| Along with softening your water, you may | | | | magnesium which is then bonded to an exchange |
| consider adding water purification and more | | | | medium and free salt ions are released into the |
| functions to your water treatment system. Utah | | | | water. The exchange medium is recharged |
| water softener providers offer a large range of | | | | causing it to get back its salt ions. This can be a |
| water treatment services. However, you may | | | | fairly complex process, but your providers can |
| need to do more than counter act the negative | | | | give you more information on how these two |
| effects of hard water. | | | | systems work. |
| You may have concerns about other | | | | The third type of water softener is the reverse |
| contaminates in your area. You may have a | | | | osmosis which uses ultra fine filtration under |
| corrosion problem, or too much iron. You may | | | | pressure. It uses no chemicals, but a semi |
| need one form of treatment in the kitchen and a | | | | permeable membrane is used to remove |
| different one in the laundry room. Are you | | | | impurities from the water to be swept down the |
| concerned about bacteria in your drinking water? | | | | drain. It tends to waste water and it strips water |
| Your Utah water softener professional can give | | | | of essential minerals in the process. It needs a |
| you a free water analysis which will tell you | | | | storage tank and booster pump in some cases. |
| everything you need to know about your water | | | | The last type of water softener is the magnetic |
| supply. He can then help you decide which | | | | water softener that claims to function by |
| treatment options are best. | | | | magnetically causing carbonate salts to precipitate |
| You may want to get information on all four | | | | into small molecules that can't form scale and |
| types of softener systems available before you | | | | adhere to pipes. Its benefits are not yet proven. |
| make a decision. If you have a low sodium diet or | | | | Again, ask your Utah water softener experts for |
| high blood pressure, you may want to go with | | | | information and advice. |
| the salt free system. It is chemical and salt free. | | | | When you have decided on the type of water |
| It uses nanotechnology including microscopic | | | | softener you want, you can then decide on other |
| bonds, to first remove calcium scale and then | | | | water treatment options available. Some of these |
| prevent it from reforming. The calcium carbonate | | | | are: water purification, carbon filtration, bacterial |
| is then washed away in the water flow. | | | | removal, desalination, chlorine handling equipment, |
| The salt based ion exchange system has been | | | | iron removal, fluoridation, corrosion control and |
| improved and uses less salt, but still uses the | | | | more. Each set of equipment has its own pluses |
| exchange method of removing calcium and | | | | and minuses. Your Utah water softener provider |
| magnesium from your water. Positively charged | | | | can guide you in making the decisions for your |
| sodium ions are exchanged with the calcium and | | | | whole water treatment project. |