Maximize Softening System Performance And Total Value With Free PRSM™ Calculator Software

Designing and optimizing water softening systems requires more than basic sizing calculations. Today’s facilities must balance performance, operating costs, sustainability goals, and system-wide impacts.

In this on-demand webinar, Ecolab introduces the next-generation PRSM™ Softening Calculator, a powerful and free tool built to help water professionals evaluate system designs, optimize operating conditions, and clearly quantify total value delivered (TVD).

This session walks through how to use the enhanced calculator to make more informed engineering and operational decisions across your facility:

Compare softening system configurations: Evaluate packed bed, counterflow, split-flow counterflow, and co-flow designs using both standard and premium resins.

Quantify total cost of ownership: Estimate full annual operating costs across the entire plant including water, wastewater, chemicals, energy, and carbon footprint, not just individual units.

Perform rapid design and sizing analyses: Use automated sizing capabilities to run accurate “apples-to-apples” comparisons with minimal inputs.

Optimize salt efficiency and reduce OPEX: Identify the ideal salt dosage based on real operating conditions to drive cost savings.

Understand downstream system impacts: Evaluate how softening operations influence wastewater composition and treatment requirements.

Communicate value with confidence: Leverage the Value Bridge Graph to clearly demonstrate total value delivered across competing design options.

For municipalities, industrial water users, and engineering firms, the ability to connect design decisions to operational and financial outcomes is critical. The upgraded PRSM™ calculator enables teams to move beyond static calculations and toward data-driven optimization and value justification.

Featured Speaker

Francis Boodoo
Global Director of Innovation, Strategic Projects, Ecolab Life Sciences