How does a water softener work?

Soft water out

What is Hard Water?

As water flows through the ground layers it dissolves rock and minerals before it collects in the aquifer or well.  These dissolved minerals are better known as calcium and magnesium.  The amount of dissolved minerals determines how hard your water is.  

Example of hard water residue left from one gallon of water at 20 grains of hardness.

Example of a pipe cut-out where the hard water build-up coated the pipes reducing the water flow and water pressure.

Why is my water hard?

The Hydrologic Cycle

How hard is my water?

Soft Water...............less than 1 grain per gallon

Slightly Hard..................1 to 3 grains per gallon

Moderately Hard............3 to 7 grains per gallon

Hard Water..................7 to 10 grains per gallon

Extremely Hard............over 10 grains per gallon

Average Hardness of local Municipal "City" Water Supplies:

Apple Valley  20 gpg

Bloomington   5 gpg

Brooklyn Park  21 gpg

Burnsville 16 gpg

Chanhassen   19 gpg

Chaska  23 gpg

Cologne  18 gpg

Cottage Grove  17 gpg

Crystal   5 gpg

Eagan  17 gpg

Eden Prairie   6 gpg

Edina  17 gpg

Elk River   18 gpg

Farmington 16 gpg

Forest Lake  17 gpg

Fridley  16 gpg

Hopkins  18 gpg

Jordan  16 gpg

Lakeville  17 gpg

Maple Grove  19 gpg

Minnetonka  19 gpg

Minneapolis  5 gpg

New Hope  5 gpg

New Prague   20 gpg

Northfield   24 gpg

Oakdale   15 gpg

Prior Lake  19 gpg

Rosemount   17 gpg

St Louis Park  18 gpg

St Paul   4 gpg

Savage 23 gpg

Shakopee  23 gpg

Shorewood  18 gpg

Stillwater  14 gpg

Waconia 18 gpg

Wayzata  20 gpg

White Bear  14 gpg

Woodbury  17 gpg

Wyoming 18 gpg 

These numbers are for city water supplies:

For private well testing call (952) 953-4643.

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Hard water  goes in

Regeneration Cycle:

To wash off the hard water minerals from the resin, a salt water brine from the brine tank is injected into the softener.  The hard water ions are exchanged with sodium ions and the hardness is rinsed down the drain.

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Every time you turn

a faucet on in your home...

After going through the softener...

soft water comes out

Technically speaking...

Softening your water:

Hard water fills the tank.  As it passes through the resin, the hard water ions are attracted to the resin beads like a magnet.  By the time the water gets to the bottom of the tank, it's soft.