A water softener works by forcing hard water into a tank of millions of tiny beads of special resin. As hard water passes over the beads a process known as ion exchange occurs and this causes the water to become soft. Every so often (this depends on the hardness of the water and the amount of water used), the resin becomes exhausted and the regeneration process begins. The regeneration process is achieved by flushing the resin with salt water and is a common process for all water softeners.

Water softeners are now compact enough to fit in most kitchen units, are efficient, low on maintenance and are easily affordable to buy. A water softener will save you money by:-

• Reducing maintenance costs on washing machines, dishwashers, showers, kettles, in fact every appliance that uses water.
• Save over 50% on soaps, shampoos, bubble baths, shower gels, detergents and cleaners.
• No need to buy descaling products. Showerheads and kettles will remain scale free, your sink, washbasin and bath will also be free of scale and scum marks.
• No need to replace plumbing, softened water will dissolve all the existing scale. (picture of scaled and clean pipes)
• Build up of scale on the heating element in a hot water cylinder acts as an insulator which means that it cost more run. Even a small amount of scale, 2mm on a heat exchanger, hot water tank, boiler etc will reduce its efficiency by 12%. With a scale free hot water cylinder, it can produce its maximum volume of water more quickly and by using less energy.