water softener types

Types of Water Softener Systems: 4 Technologies, What Each One Actually Does, and One to Skip

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Types Of Water Softener Systems

There are four types of water softener systems sold to homeowners. Two of them use ion exchange and genuinely remove hardness minerals, producing water that tests at zero to one GPG. One conditions the water to reduce scale without touching your mineral content or changing your GPG reading at all. The fourth claims to descale … Read more

Water Softener Systems: A Guide to What’s Available, What Actually Works, and the Spec Nobody Prints on the Box

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Water Softener Systems

Water softener systems solve a specific problem: dissolved calcium and magnesium destroying your appliances, clogging your fixtures, and fighting your soap at every turn. Before buying anything, four things are worth understanding: how ion exchange actually works, what the different types really do, how to size a system correctly, and how a softener fits alongside … Read more