Brine refill
A measured volume of water refills the salt tank, making fresh brine for the next regeneration.
The stages depend on the valve. Some run an extra backwash, and up-flow models like the Regal 100 and 200 move brine upward through the resin to save salt.
Why soften in Kuwait.
Protects the machines
- Heaters and boilers stay free of scale
- Glasswashers and coffee machines are protected
- Shower screens and taps stay clear
- Elements keep heating efficiently
Easy to notice
- Soap foams with less
- Spot-free glasses and cutlery
- No white marks on taps
- Less descaling work
Low upkeep
- The meter saves salt and water
- Clack and CE control valves
- Low-power valve electronics
- Serviced by our Kuwait team
One design, scaled to the building.
All Regal softeners use metered regeneration and proven control valves. A flat and a hotel plant room get the same engineering at a different size.
- Sized from your hardness and flow
- Works with CrownGuard filtration for tank sediment
- Unsoftened drinking tap fitted, as standard practice
- Maintenance plans from a fixed annual fee
Water softeners in Kuwait, explained.
Q1How does a Regal softener work?
Q2Which model fits my building?
Q3Is softened water fine for drinking?
Q4How much salt will it use?
Q5Should I fit a softener, a filter or RO?
Q6Who services the softener?
Regal in Kuwait
Kuwait's mains water is mostly distilled seawater, blended with a little brackish groundwater and stored in building tanks. In 2016, 156 of the 158.1 billion imperial gallons supplied came from desalination.
So a softener is not always needed here. It earns its place where scale still builds up on heaters, coffee machines or laundry equipment. Where it does, Regal covers everything from a flat's under-sink unit to twin vessels for a hotel, priced in dinars.
Common questions
Do Kuwaiti homes need a water softener?
Not always. Desalinated water carries little hardness. If kettles, heaters or shower screens scale up, a softener is worth it. If not, filtration is usually the better spend.
Will a softener remove chloride?
No. A softener swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium. It does not take out chloride or other dissolved salts. Reverse osmosis is the right tool for chloride.
Can it run around the clock in a hotel?
Yes. The Regal Twin 3672 switches between two vessels, so softened water never stops during regeneration. Up to six units can run on one controller.
Supplied, installed and serviced in Kuwait
Kuwait's mains water is distilled seawater blended with a little brackish groundwater, then stored in building tanks. Filtration and RO at the point of use deal with taste, chloride and anything the pipes add.
Tell us about your site and how you use water. We specify the system, quote in dinars and install it.
Source: MEW via Oxford Business Group (2018); Alsulaili et al., Journal of Engineering Research 3(1), 2015.
Is a softener right for you?
Tell us where scale shows up and what the water feeds. Our Kuwait team replies with the right Regal, or a better option if softening is not needed, priced in dinars.