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  • From the Mayo Clinic: The amount of sodium a water softener adds to tap water depends on the "hardness" of the water. Hard water contains large amounts of calcium and magnesium. Some water-softening systems remove calcium and magnesium ions and replace them with sodium ions. The higher the concentration of calcium and magnesium, the more sodium needed to soften the water. As the hard water passes thru the resin bed the hardness is exchanged for sodium ions (salt), which ends up in the your water

  • Water softeners do not add salt to your water. The brine solution strips the calcium ions from the beads, then is rinsed away. Once the calcium ions are removed, your beads are "refreshed" ready to remove more calcium from your water.

  • The water produced by a water softener is good utilitarian water: good for bathing, washing dishes and clothes, and flushing your toilet. The water would not be qualified as purified drinking water; but probably would not be salty tasting. In some applications water softeners are utilized before an appliance, i.e. washing machine or steamer to remove the hardness from the water.

  • Forgive my ignorance but is water from these softener devices potable or will it taste salty? Are they only meant for softening water for appliances?

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