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Rmack1
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Mar 25, 2014

Questions about plumbing systems, minerals vrs chlorine

After my recent nightmare with huge chunks of whitish material being washed out of my hot water tank, and the anode rod being worn down to a pencil, I'm in the market for a water softening system. Ca...
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TechWriter
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Mar 26, 2014
DutchmenSport wrote:

Another thing about water softeners. Although they do help remove some chemicals, the salt that is replaced is not good for drinking.

This is overstating the possible bad effects of the sodium that softeners add to water. See Mayo Clinic article.

If you're on a restricted salt diet, then install an under-the-sink Reverse Osmosis system for your drinking water.

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