Water softener (salt) · checked 16 Oct 2026
Culligan Aquasential Smart High Efficiency Water Softener
Model Aquasential Smart High Efficiency
Lead:not claimedPFAS:not claimed
Each claim, checked
What the brand says, what a certification listing shows for this model, and where each fact comes from. We read listings; we do not test products.
- Certified (listing checked)The certifier’s public listing shows this claim for this model.
- Brand says certifiedThe brand says certified; IAPMO’s listing does not show it. NSF can be checked by hand.
- Brand claim onlyThe brand claims it without citing a certification.
| Contaminant | Brand claim | Standard | Certifier | Confirmed? | Source, date checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | “tested and certified by WQA against NSF/ANSI Standard 372, CSA B483.1, and NSF/ANSI Standard 44 for the effective reduction of hardness (calcium and magnesium), barium” brand source | NSF/ANSI 44 | WQA (named by brand) | Brand says certified — not found in IAPMO’s listing; check NSF | IAPMO searched · check NSF’s listingchecked 16 Oct 2026 |
| Barium | Same statement as for Hardness. brand source | NSF/ANSI 44 | WQA (named by brand) | Brand says certified — not found in IAPMO’s listing; check NSF | IAPMO searched · check NSF’s listingchecked 16 Oct 2026 |
| Radium | “for the effective reduction of hardness (calcium and magnesium), barium, and radium 226/228 as verified and substantiated by test data” brand source | NSF/ANSI 44 | WQA (named by brand) | Brand says certified — not found in IAPMO’s listing; check NSF | IAPMO searched · check NSF’s listingchecked 16 Oct 2026 |
Filter changes, by the brand’s numbers
A salt softener has no filter cartridge to change; you add salt as it runs low. Culligan doesn’t state a resin life on the brand pages we read (checked 16 Oct 2026).
Certification listings found
No IAPMO R&T listing matched this model when we searched on 16 Oct 2026.
Check it yourself
NSF’s and WQA’s terms don’t allow automated lookups, so these links open their public listings for this model:
- NSF listing search: Aquasential Smart
- NSF listing search: Culligan
- WQA listing search: Aquasential Smart
- WQA listing search: Culligan
- IAPMO R&T listing directory
What the brand says about certification
- “have been tested and certified by WQA against NSF/ANSI Standard 372, CSA B483.1, and NSF/ANSI Standard 44 for the effective reduction of hardness (calcium and magnesium), barium, and radium 226/228 as verified and substantiated by test data.” source checked 16 Oct 2026
- “This system is certified for barium and radium 226/228 reduction based on hardness reduction.” source checked 16 Oct 2026
- “Proportional brining is not measured by NSF/ANSI 44, and so this claim is not, and can not, be rated to NSF/ANSI 44.” source checked 16 Oct 2026
Performance data sheet (names WQA)