Water which contains dissolved chalk, lime and other minerals is known as Hard Water. This can cause major issues, if not treated, regards your plumbing, heating, water appliances such as showers, kettles, dishwashers, washing machines, toilets etc as well as limescale staining on kitchen and bathroom surfaces.
Soft water is water which does not contain dissolved chalk, lime and other minerals.
When a water sample is mixed with washing powder or soap, hard water produces less lather while soft water produces more later, in a shorter period.
Soft water can be obtained by using a water softener system. Water softeners remove chalk, lime and other minerals from hard water to make it softened and this process is called ion exchange or simply known as water softening. Removing limescale is a chore! EWT Water Softener Systems bring you soft water and zero limescale.
A good water softener can provide soft water for over a decade when fed with the right amount of salt and yes you should maintain the softener with a regular annual service.
The monthly recurring cost of maintaining an operational water softener is less than €1.95 per person per household regards electricity, roughly €60 – €80 of salt usage annually and as well as the annual service cost.
Water softeners can be classified into 5 types:
- Single Tank Water Softeners
- Twin Tank Water Softeners
- Non-Electric Water Softeners
- Metered Water Softeners
- Timered Water Softeners
Water Softeners provide real cost savings in service, maintenance and replacement and hiring of expensive plumbers to fix water heaters, dishwashers, washing machines, kettles and showers but having a water softener also extends their lifespan. It saves money on reducing shampoos, shower gels, detergents, calgon tablets, limescale removal products, improving condition of your hair and skin as well as many more other benefits.
Buying and using an EWT Water Softener can save Irish households roughly around € 100 per month!
The types of salt used in water softeners are as follows and can all be purchased easily from EWT online:
- Block Salt
- Crystal Salt
- Tablet Salt
The salt level of water softeners should be checked every month and should always be kept above 50%. Having no salt in a water softener can lead to limescale returning in the home.
Flow rate is referred to the volume of water which passes through a water cooler, water softener or water filter per unit of time. The higher the flow rate, the more powerful the water treatment equipment.
Once softened water is passed through a water filter it becomes filtered. Softened water is still safe for cooking but we do recommend to filter it to remove any contaminants that may be in your water supply that the softener does not remove.
A water filter is a household or commercial water treatment product which filters water contaminants from drinking water. Water filters are capable of converting raw, tap water into clean drinking water.
Potable water is water which is fit for consumption by humans and animals. Potable water is also called drinking water.
The different types of water filtration systems available are:
- EWT G1 Filter
- EWT Reverse Osmosis Water Filter System
- EWT Fluoride Filter
- EWT Water Cooler
Clean, drinking water can be obtained by installing a water filtration system. Raw, unclean tap water goes into a water filter to become clean and becomes filtered drinking water.
Besides getting clean, filtered drinking water, water filters are able to remove far more water contaminants than any other water purification method. The benefits of using a water filter are as follows:
- Remove water contaminants such as chlorine, dirt sediment, rust, herbicides and pesticides
- More advanced filter systems such as the EWT Reverse Osmosis remove up to 99.9% of all unwanted contaminants
- Costs Much Less than Bottled Water
- Reduce carbon footprint by removing plastic waste
- Never drink boiling water!
- Wait for boiled water to cool down before consumption.
- Boiled water removes bacteria from the water.
- Don’t forget to filter your boiled water.
- Reverse osmosis (RO) is a water purification technology that uses a partially permeable membrane to remove ions, molecules and larger particles from drinking water…. Applying an external pressure to reverse the natural flow of pure solvent, thus, is reverse osmosis.
- It can remove up to 99. of all unwanted substances excluding bacteria such as E.coli and Coliforms for example, this will require a Ultra Violet system to be installed.
- Water purification systems which use the reverse osmosis purification process are cheaper and energy-efficient when compared to purification units which use the water distillation process.
A water cooler is a device which stores water and provides chilled water on demand. Water coolers are usually installed into commercial water mains.
There is one main of water cooler EWT has available to our customers:
- Plumbed-In Water Coolers
Getting chilled water has never been easier. Just install an EWT water cooler at your premises. Call EWT for a water cooler today!
- Reduces Cost – Saves you money
- Eco-friendly – Good for the environment
- Great tasting, filtered water at your premises
Resin beads are primarily composed of two materials: polystyrene and divinylbenzene (DVB). Polystyrene is the material that hardness minerals bind to, while DVB is the “glue” that holds the beads together. The problem with chlorine is that it is an oxidizing agent that causes DVB to dissolve, which forces the resin beads to break apart and become ineffective. As a result, if your home has tap water that is high in chlorine, your water softener’s resin beads will have a much shorter life expectancy and your softener’s performance will suffer.
If you have any questions about chlorine’s effects on water softeners, or if you’d like a water system serviced or installed in your home, contact EWT
