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Water softeners are built to last for at least 10 years. When properly maintained, the softeners can last several years beyond that time.
When or Why to replace your softening resins. First let me say that is has been my experience that the resins in your water softener will usually out last the control valve. Examination of resin tanks over 20 years old found the resins to still be capable of the ion exchange ( which is the process by which your water is softened ). Some depletion of the amount of resin occurred in some of the systems over 20 years old.