WATER SOFTENING

A water softener contains several components which include a valve head, resin vessel and brine cabinet. The valve head diverts water through a resin vessel. As the water passes through the vessel, the hardness (calcium and magnesium) is trapped. The water produced is described as “soft water” as it contains less than 20ppm of CaCO3.

After a period of use, the resin becomes saturated with unwanted hardness salts. When this happens, brine from the brine cabinet is used to automatically wash, rinse and flush the hardness salts to drain.

Water softeners eliminate limescale from water either on the incoming main or on the cold feed to an appliance such as a dishwasher or plate heat exchanger.

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