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There's a lot of water that comes out of the whole house water filtration system when it cleans itself. Mine is made by Kinetico and it's comes with 2 filter tanks and 1 softener tank. Can I water plants with that water? It is safe for lawn and other plant life? I hate to see all that water go to waste.

Thanks

there is no salt in soft water, there are sodium ions. salt is sodium chloride. i water my yard and flowers with soft water and have no problems. water softeners remove much of the chlorine from the water. i would be more concerned with the effect of spraying them with heavily chlorinated water.

2009-05-05 08:03:58 by 2n

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My parents moved into a townhouse community a while ago, and when I've gone to visit, I've found they have a lot of water problems. Aside from the pressure being low, which is merely an inconvenience, the water tastes and smells dirty and very fishy. Cooking with it alters the taste of meals, and using one or two blocks of ice ruins a whole drink. Sometimes even the dishes and clothes have a slight odour after being washed. Occasionally I've turned on the tap to see the water coming out brown, enough that the sinks have to be scrubbed to remove residue. The townhouse community was only built about 5 years ago, and it all runs the local water supply.

I've installed water purification on the taps, but I've recently discovered that it's possible to buy whole house filtration systems. I have no idea how to go about researching these. Does anyone have experience with them? How are they, cost-wise? Are they worth the investment? Do they require a lot of construction, maintenance, etc?
Any other opinions or advice about finding out why the water is so problematic, dealing with the problems, and/or water filtration would be appreciated.

yes whole house filtration is possible a water test is recommended to find whats wrong.usually supplys that serve more then 10 people or so reequire chlorine to disenfect water but if thats not the case here you can try a few things that will improve the quality thruout the house .a large carbon tank 2 cubic feet and replace it yearly cost could be about 300-500 a year.if thats not enough then there are some systems that are fairly costly but will work like a whole house reverse osmossis with ozone being injected ,break out the check book for this one and keep a spare room for someone to maintain it lol

2007-08-13 01:31:40 by raindreamer

I live in an area with hard water that leaves all my dishes coated with lime. Plus, the water has known carcinogens. I don't want to cook with it or bathe with it at all.

A water softener will solve your hardness problems. An under-sink RO (reverse osmosis) system will solve most other problems for drinking/cooking water. However, RO will not remove water-soluble contaminants. What carcinogens are you talking about? Heavy metals are highly soluble in water, so if you are talking about mercury or lead, then it is important to look at ion exchange resin.

On a side note, carcinogens in the water supply should be reported to the EPA. The city/county/municipality is responsible for the water they supply to you. This should include the cost of determining the source of the contaminants, rectifying the situation, and covering incidental medical. If this is a well supply, then you should check local codes for liability.

Good luck.

2008-09-20 06:43:01 by Aster

New house well is 375 ft. in N. Carolina mountains

BRASWELL water quality systems. i am a retired water chemist and we called their machines LEAN MEAN WELL MACHINES!

2007-06-18 14:55:58 by Kelly A

ok. do you still need to add salt? what is the difference between the two?
ok. we dont have a well but we have very hard water. I guess I dont understand why you would do both then. ??

A filter merely filters the water and removes solids. A softener uses salt and another tank to remove the hardness. To answer your question, yes, you need the softener.

2009-07-27 10:29:49 by Missi B