Use A Water Softener And Improve Your Water Quality!

The most common water problem can clog of your pipes, cause malfunctions of your washing machine. It also makes you use larger portions of washing powder and soap.

softener salt

What we're talking about here is hard water.

SOFTENER

So what is hard water to begin with? Hard water is caused by dissolved mineral traces of primarily calcium and magnesium in the water.

The level of hardness can vary greatly from location to location. If for example you live in an area where the groundwater is taken from wells where the water have been moving through deposits of limestone you will have very high levels of hardness in your water. If your water on the other hand comes from lakes with low ph levels then you will have a low hardness level in your water and you will have little water problems.

It is relative easy to measure the water hardness with a test sample. It is important to do this as the buildup of clogged piped can happen even if you are not aware of it.

Water softener equipments are an often used solution to lower hardness of the water as it will limit or completely eliminate any damage.

The most common form of water softener for home users is based on ion exchange.

It works on the following principle. The calcium and magnesium ions are replaced by sodium ions. This ion exchange is made in a resin bed.

The construction of the water softener is made in three parts. Resin Tank - This contains the resin bed.

Resin Bed - This is made up of tiny bead-like material often made of styrene and divinylbenzene. The beads attract and hold positively charged ions such as sodium, but will exchange them whenever the bead encounters another positively-charged ion such as calcium or magnesium.

Brine Tank - This tank contains a dissolved solution which is necessary in order to regenerate the resin. This regeneration is for the reversing of the ion exchange, which otherwise would become depleted. The calcium and magnesium ions are removed off from the resin beads and replaced with positively charged sodium ions. The regeneration happens when the resin beads are washed by a strong salt water solution. The calcium and magnesium ions are forced by the salt to be released, and are then discharged as waste in the backwashing cycle. The beads are now once again ready to be used to lower the hardness of your water.

Modern water softeners are fully automated. Some of them are regenerated at a preset clock. Other systems use electric sensors and are regenerated when the beads are becoming less effective.

Because the calcium and magnesium are replaced by sodium some consumers are concerned by the additional intake of salt in the drinking water. However this additional salt intake from drinking the tapped water is so small that the adverse affect is minimal compared from salt intake gained from ordinary diet.

Copyright 2006 Per Strandberg

Use A Water Softener And Improve Your Water Quality!

SOFTENER

Mother in Laws - How to Begin to Improve Your Relationship With Her

You have a rotten relation with your mother in law. You say yes and she says no. You say now and she says later. Whenever you meet there is friction and tension and after she leaves you have this feeling of guilt in the pit of your stomach. Your going mad but you don't know what to do. Where should you begin?

Do you want to hear my humble and unsolicited advice: START ANYWHERE! DO ANYTHING! If you keep it up long enough things will improve.

Lawes

Did you ever hear of the "butterfly effect" (scientifically know as: sensitive dependence on initial conditions)? It simply means that since everything in this world is interconnected, any little change (like a butterfly flapping his wing in China) will eventually cause great changes (like a tornado in Texas).

This is one of the reasons why it is so hard to forecast the weather even a few weeks in advance. A little unexplainable wind coming in from the north causes such a chain reaction of events that eventually the original weather forecast is totally void.

Human relationships in general, family relationships specifically, and mother in law relationships even more specifically are not any less complex than the weather. A myriad of contradictory emotions; love, hate, envy, closeness all are bottled up in all the family members competing to rule. When the family members come together....!@#$%^%$#@)

Therefore the the most effective way that I know to better family relationships is:

1. Read some books or articles about or "Google" "bad family relationships" and choose one small idea that you think you can implement (for instance, call your mother in law up once a week to talk about something that interests HER, ask her some advice (even if you have no intention of following it, or send her a small present).

2. Watch her reaction. If you see even the slightest improvement in her attitude towards you , then keep it up. If not, try something else.

In short, to improve your relationship with your mother in law, try something small, keep it up, and eventually you'll see great changes!

Mother in Laws - How to Begin to Improve Your Relationship With Her

Lawes