HomeWater 101 -
  • Hard Water Basics
    • A Look at Hard Water Across the US
    • Water Softener Terminology Explained
    • Understanding the soft water process
  • Home & Health
    • Hard water’s impact on grooming
    • Your home on hard water
    • How (And Where) Hard Water Impacts Your Home
  • Solutions
    • Finding the Right Water Softening Solution for You
    • How Water Softeners Work
    • Water softener buyer’s guide
    • Easy ways to test your water
    • Your personalized softening solution
  • Install & Maintain
    • Water softener installation made easy
  • More Facts & Fixes

Urban Myths

  • Hard Water “Watch Outs”
  • Healthy Family, Happy Home
  • Selecting the Right System
  • The Nuts and Bolts
  • Urban Myths
  • Your Water
Busted: Hard Water Myths
Myth: Water softeners make your water salty A diagram of salt and water with the words “myth: water softeners make your water salty”

While sodium is used to soften water, one of the biggest misconceptions is that it makes your water noticeably salty. Luckily, that’s not the case.

Myth: Water softeners waste energy and money A diagram showing how a water softener and an alarm clock use the same amount of energy

Just because you add another electricity-using appliance to the home doesn’t mean it’s going to be an energy drain.

Myth: It costs more than it’s worth to soften water A black wallet with two 100-dollar and two 20-dollar bills hanging out

Many believe that a water softening system costs much more than it’s worth. In fact, the opposite is true.

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  • Check your water test results
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  • EcoPure Home
  • Blain's Farm and Fleet
  • Home Depot
  • Mills Fleet Farm
  • Costco
  • Amazon
  • DoItBest
  • LandM
  • RCWilley
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