Will this work with hard water? I like the negative ion concept but I specifically need something for hard water.
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I have not seen a difference with my hard water however I can't seem to find the instructions in reference to the on/off setting. My spray settings slide around fine but this on/off doesn't budge and it looks to me as if it is stuck in between them. I'm unhappy and tired of my orange hair so ready to go to Lowe's and buy a regular filtered shower head
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It depends on the reason why your water is hard. Some places have high iron. Other places have high limestone. My guess is that this product wouldn't really help with that (considering the most common causes of "hard water").
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May I suggest you go On Line to the manufacture for an answer to you questions... Personally I don't see a problem.. Your working with WATER .... Now... I must say...This product has saved me time and made it easy to keep my batteries filled more often... It used to be a CHORE I failed to perform as necessary because of the effort and contact with the batteries... Not anymore.... Use & Enjoy !
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regular water is fine but all mine is reverse osmosis. If you don't i would watch for lime build up.
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I cannot comment on hard water use. We do have well water that is softened. That is what I use and I have no issues. I love this diffuser. I bought 3!
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I did a test with just the water to establish an answer to that question... I would imagine anything other than a neutral starting water would skew the results. My water was neutral on all counts. I dont have any science to back this up as necessary but I did it for my own peace of mind.
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This is not an easy answer since all water ionizers require a certain water harness level in order to work properly (see Athena specifications). Before going ahead and committing to the high cost of the Athena, I would pay a bio-environmental company to come out and test the hardness of your water both at the well, and after the water softener to see if the numbers fall within the required specs of the Athena. Keep in mind that if your well water has a higher dissolved concentration level of a particular mineral (i.e. calcium), this might affect the performance of the water ionizer. I wouldn't gamble on this one, especially for this much money. Get your well water tested. Hope this helps. This is not an easy answer since all water ionizers require a certain water harness level in order to work properly (see Athena specifications). Before going ahead and committing to the high cost of the Athena, I would pay a bio-environmental company to come out and test the hardness of your water both at the well, and after the water softener to see if the numbers fall within the required specs of the Athena. Keep in mind that if your well water has a higher dissolved concentration level of a particular mineral (i.e. calcium), this might affect the performance of the water ionizer. I... » Read More This is not an easy answer since all water ionizers require a certain water harness level in order to work properly (see Athena specifications). Before going ahead and committing to the high cost of the Athena, I would pay a bio-environmental company to come out and test the hardness of your water both at the well, and after the water softener to see if the numbers fall within the required specs of the Athena. Keep in mind that if your well water has a higher dissolved concentration level of a particular mineral (i.e. calcium), this might affect the performance of the water ionizer. I wouldn't gamble on this one, especially for this much money. Get your well water tested. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I only drink distilled water, so I do not know how it would effect your soft water. Sorry.
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Yes, when the salt dissolves in water, there are both positive and negative ions.Best wishes, lh
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Sorry. The only thing that I know of that Might work would be to distill the water and try to get rid of the contaminants afterward. The filter system that seems to filter the best, and remove the most hazards is the Berkey filters. Suggest that you research them. I spent days........,,, looking for something thy would remove salt and biochemical contaminants. There is not one that I could find. I was very impressed with the Berkey, and for a lightweight purifier, I really do like the LifeStraw. It will do more than most of the very small filters. Be sure to get this one, and not the green camoflage one that lets 2 micron particles through. That one seems to be mostly for looks. Hope this helps.
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I also have hard water and have no problem with the product though I have been told that it works better with soft water. I think it performs better with as a booster to your regular detergent. Hope this helps.
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If you do not want to use salt or any other chemicals, this is the only other method you can use that has tested and proven results. The media acts as a catalyst to give something for the calcium and magnesium molecules to start their binding process on. Once they start binding the filter media, the break off as molecules bound together in your water so they do not look for other surfaces to cling to. Thus, you prevent scale build up on your appliances, etc. These work great for preventing damaging scale build up. The standard system works good in lower hardness ranges up to 25 gpg. If you have higher hardness levels, we can customize the system for your application. Just contact us, afw filters 785-735-9769
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First of all you are going to have problems using high mineral content well water. The mineral hardness will start plugging the RO membrane as soon as you begin treating the water. You may get a useful lifetime of no more than 6 to 12 months before you need to replace the RO cartridge. Softened water will greatly extend the lifetime of the RO cartridge but I don't believe you have a water softener. As to the booster pump, I have poor water pressure into my house so I got the booster pump for my system. After I installed the cartridges in my new RO system I turned on the water to see if the booster pump was really necessary. I could hear water flowing into all the cartridges but no water came out of the RO line. I plugged the pump electrical cord into the wall outlet and RO water started flowing immediately. The pump worked for me. I can't say if it will work for you but it was not all that much extra cost and it sure did produce RO water for me. Oh, I installed my system in November, 2012 and as of May 27, 2013 there has been no decrease in water production or quality. I do have a water softener and the waste water goes to the city sewer. If you have a septic system I don't think this is the way for you to go. The salt used to regenerate the softener resin will kill your field before too long. May be you can live with getting new cartridges more often. I wish you good luck.
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It will work great if the water is properly chlorinated...you don't need to change the water....
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I assume it probably would help to a degree, but honestly it comes down to how hard your water is. There is a test strip included in manual to test this. You will set your water hardness number as determined by that strip into the machines settings. It should be noted that I do not use this particular filter. Instead, I purchase Reverse Osmosis/Filtered water for the machine.
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Hi, we've had this steamer for almost a year, no problems with hard water deposits in Southern California. This steamer performs well, very leased with the purchase, see my full review for more info. Thanks.
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Have not read anything that said it was for one type of water or another. Considering how it works I do not see how it could harm your salt environment, but you may want to check with the company who makes these to be on the safe side.
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I don't know about the hard water issue. I had to return the filter that I purchased. I could not stop the unit from leaking around the top. VERY disappointed.