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Softening does indeed add sodium to the treated water. But, sodium alone is not salt..
Posted by: pinkmanct (7384) on 2017-01-28 20:42:49 In Reply to: It does indeed add a tiny amount of salt, miligrams per glass of water, so its a little off to say.. posted by pilot345 on 2017-01-28 11:03:26	Share \| Report

The chlorine in the NaCl used to regenerate the softener combines with the calcium and magnesium forced off the ion exchange beads. That is flushed to the drain.

The article you referenced talks only about sodium.

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    - That salt regenerates the ion exchange beads in your softener - pinkmanct 2017-01-26 22:21:24 (245 views)
      - Damn, someone got a 95 average in Science class!   -  5speed6 v.3  2017-01-27 00:27:38 (151 views)
        
        I was in the high purity water business for a number of years  -  pinkmanct  2017-01-27 13:38:12 (227 views)
        
        It does indeed add a tiny amount of salt, miligrams per glass of water, so its a little off to say..   -  pilot345  2017-01-28 11:03:26 (291 views)
        
        Softening does indeed add sodium to the treated water. But, sodium alone is not salt..  -  pinkmanct  2017-01-28 20:42:49 (294 views)
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