Why water softeners? Well, water quality differs a lot from one place to another. For instance, the quality of water from a municipal source is different from the quality of water from your private well. However, one thing both of these sources have in common is that they tend to be full of hard minerals.
This is just one of the many good reasons to soften the water in your home. Especially as hard water causes problems by depositing hard minerals in your plumbing. Not to mention your skin and hair, while also making it more difficult to clean your home. Soft water, on the other hand makes it easy to lather soap. It also prevents difficult to remove limescale from appearing in your home.
Water softeners are one of the few guaranteed ways to generate soft water and stop limescale. It does this by removing hard minerals with salt. Hard minerals like magnesium and calcium.
But be careful because not all water softener systems are made equal.
Learn how to choose the right one, how much it will cost, how to install it correctly as well as maintain water softener devices.
The Best and Worst Type of Salt To Use For Water Softeners Here is the best type of salt (sodium) you should use for your waters softener and the very worst to avoid at all costs: Worst: Rock salt Rock salt is often considered the least desirable for water softeners. It contains more impurities, which…
Getting a small water softener is ideal when space saving is essential and you need your softener to fit. This is the ideal solution in a situation where space is at a premium. Yes, it’s a bit more expensive to buy because the regular size softeners’ are better value for money. But it is also…
Water Softener System Costs I’ll look at the 3 levels of softeners, give an indication of their price range and explain what they are. Budget and Low Cost Water Softeners (from $500) A poor quality cheap budget softener model can have the annual operating costs (salt and electricity) of more than $120 per year. This…
Reasons To NOT Invest In Aquasana Whole House Filters By far the biggest problem with Aquasana water filter products is that they do NOT offer any salt based whole house water softeners. They only provide salt free softeners. The benefit of this is that you will not need to buy any salt to operate the…
The Most Common Misconceptions About Salt-Free Softeners There is a lot of bad information about salt free softeners (sometimes called water conditioners) out there so let’s start by dispelling the myths: Salt free softeners do NOT produce soft water. They simply re-condition your water so that the hard minerals do not stick to your plumbing…
Water Softener Price Comparison Table As there are sometimes short-term sales and special offers, prices for water softeners may vary significantly from the last price checked. Nevertheless, I will try to review and update prices at least once a month. **Price at the time it was checked. Extra Water Softener Running Costs You Must Know…
The BIGGEST Problems With Soft Water Soft water is not appropriate for drinking. The main issue with drinking soft water is that it often lacks essential minerals like calcium and magnesium, which are beneficial for health. Drinking soft water is also an issue if you are on a sodium restricted diet as soft water is made…
Do you have hard water in your home? Is there lots of white horrible limescale stains around your pipes and plumbing? This most likely means that you need to install a water softener in the house. Through the ion exchange process the water softener extracts the magnesium and calcium ions. Thus removing the “hard” mineral…
Why I NO Longer Recommend Pentair Softeners Like Autotrol. I have been a huge fan of Pentair softeners like Autotrol for many years but I am no longer recommending them and here are my reasons: An Autotrol softener does NOT filter. This means that although you get soft water, it will be full of contaminants….
A Simplex Water Softener System Simplex water softener systems are softeners that only have one tank. These are by far the most common type of water softener that you can buy on the market today and are usually the cheapest too. Simplex water softeners are best for situations where there is a steady demand for…
The Problem with Manual Water Softeners No matter what kind of softener you choose, the benefits of removing hard water from your water supply are countless. However, here are some things to consider if you opt for a manual water softener. The average American consumes 80 gallons of water per day. But the water consumption…
Why A WaterGroup (Canature)Water Softener Might Not Be Worth It Here are just some of the reasons for why I don’t think WaterGroup of similar whole house water systems are worth it. The WaterGroup water softener is almost identical to fleck water softeners, which is a product that I have previously heavily recommended on this…