If you don't get the amount of hardness set correctly, the softener can't work right; kinda like having a bad fuel gauge in your vehcile. Sample at the well pump pressure tank. Then check this link:
Comparing essentially deionized water to softened only water is not a fair comparison. The TDS and other things in softened only water changes the 'feel' of the water. The same applies to RO water.
Gary Quality Water Assciates
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in news:GygKg.576$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net:
I'll have to see if she buys into that one :-)
It would prove or disprove the factoid in question, that the slipperiness is due to the *absence* of anything but skin and water.
In only works in fantasyland.
It works alright in preventing the formation of lime in the water pipes and nozzles. Very strong and large permanent magnets align the dissolved mineral crystals to retard mineral deposition. The magnets cannot be sized down economically for a household system. It does not soften water as the minerals are still there. The London Imperial College lab tests were published in a New Scientist article more than
20 years ago. The tests were commissioned by the Swiss manufacturer of the magnetic system who couldn't give a scientifically acceptable explanation for their product.
The slipperiness of water softened by ion exchange is due to the presence of sodium ions. Rainwater doesn't feel slippery. Neither does steam-distilled water.
Now there's a shock -- the only "evidence" supporting the supposed effectiveness of this system came from a study commissioned by its manufacturer. Imagine my surprise.
I remember rainwater from the old farm back in the UK when I was a child before we had a piped water supply. It *did* feel slippery. And I just tried washing my hands with distilled water; it *did* leave them feeling slippery.
Perce
Oh pshaw, on Sat 02 Sep 2006 08:14:29a, Gary Slusser meant to say...
I hate the feel of softened water. I had a softener installed for 7 years and, while I got used to the feel, I never liked it. I appreciate the advantages of using soft water for appliances like the clothes washer and dishwasher. If I were able to do so, I would install a softener for those purposes only. As it is, I cannot easily alter my plumbing.
Maybe it'll help to get some store-bought water, take a a cup-full, and pour it into your hair, rub it around, and then over your body.
Might get that slippery feel out.
I hope it works ...
David
HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.