Why does a water softener have a holiday or hygiene mode?

Water that stands for long periods can lead to increased bacterial growth and therefore raises the risk of Legionella. Of course, this is only an issue if you are away from home for an extended period. That is why it is always advisable to flush out all the pipes thoroughly when you return home. This also applies to your water softener. But not to the water softeners supplied by Mooiwater! All our models feature a so-called 'Holiday Mode'. Holiday mode is activated at the touch of a button (Comfort series) or fully automatically (Excellent series). This ensures that, whilst you are away, the resin is regularly flushed with clean water, just as if you were at home. Water consumption remains very low.

How exactly does a water softener work?

A water softener removes limescale from your tap water, thereby preventing limescale build-up.

How do you put a water softener into holiday mode?

Q: Is a disinfection module necessary for a water softener?

Some suppliers use a system as standard that subjects the resin beads to additional treatment using what is known as a disinfection module. That sounds impressive, but it is unnecessary because this chlorine treatment only takes place during regeneration – by which time you may well have been back from your holiday for a week. Furthermore, whilst this method does 'clean' the water softener, it does not clean the pipes in your home. Our system, combined with a thorough flushing of your pipes, does deliver the desired result. Should you nevertheless wish to have a disinfection module, we can supply this as an option.

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If you are away from home for an extended period, it is advisable to set the water softener to holiday/hygiene mode. In the video below, you can see how to easily set the water softener to the holiday mode set (Comfort series) or how automatically the water softener is going to be off during the holidays (Excellent series).

Why have a holiday/hygiene stand?

Water that has been standing for a long time can lead to increased bacterial growth and therefore raises the risk of Legionella. Of course, this only applies if you are away from home for an extended period. That is why it is always advisable to flush all the pipes thoroughly when you return home. This also applies to your water softener. But not for the water softeners supplied by Mooiwater! All our models feature a so-called “Holiday Mode”. With at the touch of a button (Comfort range) or fully automatic (Excellent series) the holiday mode is activated. This ensures that, whilst you are away, the resin is regularly rinsed with clean water, just as if you were at home. Water consumption remains very low; just a few litres a week are sufficient for the rinsing cycle.

Automatic flushing

And in the unlikely event that you forget to switch on the holiday mode (this isn’t possible with our Excellence range, as it happens automatically), you can carry out a forced flush as soon as you get home and also flush out your pipework thoroughly with the hottest water possible for a few minutes.

Is a disinfection module necessary for a water softener?

Some suppliers use a system as standard that subjects the wax beads to additional treatment using what is known as a disinfection module. That sounds impressive, but it is superfluous because this chlorine treatment only takes place during regeneration, by which time you might already have been back from your holiday for a week! Furthermore, whilst this method does “clean” the water softener, it doesn’t clean the pipes in your home! Our system, combined with a thorough flushing of your pipes, does deliver the desired result.

If, despite this, you would like a disinfection module, we can supply this as an option. But to be honest, we’d rather prevent bacterial growth in the pipes rather than removing them afterwards.