How Much Salt Does a Water Softener Use?

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How Much Salt Does a Water Softener Use?
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Why Do You Need to Use Salt?
In order to soften water, you need to get rid of
the magnesium and calcium in hard water. Those
are the two minerals that make up the majority of
the hardness, and therefore cause all your
problems, like dry skin, broken appliances, and
soap-scum-stained bathtubs and faucets. In order
to get rid of magnesium and calcium, ion exchange
softeners use a negatively charged resin.
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But How Much Salt Are We Talking About?
You might have remembered from science class that
salt is a nonrenewable resource, and therefore
you might have some hang-ups about using it to
soften your water. Or you might be one of the 103
million Americans currently suffering from high
blood pressure, and your doctor told you you need
to cut back on your sodium consumption.
Naturally, you use salt to add some zing to your
French Fries (when youre allowed to have them)
-- you dont need it to flavor your water, so you
dont want any extra coming from your tap. After
you use a water softener to soften your water, is
there really enough salt left in it to damage
your health?
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How Often Should You Add Salt to the Water
Softener?
So, now that you know that you consume the
equivalent of a McDonalds French Fry in terms of
additional sodium intake per day at an average
hardness level of 10 grains per gallon, how often
do you have to add salt to the softener? And how
much salt do you have to buy?
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Conclusion How Much Salt Does a Water Softener
Use?
The simple answer is more salt than you
want. The longer answer is about 400lbs of salt
per year, on average, for a medium-sized family
and a moderate hard water problem. That means
that, individually, youre consuming an
additional 300mg of sodium just by drinking water
every single day. If youre one of the 103
million Americans who suffers from hypertension,
that might be something you want to stay away
from. Also, if youre environmentally conscious
or if you live in an area that has banned ion
exchange salt-based softeners, you might want to
look into other options.
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