Eliminating calcium and magnesium in water that causes its hardness is what you can achieve by installing water treatment plants. It ultimately softens water and makes it industry-friendly and even suitable for households. While industrial productivity can suffer due to the use of hard water, households also face many problems with it. Most of the industries make use of business water treatment to soften the water before using it. Plumbing fixtures wear out faster, pipes get clogged, water heaters and faucets get damaged, and utensils and sanitary ware get stained and look ugly. It also produces soap scrum that makes the household look dirty. Overall, water flow can be reduced, and equipment performs below its efficiency.
Water treatment plants can put an end to the woes. But should you install a conventional water treatment plant or a magnetic water treatment plant? To decide which to use, you must know how these systems work.
The conventional water treatment technique
Traditional water treatment plants use the ion exchange technique to replace the calcium and magnesium salts with sodium salt. The technology has been in use for years and is well-proven. Water treated by this method becomes soft and usable without any scale formation concern, keeping the plumbing system in good health. However, soft water produced by this method may affect health because it contains sodium, which can harm health if its quantity is significant.
Soft water causes more lather with soap and needs more washing to remove the slippery effect. Moreover, there is often considerable water wastage during the regeneration process to remove calcium and magnesium by flushing a massive amount of water. The amount of water wasted depends on the hardness of incoming water and usage. Sometimes sodium in soft water can cause corrosion, and the calcium scale is not as bad as you think because, in many cases, it can prevent corrosion.
Magnetic water treatment method
The water treatment method using magnets is a frequent topic of discussion. The technique has yet to become popular because no scientifically supported information is available about its effectiveness. Moreover, much misinformation about it adds to the confusion. Leaving aside the debate about whether the system works, let us try to understand how it works.
To remove the minerals from water, the system utilizes a robust magnetic field through which the water passes. The arrangement consists of placing two neodymium magnets on the two sides of the pipe through which water passes when entering the system. Thus, it ensures that the total water passes through the magnetic solid field uniformly. Interestingly, the treatment process does not change the water quality as it still contains calcium and magnesium, meaning water hardness does not change. However, it acts on the scale or deposits inside the pipe and weakens its ability to cling to the surface, thereby keeping the pipe clean.
Depending on whether you want to soften water or only keep the pipes clean, you can choose between the two water treatment methods. The conventional way still enjoys more popularity.
