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What do water softeners do?

Water softeners and water conditioners remove the hardness minerals that are known to interfere with the effectiveness of soaps and detergents. They do this with a process of ion exchange, which replaces the hardness minerals of calcium and magnesium with sodium. The resulting water is better for bathing and laundering but it was not improved for drinking. Some consider that its quality is lessened for drinking because of the addition of sodium. So-called water conditioners are glorified, overpriced water softeners, which may have a small amount of activated carbon added to the system. Because all of the house water is treated by the conditioner the carbon loses its effectiveness in a short time.



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