What is the Difference Between a Water Softener and Electronic Water Conditioner?

What is the Difference Between a Water Softener and Electronic Water Conditioner?

Are you trying to decide between buying a water softener or purchasing an electronic water conditioner? Many people think there’s no difference between the two, but this is not correct. A water softener is not the same as a water conditioner. They work very differently and depending on your needs, one might be better for your home than the other.

A water softener adds salt to the water to replace excessive amounts of calcium. Generally, calcium amounts are higher in hard water. Too much calcium leads to buildup that harms plumbing fixtures and pipes. An electronic water heater differs from a softener because it doesn’t add anything to the water. Instead, it works with the substances in the water and conditions it, like its name suggests.

There is a big difference between a water softener and an electronic water conditioner.  A water softener will replace calcium in the water with salt, while an electronic water conditioner, like Ethix Water Conditioner, will not remove anything from the water.  Water softeners are expensive to maintain, have only a 5 to 10 year lifespan, and require continuous maintenance.  They take up a lot of floor space and require ongoing purchases of salt.  Additionally, water softeners are harmful to people on salt restricted diets and should not be used.  An electronic water descaler like Ethix Water Conditioner is the perfect solution.  While acting as a limescale remover, the calcium remains in the water, which is good for you. Ethix Water Conditioner is a salt-free water conditioner – a healthy alternative to water softeners.

Water softeners also make the skin feel dry and the water feel slippery and makes soap suds difficult to remove.  It will also increase water and sewer bills greatly while discharging chlorides into the water stream.  Ethix Water Conditioner, a lime scale remover, requires no salt and is safe for people on salt restricted diets.  It is non-intrusive to the water and does not require any additional water usage. Ethix Water Conditioner is a great alternative to water a softener and will make water feel “silkier” while allowing for soap suds to wash away easily.  Ethix water Conditioner is also an ideal solution for tankless water heater and will prevent the heat exchanger in the heater from fouling up with scale deposits.

Interested in learning more about how the Ethix salt-free water conditioner provides a healthy alternative to water softeners?  Contact us today, we are happy to answer your questions.

If you’re looking to stop limescale, there’s plenty of ‘solutions’ on the market but the next generation in treatments is a conditioner from Ethix. It’s a time and cost effective choice, safe on the environment, with guaranteed results.

Call us today and find out more about what Ethix Conditioners can do for you.