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About Softeners

Water softeners remove hard calcium, magnesium, and other minerals from water. They are the least costly solution for treating hard water. Other common water softening treatments include distillation and reverse osmosis. Water softeners work by replacing the calcium and magnesium ions in hard water with sodium ions. Sodium ions do not precipitate out of the water, eliminating the problems of scale inside pipes that can form when using hard water.

Water softeners differ in terms of complexity and cost. A complete water softener system consists of a small bed of plastic beads or a chemical composition matrix called zeolite that contains the sodium ions. When the water passes through the matrix or the bed of beads, the sodium ions change places with the calcium and magnesium ions. When all of the sodium ions are expended, the matrix or beads are soaked in a salt solution to regenerate the source of sodium ions. Water softener salt is usually one of three types: rock salt, solar salt, or evaporated salt. Generally, water softener salts are added directly to water softeners.

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Part Numbers for Softeners

Part # Distributor Manufacturer Product Category Description
1RVZ5 Grainger Industrial Supply NORTH STAR WATER CONDITIONING Water Softeners Water Softener,Service Flow Rate 10 GPM
1RVZ7 Grainger Industrial Supply NORTH STAR WATER CONDITIONING Water Softeners Water Softener,Service Flow Rate 20 GPM
1RWA8 Grainger Industrial Supply NORTH STAR WATER CONDITIONING Water Softeners Water Softener,Service Flow Rate 40 GPM
1RWA9 Grainger Industrial Supply NORTH STAR WATER CONDITIONING Water Softeners Water Softener,Service Flow Rate 80 GPM
1RWB6 Grainger Industrial Supply NORTH STAR WATER CONDITIONING Water Softeners Water Softener,Max Grain Capacity 30,100

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