Everyone wonder how water softener works? Mineral loaded hard water goes in but soft, clean water comes out. So how do water softeners work and help us avoid spotted dishes, appliances and clogged water heaters?

The most popular method of removing hardness is ion exchange. In this process, the hardness causing minerals like calcium and magnesium are interchanged with sodium ion to make water clean and fit for drinking.

Resin tank in softener is prepared with minute beads of sodium ions. When hard water goes in this tank, the sodium ion immediately replaces calcium and magnesium. Softener control valve sends these calcium and magnesium ions to a brine tank. These ions are then used up by the brine tank and you get soft water.

We have two different kinds of softeners, first one is Automatic softeners and second one is Demand initiated regeneration (DIR). Automatic softener contains a timer that automatically controls the ion restoration process whereas in Demand initiated regeneration everything is already programmed and it works on the basis of water usage and requirement.

A few water softeners don’t use salts at all, but use charcoal filters or any other method to remove the undesirable hardness from the water. These are usually more expensive than conventional models.

Water softener system is not a device that a homeowner will take again and again. Hence, he needs to take a decision in a single go and prefer a softener that goes with all his necessities.

Selection of a softener also depends on amount of water used and in turn number of members in your family. Approximately 240 gallons of water are used in a family of 3 members and a gallon contains around 10 grains of hardness. So you need to take a softener that has efficiency to remove 2400 grains per day and work properly.

Choose a water softener that is easy to clean, convenient to use and have good warranty. Take the softener from a branded store, reputed dealer and ensure that the product has an approval seal of a government agency.

Scott Rodgers is a noted author who has been providing great guidance on plumbing works all over the country. His expensive knowledge has, in fact, sparked significant rise in revenue for talented plumbers across the nation, from Woodside Plumbers to Sewaren Plumbers .

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