Water Softeners: Effect on Water Pressure

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I am trying to decide between Kinetico and Harveys. Harveys is a few hundred more but they claim there is no loss of water flow rate. They quote a max flow rate of 56 l/m and Kinetico is 51 l/m.

I don't want to lose any water pressure at all if I can avoid it so it would be a no brainer to go for Harveys. But does anyone know if these figures represent a noticeable difference or not?

The Kinetico deal offers many positives over Harvey's, but any noticeable adverse effect on water pressure is a dealbreaker for me.

We've just spent months reviewing water softeners! Do you have 2 or more storeys or a bungalow? How many bathrooms? If you already have concerns about the water pressure, have you looked at getting a booster pump?
We renovated a derelict property, so all new pipes, boiler, pump etc. I therefore can't say what the pressure was like pre and post softner.

We went with Kinetico in the end and they were brilliant. Installation was on the day they said, they cleaned up. We also bought a 3 way kitchen tap from them and the rep installed it for us. I'm sure they all do, but they included 80kg of salt also.

Thank you for your reply I am in a three bed new build with two bathrooms on the first floor. The water pressure seems fine, but I don't like the idea of losing any pressure and wondered if the figures they quote actually make a difference to the user experience or not. I don't think I'd want to add a pump or anything like that. Kinetico are winning on all points except for water pressure.

50l/minute sounds like a lot of water to me.

Time how long it takes to fill a litre bottle of water through your tap and see what it equates to.

The issue will probably be if you run both showers at once, plus if you are in a combi boiler. If you are in a new build you might have a megaflow system if you are not on a combi.

https://www.tapsuk.com/blog/understanding-water-pressure-in-your-home/

I think a power shower is about 15-20 litres per minute.

Thank you for this. My house has 2 bar pressure so below average I think, but the shower runs fine. I just don't want to regret my choice.