| When it comes to detecting hard water, the signs | | | | continuous supply of soft water, where two-tank |
| can be quite obvious. That is precisely why it is a little | | | | systems will have you waiting for several minutes to |
| bit easy to determine if you have to soften your | | | | have soft water. This is why many online softener |
| water or not. However, the most difficult part is | | | | reviews favor Kinetico water softeners. The mineral |
| deciding which softener is best for your home, with a | | | | tank is typically filled with zeolites or polystyrene |
| starting point being Kinetico water softeners. | | | | beads. One great feature of a Kinetico water |
| The first thing you need to know is how water | | | | softener that many individuals love is that it does not |
| softeners really work. They are not the same as a | | | | use an electric pump. The whole softening process |
| water filter either. Basically, filters remove water | | | | really relies on a turbine which is responsible for |
| contaminants while softeners soften hard water by | | | | moving the water from tank to tank. |
| reducing its mineral contents. This is where the | | | | The use of a patented turbine instead of an electric |
| transformation from hard to soft water occurs. You | | | | pump makes the Kinetico softeners more |
| have to realize that when it's hard, it usually contains | | | | cost-efficient compared to other softeners. Keep in |
| calcium deposits as well as magnesium metal, in some | | | | mind that hard water can drastically damage water |
| cases, bicarbonates and sulfates. | | | | filters. There are many good filters out there such as |
| In order for your tap water to be considered soft, | | | | the Aqua Pure filters or a Berkey filter that filters |
| those afore mentioned minerals should be reduced or | | | | contaminants well but gets damaged easily because |
| completely removed. This is where Kinetico water | | | | of the hardness. |
| softeners work well. First off, Kinetico's softeners | | | | This is why you will need to have your tap water |
| use a three tank system, compared to the two tank | | | | checked for hardness and contaminants before |
| systems that standard softeners utilize. Typically, the | | | | buying anything. If the test results show that your |
| first tank is the mineral tank, while the second is the | | | | water has less than 17.1 ppm (parts per million), then |
| brine tank. The third tank is to make it soft, once it | | | | it is considered soft and you will not need any |
| has been treated. | | | | softeners. Filtering would be another story; it would |
| The extra tank will allow you to have an almost | | | | depend on the contaminants present. |