It will be a lot better if you have home water softener installed in your main source of water though not necessary
. But if you are one of the many people living in United States with hard water issues, getting one is a good and wise decision. Hard water problems are widespread is some locations in America. There are test kits to test the hardness of water available in water retailer stores. Spots on glasses, clogged plumbing pipes, and dry skin are common effects of using hard water.
How Home Water Softener Works?
Home water softener's main objective is to convert hard water into soft water. So the principle used behind this system is fairly about chemical reaction on the positive and negative ions found in molecules of hard water. Some water softeners are using magnets to adhere to such principle in the process of ionization. Those salt-based home water softeners used resins with beads of sodium or potassium ions to attract and remove iron, calcium and magnesium in hard water and you will then have soft water.
Renewal Process Of Salts Used
Meter-based systems can therefore refill the salt supply when needed. Just make sure to set the machine during its initial installation about the hardness of the water and the number of users on a daily basis. It is considered as a cost-effective machine that uses salt with little waste.
Timer-based water softeners have a specific time on when to replace your salt within a day or night. It only does the replacement once in a week with a fix amount of salt. Regardless of water use, it will still be going to use more salts. So it is not a cost-effective way of using one.
Manual home water softeners have to be carried out manually and obviously, no meter or timer is involved in executing the renewal of salts supply. Compared to the other systems mentioned, this would require you lots of effort and time as it has no automation technology followed.
Salt-based water softeners could be your option if you live in an area with extreme hard water issues. But if you are health-conscious and have some heart-related complications, it is better to stay away from sodium-based home water softeners. Though you can actually have potassium mixed in the water, but it is expensive and its effect in the environment when discharge is not good.