Water Softener Systems

Water softeners are used to treat a phenomenon called hard water. Hard water is described as having too many minerals like calcium and magnesium. Hard water is not a health risk, but it can be problematic to your drains, fixtures and even with your clothes. Hard water will not rinse out soap or detergent well. Instead it will cause a back up of dirt. Water is actually a good solvent, which is why it will pick up contamination products rather easily. As water moves through dirt, earth and pipes it will pick up minerals. If you do not have a good water softener system it is more difficult to deal with the hard water issue. Not all homes will have hard water. It is based on where you live. This means you may not notice issues with hard water, but over time you start to see buildup where as in other areas you never had this problem.

Water softener systems will remove calcium, magnesium, and even iron from the water. Depending on where your water sits on the scale of hard or soft you could find a specific type of water softener system is needed. For example hard water can be treated with a magnetic water conditioner or water softener. There are also other water softeners that are less expensive.

To get more into the types of water softener systems we should look at how they work. The water softener systems will eliminate the issues within the hot water system. In other words a water softener system is attached to the pipes delivering the water and cleans it before it goes through the hot water heater. Many of the water softener systems are going to be small devices. You will have a resin tank in which the ion exchange occurs to remove the minerals, the brine tank that contains salt to help remove the water, and then the control center. The control head will control the overall system during recreation of the water. Occasionally water softener systems are attached to kitchen sinks. In fact you could have a water softener system in each area of your house, but it is often better to attach it to the hot water heater. In that way all water sources are cleansed before you use them.

Water softener systems are non- electric, electric or magnetic. Electronic water softeners are one of the best devices to have. They are small electronic devices that actually attach to your water system rather than coming with the tanks. In other words you hook up the electronic component to the water system you have in place and let it monitor your system. It is powered by electricity.

Magnetic water softeners are going to use a magnetic field to attract the minerals. Since the minerals have properties like iron the magnetic field will catch them and hold them. Therefore the water remains clean. This type of water softener system will prevent crusting on the surface of the water, allowing it to flow freely.