Water Softeners – Silkwater Technologies

PostedFebruary 21, 2019

Last Updated OnJuly 10, 2020

ByAdmin

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Does salt in soft water cause corrosion?
A. Soft water created by salt based water softeners is aggressive to metals and can cause corrosion. Consequently in older homes with metal plumbing, tap water may turn brown or reddish in colour and cause staining. Leaks and burst pipes may also result from using salty soft water.

Q. What is soft water?
Soft water created by a conventional salt-based water softener (ion-exchange softener) has very low levels of dissolved hardness-causing minerals. Rain water is naturally soft and some regions of the world have soft water. The most common water softeners on the market for the past few years have been the ion exchange type. These water softeners remove the hardness minerals of calcium and magnesium from water but replace them with sodium (salt). The industry term that refers to this ion exchange process is ‘Softening’ water.

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Customer Reviews

My old water softener died on me and I wanted something without the salt.. It was becoming impossible for me to replace it because of the infirmaries of old age. I love this. It does not take up the space of the other one and the water tastes better. I live in AZ where the water is hard and very often bad tasting so I tried this out on my fussy friends and they all approved of the taste.Even with the water softener, I had spots on the tile but I have none yet eith this . I have very little build-up on anything and that was my main priority.

Margie Brown

We live in an area with very hard water. We put this in our brand new house and after 3 months we are not seeing any of the lime buildup or staining on sinks, faucets, etc that we fought on a daily basis in our old house. Highly recommend.

D. Hovorka

This product is awesome, does a great job softening the water and no need to add or buy bags of salt.

Rachel Eastburn

I have to give this 5 stars right now. Its only been 3 months, but I have no spotting on my glass or chrome, and no buildup on faucets. If I notice some later, I will come back and edit this review. Up till now, I am very satisfied. It was hard to believe that something this small and simple could take care of my water the way it does. No more buying and carrying the bulky salt bags, and no more looking at the large , ugly water softener. This unit is barley noticeable.

Michael Goodrich

This thing is awesome, does a great job softening the water, and replacing the crystals every 3 months is a cinch.

Michael B.

Recently installed this system in our home and truly think it is remarkable. Living in a rural area with a well we were having issues with calcium deposits. Had to replace our water heater after 6 years and the water softner was not working. Hated lugging 40lbs of salt under the house. Found out about this new technology and communicated with the seller who answered all our questions. It was very easy to install and within days we noticed a difference in our clothes and skin. The white residue on our fixture is no longer there. Even our dishes sparkle again. The price is right and I would recommend this great product to anyone.

Mark Burgess

No bags of salt to heft around and store, no back flushing, no tanks to maintain. We purchased a Filterwater-3166402237 Poly Salt Free Water Softener filtration kit in January of 2017. It was another year before it was installed as part of our house renovation. Since moving back into into the house this January, and watching for signs of calcium/lime deposits as previously experienced, we noticed nothing but the occasional formation of a white powder on countertops and around fixtures where water had evaporated.

Now, rather than having to remove greenish deposits with vinegar and bash bristled brushes, they just wipe away with a damp sponge during normal cleaning. In addition to the house we live in we also own a couple of rental properties. As a part of the upgrades we normally do when tenants leave we will definitely being installing these same water conditioners to reduce maintenance chores and plumbing deterioration. Sincerely, Tom Curl - Medfield, MA

Tom Curl

Amazing. Solved our hard water problems. Bought Jan 2017, now Nov 2017 and noticed dishes coming out chalky. Time for new crystals. Lasted much longer than the 6-8 months and we are a house of 7. Customer service is amazing as I had a leak initally and Brad Morris called and emailed until I got it fixed. I needed to add some Teflon tape on the pressure release valve (it is a separate piece).

Lori L