How do water softener systems work? Are they magic? Adding salt gets rid of other minerals. . . HOW? I’ve never understood this. I’m 54, male.

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How do water softener systems work? Are they magic? Adding salt gets rid of other minerals. . . HOW? I’ve never understood this. I’m 54, male.

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

The resin beads inside do the filtering . The salt bath is what cleans the beads off of mineral deposits every 24 hours or so.

The salt doesn’t do the actual softening. It’s what revitalizes the beads.