DutchmenSport wrote:
Your anode rod did exactly what it was suppose to do ... deteriorate! The white particles are the residue from the rod. It's designed to do that. You do need to flush out your water heater every now and then for this very reason.
Yeah, I know. I'm pretty sure that the rate that the anode deteriorates is faster when the water is 'harder'. I'm hoping that the soft water device will at lest slow down the process. Is this correct?
DutchmenSport wrote:
Another thing about water softeners. Although they do help remove some chemicals, the salt that is replaced is not good for drinking. That's why in homes, usually the kitchen faucet cold water is never hooked up through the water softener, but straight from the water source, be it city or a well.
The salt that is used to 'regenerate' the water softener replaces the minerals in the water? I don't think I really understand what's going on here.
And how about the carbon 'WaterPur' filter? If this removes chlorine, I'm betting it will remove sodium chloride (salt) also.
