Frank
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:36 am Post subject: |
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I assume you have problems with this as well dezzie then as I had similar problems in the past.
Well basically a water softening kit removes calcium and magnesium ions from the water to change it from 'hard water' to 'soft water'. 'Hard water' as you know causes all those nasty problems like scale build up which affects the performance of household appliances as well as plumbing.
A water softening kit exchanges the calcium and magnesium ions in the water with sodium ions. This exchange occurs when water is passed through the water softener system.
There is a good article on water softeners at this location that should help you http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/h2oqual/watsys/ae1031w.htm
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