Water Softner

Water softener can be termed as a type of water filter, that helps to remove excess calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate and sulfate ions from water. This helps to eliminate the hardness of water and to avoid the common problems associated with hard water. This is achieved by replacing the calcium and magnesium ions of hard water with sodium ions, which do not precipitate like calcium ions, to clog tubes and pipes. They also do not form the sticky scum with soaps and detergent and hence makes washing less troublesome. Now let's have a look at how do water softeners work?