Magnesium or Aluminum Anode Rod?
We are getting a portable water softener & conditioner for our fifth wheel? Since it uses salt, I was wondering if anyone had any insight on which type of anode rod to use in our water heater?
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ernie1 wrote:
I know this is a little off topic but I feel the need to present what I know to be fact. Through the traditional process of softening water with a salt brine solution, the resulting softened water has sodium ions in it and it IS bad for your health. Just ask your doctor! Don't know where the sodium bicarbonate in the Culligan system comes from since, if it's a conventional water softening system, there is no bicarbonate to be had in the mix. Sodium bicarbonate is baking soda. Where did that come from?
If your on a low sodium diet and/or what to limit sodium intake and want to use a water softener, use potasium chloride instead of sodium chloride. same soft water w/o the sodium ions.
we drink the soft water when we use a water softener on the road. yes, higher sodium intake, but it is limited to when we are traveling in hard water areas, and we aren't on a low sodium diet. Or use a softener and use bottle water for drinking and cooking.
plenty of options to still have the benefits of soft water for washing/cleaning etc.
