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Dusty

01-07-2001 09:48:37




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Using potassium chloride versus calcium chloride +/-, in water-softner.
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Dusty




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Ray,IN

01-08-2001 18:54:10




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 Re: Water softner in reply to Dusty, 01-07-2001 09:48:37  
I have been using potassium chloride for aprox. 4 years. My wife has high blood pressure, and the sodium was causing high erratic pressure readings and swelling. I then switched; she returned to her prior condition. Sodium costs 3.99 + for 40#, and potassium 5.99 for 40# in Bloomington, IN. Useage is higher with potassium, however, as I explained, the extra cost is well worth it. The salt brine will kill a septic tank also, per my softener repairman.

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John in Abq

01-08-2001 08:34:21




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 Re: Water softner in reply to Dusty, 01-07-2001 09:48:37  
Either one will work just fine in the softener.

The sodium chloride has several drawbacks and one advantage. The advantage is it's cheap. The problems are: leaves salty taste in water, can't water plants with it and can be bad for people with hypertension.

The potassium chloride has none of the above problems, but around here costs about four times as much as ordinary salt.

The best solution is to use ordinary salt in the softener and install a reverse osmosis unit to provide your drinking and icemaker water.

HTH, John

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RayP

01-13-2001 17:36:11




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 Re: Re: Water softner in reply to John in Abq, 01-08-2001 08:34:21  
Instead of the expense of reverse osmosis, tap off your drinking/cooking water off ahead of the softener.



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John in Abq

01-14-2001 09:04:57




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 Re: Re: Re: Water softner in reply to RayP, 01-13-2001 17:36:11  
I agree with that...if the water is drinkable. I lived in a place called Sweetwater Hills. I think the name was a joke. The water was full of sulfur and iron as well as being very hard.

The water softener worked ok for the laundry and bathroom. But for the drinking and cooking water we had to put in a RO unit.

John



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