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Crystal lite ion exchange water softener

Moggaman · 2013-08-08 09:20:55

I have a bored well with hard water and high levels of iron and manganese. A crystalrite ion exchange thing was put in and I read that it replaces the hard ions with sodium ions to make it soft.I asked the man does that mean that the water I am drinking is now high in sodium/ salt and he said no because no brine/salt…

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08-08-2013 10:20am

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Moggaman

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I have a bored well with hard water and high levels of iron and manganese. A crystalrite ion exchange thing was put in and I read that it replaces the hard ions with sodium ions to make it soft.I asked the man does that mean that the water I am drinking is now high in sodium/ salt and he said no because no brine/salt enters the water which comes out of the tap. Is this true?

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#2 10-08-2013 1:15pm
dathi

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no! the calcium ion in the hard water is replaced with a sodium ion to make it soft. it is recommend that at least one drinking water tap is left un-softened , ie your kitchen sink should have a supply that bypasses the softener.otherwise you are drinking water which has a high sodium level, which is not good for babies or people with heart problems

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