The water we import as well as the water supply we have locally is
considered to be very 'hard'. Water that is labeled
hard water has a high amount of calcium and magnesium. Both calcium
and magnesium are good for your health and
are contributing factors to the prevention of heart disease,
osteoporosis and inflammation of the joints among other
health issues. But hard water also causes lime scale build up in
household pipes and stains on fixtures and glass
shower doors.
Water Softener Device
Water Softener Devices are ion exchange devices. These act by
removal of the hardness ions calcium and magnesium
replacing them with non-hardness ions. These softener devices
contain a micro porous ion exchange resin bed. As
water passes through this bed, calcium and magnesium ions attract
to the resin beads and the loosely held
non-hardness Ions released from the resin into the water.
Applications
Beverage industry, Cooling towers
CIP Systems (Clean-in-Place Systems)
Industrial washing machines
Car washing station
Pharmaceutical industry, Swimming pools
Agriculture industry, Chemical and textile industry
Laundry systems, Hotels
Hospital, Waste water treatment systems
Advantages of Water Softeners
Advantages of water softener
Ion Exchange resins with high resistance to mechanical shock,
longer life, high exchange capacity and low
consumption of salt.
The closely controlled resin bead size minimizes pressure loss.
User-friendly, low maintenance and easy to install.
Variety of cost effective standard models.
Improved aesthetics & rugged design.
Simpler distribution & collection systems.
Easily up-gradable for higher output.
Easy operation & maintenance.
Quick availability
What do water softeners do?
Industrial water softeners are specific ion exchangers that are
designed to remove ions which are positively charged.
Softeners mainly remove calcium (Ca2+) and magnesium (Mg2+) ions.
Calcium and magnesium are often referred to
as "hardness minerals". Softeners are sometimes even applied to
remove iron.
The softening devices are able to remove up to five milligrams per
liter (5 mg/L) of dissolved iron and can operate
automatic, semi-automatic, or manual. Each type is rated on the
amount of hardness it can remove before regeneration is necessary.
Commercial water softeners collect hardness minerals within its
conditioning tank and from time to time flushes them away to drain.
When an ion exchanger is applied for water softening, it will
replace the calcium and magnesium ions in the water with other
ions, for instance sodium or potassium. The exchanger ions are
added to the ion exchanger reservoir as sodium
and potassium salts (NaCl and KCl).
