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How a Water Softener Works
What is a Water Softener?
A water softener is made up of three main components:
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Control Valve - determines when regeneration is necessary, the direction of water flow and the amount of time spent in each cycle
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Pressure Tank - holds the resin that exchanges sodium for hardness minerals and is under water line pressure
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Salt Tank or Cabinet - holds the salt that makes the brine solution used to regenerate the softening resin

How Does a Water Softener Work?
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A water softener removes hardness minerals (calcium and magnesium) through a process called ion exchange:
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Raw water runs through a bed of sodium charged softening resin contained in a pressure tank
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Hardness ions attach to the resin, exchanging with the harmless sodium ions
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Eventually the resin contains only hardness minerals and has to be regenerated
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The control valve monitors water usage and determines when to regenerate
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The resin is backwashed to rinse away impurities
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A strong brine solution is then drawn through the bed and hardness ions are exchanged for sodium ions
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The hardness ions are then rinsed to the drain
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The softener is now ready to soften again
