A lot of residential areas do not have soft water, and the hard water available can cause harm to a person’s hair and skin. Other than that, it is also damaging to the appliances that use the water and even to the plumbing system as the pipes tend to get clogged and damaged over time.
If you live in an area where you can’t get soft water naturally, then investing in a good water softener system is ideal. There is an array of water softener systems available in the market in various capacities and budgets.
Let us first try to understand how a water softener system works. Most of the conventional water softener systems soften the water by replacing the excess minerals in the water with sodium. That is why softened water always has a salty tinge to it as it contains salt. Water flows through two tanks – one containing zeolite or resin beads and the other containing salt and liquid brine. The negatively charged resin beads attract the positively charged ones in the water and help the water absorb the sodium.
Here are some of the benefits of softened water from water softener systems as compared to untreated hard water.
Before you set out to buy any of the water softener systems, find out about the hardness of the water at your home or office is. A lot of water softening system companies help you evaluate the hardness of the water. There are testing kits also available in the market that helps you do this by yourself.