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Water Softening Resin Selection
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What else will a Water Softener Remove
Do Water Softeners need to be Serviced
Disinfection treatment explained
What should be done if water is found to be hard
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[/one_fourth] [three_fourth_last padding=”0 0px 0 0″]What is Ion Exchange?
Most common ion exchange systems use a Zeolite resin bed and simply replace unwanted ions (Ca 2+ and Mg 2+) with benign (soap friendly) sodium or potassium ions. This is the common Water Softener.
A more rigorous type of ion exchange swaps hydrogen (H+) ions for unwanted cations and hydroxide (OH-) ions for unwanted anions. The result is H+ + OH- – > H 2 O.
This system is recharged with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. The result is essentially Deionised Water.
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