Soften Your Water
The use of a water softening tank is the quickest and most
effective way to reduce the hardness in your water. This tank is
simply connected to the water supply line. An ion exchange water
softener is used so that hard water will become softer. This process
occurs when the water passes through a bed of softening material
such as micro-porous sulfonated polystyrene beads; the beads are
then supersaturated with sodium to cover their exterior and interior
surfaces which creates the capability of taking on or giving up
electrical charges.
As the hard water passes through the softening material, the ion
exchange process takes place. During this process resin beads
accumulate calcium and magnesium and the sodium in the resin beads
is then released into the water. This process actually occurs
billions of times during this softening process. The system will not
be able to soften the water when too much hardness accumulates on
the softening material. When this occurs, it will be necessary to
recharge the water softening tank. During the recharging operation,
the softening material will be washed automatically with a brine
solution in order to replace the sodium and allow for the
continuation of the ion exchange process.
In recent years, the use of alternative water softeners has
increased. The use of magnetohydrodynamics is one alternative to
traditional water softeners. This method moves water through the
earth by dissolving minerals and retaining them in solution as
salts. Magnetohydrodynamics is conducive to individual users as well
as to the environment.
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