Research & Development at EcoWater

1925

First Automatic Water Softener Patent is Issued

In 1925 EcoWater’s founder, Lynn G. Lindsay Sr. was issued the first patent for an automatic water softener. Indoor plumbing and the use of mechanical clothes washers helped fuel the market for residential softeners.

The Lindsay Years Begin

Lynn Lindsay started the Lindsay Co. and the dealer business was also born.

1950

Regeneration and Automation in the ’50s

In 1950 we replaced traditional water softening media with the first high-capacity resin — significantly increasing the water conditioner’s contaminant removal capacity and reducing the frequency of regeneration.

In 1955 regeneration was made completely automatic through the use of the first electro-mechanical timer with the Lindsay Streamliner.

The Tank-Within-a-Tank Design Is Born

The first all-automatic home water softener was followed by the introduction of corrosion-proof fiberglass pressure tanks and fiberglass brine tanks. These innovations led to the first space-saving, tank-within-a-tank design. This space-saving concept has been iconic of the EcoWater design ever since.

1963

The Princess Line Removes Iron

The first softeners that removed excess iron while also softening were introduced at the 1963 dealer convention – The Royal Princess and The Crown Princess.

1960

Continued Innovation

The Sixties and Seventies were a time of continuous innovation, including the introduction of a 5-cycle valve for increased reliability, the replacement of electro-mechanical timers with microprocessor based electronic controls and other key advances.

The Marmon Group Forms EcoWater Systems

After being purchased by the Marmon Group in 1981, and acquiring the Water Refining Company, Inc., of Middletown, OH in 1983, the company’s three brands were united under a single brand — EcoWater Systems. The company continued to expand its commercial-industrial product line and its global footprint into Canada and additional European countries.

Remote Diagnostics at The Dawn of the Internet

Just when the world began using email, EcoWater introduced EASE 3000 Diagnostics Demand Water Conditioner. It provided over-the-phone remote diagnostics — keeping consumers’ homes in conditioned water more efficiently than ever before

2007

Leading Innovation in the New Millenium

EcoWater was the first manufacturer to utilize modern solid-state electronics for the control of residential water treatment products, raising efficiencies to new levels. We continued to lead the way in innovation by introducing the first two-way wireless remote for both a softener and RO system in 2007 — the HydroLink®

In 2014 we raised the bar by upgrading our HydroLink® technology to allow our softeners to communicate via Wi-Fi, enabling both consumers and our dealers to have critical information available at their fingertips, joining the ever growing group of smart home appliances.