Talk:Water softening
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I'm no chemist, but I think the ions stick together because of cohesion; however, there is no chemistry-related article for cohesion. Please change this article if I am wrong. Thanks. --Urbster1 23:47, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I will try to clear up the chemistry a bit, without (I hope) making it too technical. Steve 23:17, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Requested move
Water softener → Water softening – Articles are usually named for the process, rather than the equipment used to carry out the process. For example, air conditioner is a redirect to air conditioning. Note: water softening currently redirects to water purification, which I think is less appropriate than redirecting to water softener, as water softening is a very small section in the water purification article. I didn't want to change it before a decision is made. -- Kjkolb 02:32, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Survey
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Support ~ trialsanderrors 20:54, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Vague, broad statement regarding suitability for regular consumption
I'm questioning the following statement in the text: "However because of the increase in sodium concentration, some people believe water softened in this way is not suitable for regular consumption."
I've never heard anyone say this. Has anyone else? Do we have any sources?
I heard some people who are on a sodium restricted diet might be concerned about drinking softened water. I also heard that softened water should not be used for some sensitive house plants. Alas, no sources. There are also comparisons of the amount of sodium in softened water to that in a slice of bread. Alas, no sources. 206.53.197.12 03:49, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Also, a common alternative to sodium in water softening is to use potassium chloride. The KCl is said to be less harmful (or even beneficial) and does not harm plants. Some discussion of KCl vs. NaCl would be beneficial.
[edit] Junk Science vs. Magnetic Water Softener
Revert to: 20:31, 16 July 2006 24.209.24.98 (Talk) (→Problems with hard water)
