Water Softener options

[kimmie414]

There's only one way to soften water. Simple physics...ion exchange. All other systems use carbon to remove chlorine and possibly take out some sediment but you can not soften water without sodium or potassium chloride. And if you get a system that is sized properly for your home/family and efficient, it is not an inconvenience. Simply put salt in a few times a year. A small price to pay to prolong the life of your appliances, water hearter, soaps and cleaning supplies, everything in your home. And your skin and hair...geesh. What a diff!

[Clarks]

Something to consider

Every day the city of Paso Robles releases 14,000 pounds of salt into the Salinas River, enough to fill a small dump truck. The salt is dissolved in water discharged by the city’s wastewater treatment plant and is the result of widespread use of water softeners.
The water is so salty that it is causing the city to pay $9,000 a month in state water quality penalties and is a major stumbling block in plans to start a citywide water-reuse plan.

Paso Robles imposes restraints on salt in water - Local - San Luis Obispo

[Texas Jill]

I'm interested in a nano technology water softening system and want to make sure it's not a health problem. I definitely don't want a salt system that wastes water. Any input on this technology?

Texas Jill

[Brenda-by-the-sea]

Originally Posted by Texas Jill

I'm interested in a nano technology water softening system and want to make sure it's not a health problem. I definitely don't want a salt system that wastes water. Any input on this technology?

Texas Jill

"Nanotechnology" is a buzz-word thrown out by marketing companies who hope that they can razzle-dazzle a target audience who will be awed and mystified by the very sound of the term. It simply means a technology that works at an atomic or molecular level. So ion-exchange with salt or potassium pellets, for example, IS nanotechnology...and so is reverse osmosis. You need to cut through the advertising B.S. and get further clarification on just what kind of "nanotechnology" the manufacturer uses. "Nano" refers to a size of technological operation, not a theory of scientific effect.