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- Water Softener
FAQ
- Frequently
Asked Questions
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- Online
guide on hard water and water softening
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- What is hard
water? Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg)
The term hardness refers to the quantity of dissolved calcium
and magnesium in water. These minerals, which come primarily
from limestone type rock formations, are found to some degree
in almost all natural waters. Calcium and magnesium cause problems
for two principal reasons: When the water is warmed, they precipitate
out of solution and form a hard, rock-like scale. This scale
accelerates corrosion, restricts flow, and reduces heat transfer
in water heaters and boilers.
When they combine with soap, they react to form a curd, which
interferes with cleaning, dries out skin, and leaves deposits
on plumbing and clothes (bathtub ring; ring around the collar).
Hardness is measured in parts per million (or the equivalent
mg/L) or in grains per gallon (gpg). Note: if the water analysis
is given in ppm as CaCO3 then 1 gpg = 17.1 ppm. There is no established
limit for the acceptable level of hardness in water, but it is
generally considered to become problematic at around 3 gpg.
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- Levels of
hardness are referred to as follows:
- Soft Water:
0 - 1 grains per gallon (gpg)
Slightly Hard Water: 1 - 4 grains per gallon (gpg)
Moderately Hard Water: 4 - 7 grains per gallon (gpg)
Hard Water: 7 - 10 grains per gallon (gpg)
Very Hard Water: Over 10 grains per gallon (gpg)
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- What is water
softening?
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- The reduction
or removal of calcium and magnesium ions, which are the principal
cause of hardness in water.
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- What is a
water softener?
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- A water softener
is a water treatment device in which hard water is passed through
a bed of filtration media for the purpose of exchanging calcium
and magnesium ions for sodium or potassium ions.
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- Why do I
need a water softener?
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- Water softening
prevents hard water soap curd, lime scum in the sink and bathtub.
White chalky scale in your pipes, hot water heaters, shower doors,
dishes, glassware, and fixtures. Soft water makes a difference!
Our home water softeners will make you feel better bathing, improve
your water, and allow soaps and detergents to clean better.
How much water does a water softener use?
Truly efficient - Our whole house water softeners are equipped
with a digital metered control valve that will electronically
measure and display the amount of water you use before it begins
it's regeneration cycle. Therefore, eliminating unnecessary regenerations.
Water softeners are backwashing systems that automatically remove
the trapped hard water minerals within the filter bed and washes
them down the drain. This is accomplished with the electronic
control valve that is mounted on top of the softener .This valve
is controlled by a meter, that calculates the amount of water
being used.Once the meter reaches x amount of gallons, It then
initiates the backwash cycle that cleans the bed of filtration
media and resets it for the next period of filtration.
What type of maintenance does a water softener need?
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- Just add either
potassium or sodium pellets. Pellets are added to the brine tank
of the softener. The more often a softener is regenerated, the
more often pellets need to be added. Typically, water softener
pellets are checked every other month. We include 2 bags of potassium
pellets with your order. Click here to learn more about potassium.
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- Will your
water softener packages provide quality drinking water?
- Yes, we offer
complete Deluxe whole house water softener packages
that will soften your hard water, as well as provide chlorine
bad tastes, and odor filtration. This is accomplished with our
whole house KDF water filtration system. Patented KDF process
media are 100 percent recyclable and contain no chemical additives.
Hospitals, restaurants, municipal water treatment facilities,
and homes rely on KDF process media to safely reduce and filter
chlorine bad tastes and odors from their water. KDF process medium
are being used to complement or replace activated carbon filters.
KDF 55 Process Medium is certified to ANSI/NSF Standard 42 for
drinking water. As a bonus the KDF Water Filter system helps
keep the resin in the water softener clean, thus extending its
useful life. Our whole house KDF filter system will last approximately
about 5 years before needing replacement. The actual time depends
on the quality of the water itself and the number of gallons
that pass through the system.
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- Why do you
offer a reverse osmosis drinking water filter with some of your
softener packages?
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- We offer reverse
osmosis systems with the Sierra and Pacific Packages to provide
extra added filtration that KDF and carbon cannot achieve. tgi-525 - 5 stage 25gpd under the counter reverse osmosis
water filter. Tested and certified by NSF International against
ANSI/NSF Standard 58 for the reduction of Barium, Cadmium, Chromium,
Copper, Cyst, Hexavalent Chromium, Lead, Radium 226/228, Selenium,
TDS, and Trivalent Chromium This Reverse Osmosis system has also
been validated under the Water Quality Association standards
and bears the Gold Seal S-300 of Validation, Certified by the
State of California Department of Health Services Certificate
#99-1396, Transit tested # 1283
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- Why do you
offer a ultraviolet disinfection water system with some of your
softener packages?
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- We offer whole
house ultraviolet disinfection systems with the Pacific Package to provide bacteria
and water borne virus treatment. The NSF Drinking Water Treatment
Unit Program certified UVMax Pro7 to NSF/ANSI 55 UV Class A,
enabling the products to bear the NSF mark. The mark indicates
to consumers and regulators that the products have been independently
tested and certified. Certified State
of California Water Treatment Device # 02-1516
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- How does UV Disinfection
work?
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- As water flows past the UV lamp(s)
in a UV disinfection system, microorganisms are exposed to Ultraviolet
light energy at a 253.7nm wave length. Ultraviolet light alters
the DNA material in cells so that bacteria, viruses, molds, algae
and other microorganisms can no longer reproduce. The microorganisms
are considered dead, and the risk of disease from them is eliminated.
These Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems are designed for residential,
commercial & industrial applications. The process of UV Disinfection
is accomplished without adding any harmful chemicals to your
drinking water and does not distort the water or effect its pH
value. UV Disinfection has an effective kill rate of 99.99% of
most living microorganisms such as bacteria & viruses.
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- I live in a rural area and
have a private well:
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- We offer complete well water
treatment packages for iron filtration, hard water softening,
bacteria and virus treatment, lead and cysts filters. Please
see our Iron Eater well
water filter packages.
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