is safe to use well water processed through a water softener
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I have used it with softened well water and filtered well water and the latter works better although the former works.
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Probably get a more technical and safer answer from the manufacturer, but I don't see why not.
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I'm sure it would be. Rather than the expensive water treatment supplements I use vinegar. Get it. The humidifier is wonderful.
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I do use a water softner, there fore it helps keep the filter from building up.I use the filter from k-cup,package of I think 2.I have only changed mine one time in about 1 year.We use it often.Great unit.
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I installed a double set close to the main water supply and before my water softener. If you change the filters regularly you should have no issues.
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Don't even think about it! Softener salt contains impurities that could damage your dishwasher. We spent way too much on our Bosch 800 series to experiment with substandard salt.
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The contaminants it filters are listed on the specification sheet. If they are not listed then I would assume they aren't filtered. I don't know what you mean by "bad well water". I had a domestic water well in New Mexico and had to treat the water to prevent mineral stains and red iron deposits. I used a water softening system to do that. I use the Shower Filter for our water in Marin County to filter the chemicals used by the water district. I forgot to replace the filter at six months and my skin began to break out again. Within 3 showers after replacing the filter my skin started recovering and now after about ten days it is totally clear. This reinforces the experience I had after initially installing the shower filter. My skin cleared in about two weeks. This was after several years of using prescription steroid creams and other treatments to clear my skin. I don't use anything now but a dry skin lotion.
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No, I don't think so. The product packaging says "Always use clean water. Do not use any other type of liquid or aromatic oil".
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Tap water can be used unless your water is very hard.If so, they recommend using distilled.They also say not to use home water softening system water since it contains minerals. Personally, I like products made by Panasonic.
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Most water softeners use a three step process to recharge the cartridge, The first is backwash, the second is the brine soak, the third is rinse. In most water softeners all three steps discharge liquid through the same tube. The second step is the problem. If you use sodium chloride to recharge the resin cartridge the concentrated salt water will be discharged into the ground. You could switch to potassium chloride which is more expensive but less harmful to ground water.
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Yes but if you have hard water it might cause build up in your machine. We used filtered water or bottled water.
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We have a Kinetico water softener system. We have a LOT of iron in our well water. We must use the Iron Out salts. The 5 micron filter works well for us. We used to use a 50 or 30 micron. If anything the 5 micron just filters better, finer particles. We change it every 6 months or so. It gets red with the iron, unless you are losing water pressure it is OK to use continue to use, we have gone 9 months without changing it before. I don't know what kind of sediment your trying to filter or how much is in your well water so I can't say how it would work in your system. I would recommend trying one of the filters for six months and see how it goes. If no problems then I'd buy the bulk package. We own our system so we can do as we like with it. I don't know what Kinetico would say about it. Good luck. Let us know if it works out for you OK. We were paying much more for our filters before we found this steal of a deal.
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Check with the specifications of your filtration system. Some water softeners only remove mineral deposits from your water, so if that's the case then yes you will benefit from this filter as well. If your system removes chlorine then there's no need to use this one. Although you could always buy one to take with you when you travel.
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The water is as safe to drink as the water in your well. It is only a pump. It doesn't alter the water that goes into it.
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Potentially...it depends on the composition of your well water. Please send us a copy of your most recent water report. If you have not tested your water recently, then that is your first step. Before buying water treatment equipment, you'll need to know what you are treating. An analogous situation is asking a doctor for a prescription without fist knowing whats wrong with the patient.
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ABSOLUTELY NOT. DO NOT USE THIS WITH WATER YOU SUSPECT TO BE CONTAMINATED BY CHEMICALS, TOXINS, OR HUMAN WASTE.Sorry to yell, but there are some wildly incorrect answers on this page: please report them as abuse for being dangerous to human life. This will absolutely not protect you from anything dissolved in the water, so don't ever use it if you know there is a factory or mines upstream. Additionally, never use ANY filter if you suspect there is human waste in your water. Source: neuroscientist and paramedic.
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I used it all last year and did not have a problem. but my water is filtered, I think if you have too much calcification in your water it will be a problem. I am on well water. Bottom line it depends on your water quality.
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Yes, basically what you have left is H2O. No salts from softeners, no chlorine, no minerals. Some say minerals and even bacteria are important to humans. If so I'd rather have my water pure and get minerals other ways. Dave