Advantages of an Electronic Water Softener

Electronic water softeners are steadily becoming more and more popular. In fact, a lot of households now prefer the said softener over the traditional salt-based types and magnetic types. Here are some of the reasons why.

Because electric water softeners use electromagnetic waves instead of salts, these devices have no need for maintenance and have no continuing salt costs. They don't use salts so you don't have to keep on buying a fresh batch to reload your softener every time the sodium ions in the beads are completely used up. You also don't have to take them apart for reloading or install them back after charging. After the initial installation, you don't have to do anything else to them again; at least not for the next 5 to 20 years.

Compared to the magnetic types, electronic water softeners are not flow-dependent. This means that you don't have to refit your water lines with smaller pipes just to make sure that the water flow slows down enough for the ions to be magnetized. This particular method is often more costly and often leads to clog ups. In contrast, electronic water softeners are installed in one particular portion of the pipe only, preferably the main line that delivers the water to your home, and are left alone. No retro-fitting required. No costly maintenance performed.

The more recent electronic water softeners are even programmed to send varying electromagnetic pulses that are enough to dissolve the existing scales in your pipes, water heaters, toilets, and faucets. The pulses travel to the pipes and re-dissolve the precipitates produced by previous, less-efficient water softeners. This leads to more efficient washing and flow of water in your whole system.

On the other hand, in order to not disturb other appliances in the house that use electromagnetic signals, like your radio and TV, the newest models operate only with a certain range.