What Are Water Softeners, and How Do They Work?
Water softeners remove certain minerals from water, such as calcium and magnesium. These minerals can cause hard water, making cleaning dishes, laundry, and yourself difficult. Hard water can also lead to clogged pipes and fixtures. How Do Softeners Work? Water softeners use an ion exchange process to remove these minerals from the water. Ion exchange is when ions (atoms with an electrical charge) are exchanged between two molecules. In the case of water softeners, the ions exchanged are the calcium and magnesium ions in the hard water for the sodium or potassium ions. The calcium and magnesium ions are attracted...
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