Water Softeners, The Water Heater's Cousin
Mysterious things these water softeners...and one of the least understood appliances in your home. They come in smaller capacity cabinet models, and they come in larger two-tank models. But just how does adding salt to something make your water softer? And what is soft water anyway?
And when you try and get an explanation of how they work you're hit with words in which few are interested, like "ions", "ion exchange", "resin", "particle charge" and so on. Well it does not have to be that hard to understand.
In the tutorial Water Softeners - How They Work, I'll explain clearly how they work and you won't even need a chemistry degree. Promise.
You'll learn the secrets of the softener and why water softeners can hurt septic systems if you use salt. You'll also learn why you should use potassium and not salt in your water softener for your health and the environment. It makes a difference.
Comments
My girlfriend lives in a place with well water and her landlord runs a cabinet style water softener. The pH of the water is high enough that soap doesn’t readily rinse off and showers feel slimy. It’s causing a waste of water (and energy via the well pump) to rinse. The landlord says there’s no adjustment on the softener and I can’t find a shower filter that will acidify the water slightly to make soap effective. Any ideas? Will a KDF filter drop the pH at all?
Softee, Try ZEST, it’s not a soap and may work better.