Water Softening
The water softening process, though complex and scientific, is fairly easy
to understand.
Some people think that these systems are using salt to soften the water and
this is not completely true. The only thing that salt is used for is to
clean and regenerate the true water softening agent...resin.
Resin looks like hundreds of thousands of colored (different systems use
different colors) grains of sand. Each one of these grains are round and
very hard. When these tiny spheres are put together, they can do amazing
things for even the hardest, nastiest water.
The resin does not need to sit in the water to soften it, instead the
softening happens through what is called "ion exchange" as the water passes
by and between these thousands of tiny balls. This ensures that the water
you have coming out of your sink, tub or shower is freshly pumped into the
house the moment that you turn on the faucet. The water has not been sitting
in the tank and you are not limited to the amount of soft water that you can
use at one time.
One bucket of water to wash the car or five showers in a row...all soft!
Over time, the resin will attract so much hardness from the water that it
cannot do its job effectively. How quickly this happens depends on the water
quality coming into the home as well as how much water your household
consumes. When the resin does reach this point, the resin tank must be
"regenerated".
Incredibly salty water is kept in what is called, the brine tank. To
regenerate the resin, this salty water is flushed into and then back out of
the resin tank until the hardness has been washed away and down a drain.
Clean water is then flushed through the resin tank to clean away almost all
of the salt.
Very little of that salt actually makes it into your home! It has been
stated that one gallon of conditioned water contains about the same amount
of salt as one slice of white bread!
With the Renegade Water treatment systems you will have very little to do to
enjoy soft water. Our systems will either regenerate at a pre-selected time
on a regular basis or for the most effective and cost efficient systems,
will monitor the rate of water usage vs. the capacity of the equipment and
plan the best day to regenerate on its own. Either way, all you do is add
salt to the brine tank when it gets low. Thats it!
Now isn't it time for you to enjoy the benefits and luxurious feel of
conditioned water?
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