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What you should know about water conditioning basics

What is Hard Water?

Hard water is caused by dissolved minerals calcium and magnesium and is measured as grains per gallon (gpg).

  • SOFT - 0.6 to 3.6 gpg

  • MODERATE - 3.6 to 7.0 gpg

  • HARD - 7.0 to 10.5 gpg

  • VERY HARD - > 10.5 gpg

When combined with heat or soap hard water becomes extremely problematic. Heat and hard water create the formation of scale or rock. Scale builds up in plumbing, water using appliances, water heaters and fixtures. Soap reacts with hard water to create soap scum or curd making cleaning harder, your laundry duller and clinging to hair & skin.

Check out this interesting article by the Water Quality Research Foundation about the benefits of softening hard water

www.wqrf.org

What is a Water Softener and How does it work?

A water softener is made up of three main components:

  1. Control Valve - determines when regeneration is necessary, the direction of water flow and the amount of time spent in each cycle

  2. Pressure Tank - holds the resin that exchanges sodium for hardness minerals and is under water line pressure

  3. Salt Tank or Cabinet - holds the salt that makes the brine solution used to regenerate the softening resin

A water softener removes hardness minerals (calcium and magnesium) through a process called ion exchange:

  1. Raw water runs through a bed of sodium charged softening resin contained in a pressure tank

  2. Hardness ions attach to the resin, exchanging with the harmless sodium ions

  3. Eventually the resin contains only hardness minerals and has to be regenerated

  4. The control valve monitors water usage and determines when to regenerate

  5. The resin is backwashed to rinse away impurities

  6. A strong brine solution is then drawn through the bed and hardness ions are exchanged for sodium ions

  7. The hardness ions are then rinsed to the drain

  8. The softener is now ready to soften again

Soft Water Benefits

Protect Your Biggest Investments With An Appliance That Pays For Itself!

  • Gas & electric water heaters cost up to $100/year more to operate

  • Cutting soap & cleaning product use by 50% saves as much as $90/year

  • Damage to fabric can cost as much as $200/year

  • Damage to plumbing & appliances can cost as much as $90/year

Source: Water Quality Research Foundation Battelle Institute Study (2009)

Feel The Difference Of Soft Water!

  • Spot-free and film-free dishes and glassware

  • use 75% less soap

  • Cleaner, brighter, softer laundry

  • No scrum rings in sinks and tubs

  • Soft, supple skin and silky hair

Benefits of Better Drinking Water

Water Facts

  • 75% of your body consists of water

  • Two thirds of the population do not drink the recommended daily amount

Thirst is a poor indicator of mild dehydration. Look for:

  • Dry, itchy skin

  • Tired or groggy during day

  • Headaches and dizziness

  • Lapses in concentration or heartburn

  • Lower back pain or dark yellow urine

Drinking enough water improves the function of your body, including your circulatory, assimilation and digestive systems, your ability to regulate your body temperature and your joint lubrication.

Weight Control

  • Eliminate as many as 250,000 calories from your diet!

  • About 33% of caloric intake comes from sugary drinks

  • Water has 0 calories and helps suppress hunger

Convenience & Cost

  • Nimbus Water systems cost only pennies per gallon

  • Replacing sugary beverages with great tasting water will save you money

  • No lugging or storing heavy 40lb bottles

  • Bottled water quality right at your fingertips

More Than Just Drinking

  • Perfect for drinking, cooking, juice, soup coffee, tea, ice cubes.

  • Pets & plants love it too!

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