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Re: ANyone with water softener expertise?
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 98
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old hand
Joined: Mar 2007
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Basically the purpose of a water softener is to remove minerals (calcium and magnesium) from your water. In simple terms as your external water enters your home it passes through a silica filter that remove the minerals (through ion exchange) thereby "softening the water. The system then periodically back flushes the filter with a saline solution that flushes the minerals from the filter. The salt pellets should dissolve in the bottom of the salt tank creating a saline slurry for the back flush. The frequency of the back flush can usually be set on your softener and will typically run once or twice a week in the early morning. You may be regenerating more often than required.
My system is an on demand system and regenerates every 250 g of usage. I use about 15 lbs of salt per month and am in an area that is considered to have fairly hard water. Whats important to note is that a softener only removes minerals and may have no impact on odours or tastes that you may experience in your drinking water. For that you may require a charcoal or reverse osmosis system.
I am not an expert, but have had some first hand experience.
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