Thinking of getting a water softener
We been in and loved places where the water was very hard, leaving our skin like itchy lizard scales.
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MTPockets1 wrote:dbbls wrote:. There is no salt effect in a water softener. Salt is used as the chemical agent which releases the hard minerals collected during use. After regenerating with salt, any salt residue is rinsed and gone=no salt. Doctor needs to stick to the no salt part which he is qualified, but the softener doesn't contain salt except while regenerating. Don't use water until regen is complete.
I considered a softener but i am on a restricted salt diet. Doctor said not to get one.
Perhaps you should stick to commenting on what you are qualified to answer. Water softeners do in fact add a small amount of sodium during operation - it is this ion exchange that makes them work. During operation, the resin captures a calcium or magnesium ion and releases a sodium ion. During the regeneration process, it swaps back the captured calcium/magnesium ion with a sodium ion.
Granted, it is a small amount, but depending on the extent a person is trying to limit salt intake, it might be significant.
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