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Soft Water

What is Soft Water?

Water containing little or no dissolved salts of calcium or magnesium (Hard Water), especially water containing less than 85.5 parts per million of calcium carbonate.

Measuring Soft Water

Water Hardness is measured in grains per gallons or (gpg) on a scale of 1 to 10.5 and over. The more grains per gallon the harder the water becomes.

 

 Soft

Slightly Hard

 Moderate Hard

Hard

Very Hard

      0- 1 gpg      

1- 3.5 gpg

3.5- 7.0 gpg

  7.0- 10.5 gpg   

  10.5 and Over

 

Why Soften the Water?

Removing the hardness from the water eliminates hard water build up. This in turn creates many benefits; soaps dissolve faster, dishes come cleaner, clothes last longer and appliances last longer. 

  • An average Kinetico Water Softener can pay for itself in benefit savings with in 2-5 years.
  • 15-18% of Your Homes value is in the plumbing. According to NAHB
  • Appliances can last up to 42% Longer using Kinetico Softened Water.
Including dishwasher, washing machine, steam iron, garbage disposal, humidifier, and coffee makers.
  • Kinetico Softened Water saves between 22-29% on the energy bill  

Depending on gas or electric. According to study done by New Mexico State University.
  • Up to 75% Reduction Using

Bar Soaps

Hand Soaps

Shampoos

Cream Rinses

Sink Cleaners

Dishwashing Liquids

Automatic Dishwashing Liquids

Cleaning Detergents

Pre Soak Cleaners

Eliminate Fabric Softeners

Laundry Detergents

Razor Blades Last 3 1/2 times longer
  • Clothing and Textiles can last up to 15% Longer with Kinetico Softened Water

According to a Purdue University Study

Methods of Softening the Water

Water Softener

Water Softener replace the calcium & magnesium ions with sodium ions. Sodium ions are a soft mineral and do not build-up the same way hard water ions do.

Common Misconceptions of Soft Water

Does Softened Water Taste Salty?

Water Softeners in the early to late 1970's were very inefficient and sometimes over-saturated the resin bed with salt. This resulted in a salty taste in the water. Today even the cheapest water softeners are designed to effectively backwash the salty water out during the cycle.

For every grain of hardness in your water, 7.5 mg of Sodium will be *added* to each quart of water by the ion-exchange method. If you have water that is 10 grains per gallon hard; you will add 75.0 mg of Sodium per quart of water softened by ion-exchange.

 

  • one quart of softened water contains 75mg of sodium on 10 grain water
  • one 8 oz glass of milk contains 120 mg of Sodium
  • one slice of white bread contains 114 mg of Sodium

 

Saltless Water Softener will Soften my Water.

A growing trend in recent years has been the push to go green. So it would seem that the next step in water softening would be to go salt free. Learn More