Is Softened Water Safe to Drink?

AliceCooper · Apr 26, 2011

So been reading this water softener FAQ and it says that in general softened water is safe to drink. But I'm still a little unsure.

If all it does is add salt to the water, I guess that makes sense that it'd be OK.

Any thoughts?

Akpsdvan · Apr 26, 2011

In part it depends on the starting water, the harder the water the more that would be added.

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http://www.wqa.org/sitelogic.cfm?ID=1152

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Gary Slusser · Apr 27, 2011

No softener adds salt to the water.

They add sodium or potassium based on the type of salt is used for regeneration. The chloride goes to drain with most of the sodium or potassium.

AliceCooper · May 27, 2011

Thank you for the help! It is much appreciated.

I've been doing some research, and I do have another question, if that's allright - what about magnetic water softeners? Do they actually do anything?

DonL · May 27, 2011

Magnetic Water Conditioners do work, on a large scale for some very expensive systems,

But not the ones you buy for a home. They are a joke.

You will get a lot of people laughing, again, on this forum.

Have a great day.

DonL

hj · May 27, 2011

Using "salt/sodium chloride" in a softener is only a problem for people on a low sodium diet, and they can convert to potassium chloride to avoid that problem, or, as is done in most cases, install a reverse osmosis system for drinking water.

Gary Slusser · May 31, 2011

The formula for added sodium is 7.85 mg/l (about a quart) of softened water per grain per gallon of compensated hardness. I.E 20 gpg * 7.85 = 157 mg of sodium, not salt. For potassium it is something like 9 mg per grain/gallon. And, too much potassium can kill you quickly.

Tom Sawyer · Jun 1, 2011

Yes, they deplete your bank account.

WorthFlorida · Jun 19, 2011

Here is the scoop if it is safe to drink water after the water softener. It's at the end of the page. The rest of it you need a Chemical Eng degree to understand it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_softener

jsarin1 · Jul 26, 2011

Filtering after softening?

What if the water is cartridge filtered after the softener? Does the filter remove the sodium particles?

I have a GE cartiridge ( http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=MWF ) for my refrigerator water dispenser, not reverse osmosis.

DonL · Jul 26, 2011

That filter is nice , but not cheap.

Properly Softened water is safe to drink.

DonL

hj · Jul 27, 2011

There are no "sodium particles" the sodium is attached to the molecules in the water.

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