We have softened water in our house. Does the Santevia removes the extra potassium in the soft water?
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Softeners primarily remove calcium and magnesium - minerals that are good for you. Potassium is important for body function as well, but too much potassium can cause serious issues. For drinking water, you might actually be better drinking hard water rather than softened water. I know that probably has caught you off guard, but honestly that is what you will discover if you do the research. To answer your question about potassium, no the Santevia system will not remove all the potassium. The system is designed to take out unwanted impurities and harmful substances and then it adds back more minerals to produce an alkaline water that is made alkaline by of the minerals it contains. It is made to mimic naturally purified, alkalinzed water found in deep, aquifers and uncontaminated springs. Although some of the minerals are diminished in concentration during the purifying process, they are not totally eliminated.
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It is for hard water areas. It stops calcium build up inside the kettle on the element.
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I don't think so, because the filter is made to reduce the quantity of impurities of the water, but not to remove ions like calcium, that makes the hard water. We're talking about charcoal filters, designed primarily to improve the taste of the water.
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Yes, it just softens the water so you use less detergent. Don't forget to decrease your amount of detergent.
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Most water softeners use a three step process to recharge the cartridge, The first is backwash, the second is the brine soak, the third is rinse. In most water softeners all three steps discharge liquid through the same tube. The second step is the problem. If you use sodium chloride to recharge the resin cartridge the concentrated salt water will be discharged into the ground. You could switch to potassium chloride which is more expensive but less harmful to ground water.
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Actually I don't have it anymore (I gave it away). Doesn't it say on the post? I know I bought it for the magnesium, but I found it to be very salty and I am a salt lover. Personally, I'd rather add baking soda and/or pink himalayan sea salt to my filtered water. Sorry I can't help you more.
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To my knowledge yes. Most softners use the ion exchange process to remove hardness by way of Calcium and Magnesium salts. What Rescare apparently does is to remove any surface fouling on the resins and thus improving the ion exchange process efficacy
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Although we do not sell or promote this product, and have very little information with regard to its function, information we do have indicates that there is no effect on this product when supplied with softened water. Please let us know if you have any questions - CAI Technologies
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I have a water softener, too. I have had zero issues using a full tablet. Hope this helps!
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I have hard water also but do have a softner on my system. So far the inside is shiny and bright as new. Not sure, of course, if it is the softner or the material the kettle is made from.
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If referencing brewing. The water softener likely removes some of the iron content, but does significantly reduce the hardness. The removal of hardness would increase the effectiveness of Star San likely. However, I doubt that the iron or hardness concentrations are high enough to have a significant impact. Production ... ? Comes to taste.
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The location should be okay, since most water softeners are plumbed to be the first place the water goes when entering the house, but as far as the PVC issue goes, I would check Eddy's website. You can probably find the answer there.
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No it doesn't. fluoride is hard to remove - needs ion exchange or reverse osmosis. this filter (and most other shower filters including aquasana) remove chlorine.
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Check with the specifications of your filtration system. Some water softeners only remove mineral deposits from your water, so if that's the case then yes you will benefit from this filter as well. If your system removes chlorine then there's no need to use this one. Although you could always buy one to take with you when you travel.
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This filter is PREVENTATIVE only. It can't do anything for mineral build-up that is already on your humidifier (use vinegar and soak it, then scrub at it with an old toothbrush). But it does a great job of preventing further build-up. I have VERY hard water and everything gets crusted over if water sits in it. These filters keep my humidifier from calcification. You do still have to do periodic cleaning, changing out water, etc., just as you would if you didn't have the filter. And if you have very soft water, you probably don't need one of these. Another option is to just use distilled water in your humidifier, and then you wouldn't need a filter, either. I have used a Crane humidifier without a filter, and I found that with my hard water, I had to scrub it with vinegar weekly.
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Hello Yuki, The Aquasana AQ-5300 filter system effectively removes mercury, lead, and asbestos. The company does not test for other heavy metals. The filters do not remove potassium, calcium, or magnesium. The system's carbon filter also removes many organic compounds, which are listed in their literature. Please see their web site for more details: http://www.aquasana.com/product_detail.php?product_id=51 We like our filter, which we purchased to improve the flavor of our morning coffee. This system does not replace a water softener. Sincerely, Robert Ashton, MD, PhD
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I live in Southern Calif. and our water here is HARD with dissolved salts and minerals. I bought one to use with my hydroponics water source and it DID NOT remove or change the PPM from that tested before I installed it on the hose.