Does this soften water as well? If so, how?
1649857
No, not that I'm aware of but I live in Florida so the water is not hard like deep well water. But the spray is not hard on your skin. Very nice.
1649858
No it only works till the cartridge runs out of the vita C , love the water spray.
217113
I do not have a hard water problem here, but having loved in Arizona previously, from Experience with hard water there, I would not use this unit unless I had a water softener system installed and functioning prior to installation.
1545384
I guess birm resin does not also soften the water I thought I saw a unit that would do all three but I couldn't find it again.
1365164
It should not make any differences whether you plumb it from a well or after a water softener unit. You should get the unit with a chemical adding filter to add vitamins and nutrients back into the water regardless. The water softener unit will take the hardness minerals out of the water before the reverse osmosis system does.
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Although we do not sell or promote this product, and have very little information with regard to its function, information we do have indicates that there is no effect on this product when supplied with softened water. Please let us know if you have any questions - CAI Technologies
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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.
1730980
Yes, that is exactly my case I have water from a well, the filter works very good but the water is not been softened even when the supplier offer that.
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Installed a unit in Las Vegas connected to the Water District to replace a traditional salt based water softener. Las Vegas has very hard water. The Aquios system did not work for this application. Pots, pans, silverware, glasses, dishes began to show deposits almost immediately. Some of the family could also "feel" the hardness of the water in the shower. I like the compactness of the unit compared to a traditional water softener, but it did not "soften" our water. We removed the unit and installed a Morton water softener unit.
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Because your water softener is simply replacing calcium ions with sodium ions, so it's normal for the reading to be about the same. Water softeners don't filter, they substitute a "softer" ion for calcium.
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Water softening uses tiny resin balls that capture solids from the water eg. Calcium. the system then uses salt water to exchange salt ions to free the Calcium stuck to the resin balls. the calcium is washed out of the resin and down the drain. Therefore a water softener removes. Calcium scale from the water. You must choose an adequate size for your application. Too small resin bed will become less effective if you are using more gallons of water between recharges than it's capacity.. so buy bigger than you think you need, you won't regret it. NOTE : If you have high Iron content in your water, also buy Iron Filtering media. separate from the water softener. Water softening uses tiny resin balls that capture solids from the water eg. Calcium. the system then uses salt water to exchange salt ions to free the Calcium stuck to the resin balls. the calcium is washed out of the resin and down the drain. Therefore a water softener removes. Calcium scale from the water. You must choose an adequate size for your application. Too small resin bed will become less effective if you are using more gallons of water between recharges than it's capacity.. so buy bigger than you think you need, you won't regret it. NOTE : If you have high Iron content in your... » Read More Water softening uses tiny resin balls that capture solids from the water eg. Calcium. the system then uses salt water to exchange salt ions to free the Calcium stuck to the resin balls. the calcium is washed out of the resin and down the drain. Therefore a water softener removes. Calcium scale from the water. You must choose an adequate size for your application. Too small resin bed will become less effective if you are using more gallons of water between recharges than it's capacity.. so buy bigger than you think you need, you won't regret it. NOTE : If you have high Iron content in your water, also buy Iron Filtering media. separate from the water softener. « Show Less
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Yes, this softener will clean most of the alkalinity (white stuff) from the hardest of water like I have here in Texas. You will love the feeling of the soft water when bathing. It makes soap last longer with laundry and dish washing. I also use a reverse osmosis unit for drinking, the tea kettel and making ice. It makes the softened water even better.
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We have only used the coarse softener salt in ours and it's been working great. Our campground has extremely hard water and it's been 2 summers now using this and we love it. Hope this helps!
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The shower head acts as a filtration system that helps remove any unnecessary minerals from hard water so it will definitely soften the water. We have hard water is our system and the micro fabric filter helps collects & traps all those contaminants.
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I bought this because my water was hard, since you already have soft water you might like to check out the shower systems that have filters that you change. Good luck on your search, Amazon has a lot to chose from.
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Hi Steve, Yeah it does the same at my end. I just brought water softener resin, I have not exchanged to it as of yet but it would make sense that after 16 years of use the resin is shot. This maybe one of my ideas that ends in me calling a plumber and buying a new softener. Good luck to you, Dennis.
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Your dishwasher has to be one that can use this. Only very high end dishwashers have this function. It essentially softens the water once you adjust the level for the hardness of your water in your area. The dishwashers are expensive but worth it.
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That is exactly what I did. I just don't know if the magnetic water softener works.