{"product_id":"nac-media-refill","title":"NAC Scale-Prevention Media Refill — for CHF Resin Housings","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSwitch your CHF system from traditional resin softening to salt-free scale prevention. This is the FILTERSORB® SP3 media on its own, supplied loose to refill the same CHF housing your resin currently sits in — ships Australia-wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eIf you're tired of resin that exhausts every year, this is the long-life alternative. Empty the spent resin, rinse the housing, and pour in the NAC media — no new housing, no plumbing changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/strong\u003e (PW-M-NAC-875): FILTERSORB SP3 salt-free NAC media, enough to charge one CHF housing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow NAC works:\u003c\/strong\u003e NAC stands for Nucleation Assisted Crystallization. Instead of softening your water by stripping out minerals, it conditions it — converting dissolved calcium into harmless aragonite microcrystals that flow straight through your pipes, elements and glassware without bonding to anything. The minerals stay in your water; only their ability to form scale is removed. No salt, no wastewater, no electricity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy switch from resin to NAC:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eNo salt and no sodium added to your water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eNo wastewater, no backwashing, no electricity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDoesn't exhaust the way resin does — typical media life of 5–7 years, not yearly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTDS and pH left unchanged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSet-and-forget scale protection with minerals retained\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe honest trade-off:\u003c\/strong\u003e resin softening gives you that soft-water feel on skin and hair because it removes the minerals. NAC deliberately leaves them in, so you won't get that \"slippery\" softened-water feel — but you get long-term scale protection for your pipes, hot water system and appliances with virtually no upkeep. If the soft-water feel matters most to you, stick with resin; if it's scale protection you're after, NAC is the better long-term choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuited to the hardest water:\u003c\/strong\u003e FILTERSORB SP3 is proven effective for water hardness up to around 1,280 mg\/L — many times higher than even the hardest Australian mains supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertification:\u003c\/strong\u003e FILTERSORB SP3 is certified to NSF\/ANSI\/CAN 61 and NSF\/ANSI\/CAN 372 by the Water Quality Association (WQA) and IAPMO for safe use in potable water systems, with additional international drinking-water approvals including WRAS and BS 6920 (UK).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eStep-by-step refill instructions included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFILTERSORB® is a registered trademark of Watch Water® GmbH. ProperWater is an independent supplier and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Watch Water GmbH. Compatible with Complete Home Filtration (CHF) resin housings; ProperWater is not affiliated with CHF.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper Water","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49224836874492,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/4895\/3340\/files\/Filtersorb_with_and_without.png?v=1782374516","url":"https:\/\/properwater.myshopify.com\/products\/nac-media-refill","provider":"ProperWater","version":"1.0","type":"link"}