Water Softner System....Good or Bad?

[Weedhound]

So I got lost....your water softener removes the calcium mg, and iron that you want. Are you going to use CalMAg to replace them?

[jst300z]

So I got lost....your water softener removes the calcium mg, and iron that you want. Are you going to use CalMAg to replace them?

If that is what is required, I will. He said these elements are the cause of hard water. If I remember correctly, there is an outlet before the conditioner that would give me access to the untreated water in the basement...decisions decisions.....

[stinkyattic]

He says my system, as with others of the same class, remove Ca, Mg, Iron leaving a trace/if any amount of Sodium. So the salt in the water is a defunked myth.

Sodium is not the only salt you need to worry about. The term 'salt' encompasses more ionic substances than Sodium chloride. Did you ask what WAS left behind? For an ion-exchange to work, the ion has to exchange with SOMETHING... I'm guessing Potassium, which is a common one, and luckily it's better for plants than Na, but you still need to know what is there so you don't find yourself scratching your head later over a lockout.

You can try to get a MSDS for the chemicals in the thing...

[sensilights]

I called my water softener company yesterday to ask about this and he assured me that the amount of sodium left in the water is so small that is negligable...but i'm having him come out and give me a quote on an RO system anyways..its only 27 bucks a month and it will make my coffee taste better

Is 7.2-7.4 an ok PH?

[stinkyattic]

I called my water softener company yesterday to ask about this and he assured me that the amount of sodium left in the water is so small that is negligable..

Sodium is not the only salt you need to worry about. .... For an ion-exchange to work, the ion has to exchange with SOMETHING... I'm guessing Potassium,

Okay so there's little SODIUM... and 'negligible' is all relative. You gotta get an actual ppm on the concentration of remaining salts.

That pH is too high and will have to be brought down with pH down before use.

edit: are sensilights and jst3z the same person btw?

[sensilights]

no i'm me lol :P I did ask about other dissolved solids in the water and he had never heard of potassium or anything other than a slightly elevated sodium content i'll grill him some more next week when he comes out to talk about the RO system

thanks for the speedy response btw :thumbsup: