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Soo-Soft®
Digital Water Softener Systems.
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How the Soo-Soft Works:Physical Water Softening. Millions of times a second the Soo-Soft® system varies a complex group of electrical signals that alter the physical chemistry of water. A cascading chain reaction reduces the long chains of hard calcium into a fine calcium aragonite powder. With a particle size of only 4 microns (156 millionths of an inch), the soft calcium in water groups itself into soft snowflake-like shapes. Spaces appear between these groups and allow the water to become an improved carrier for minerals, nutrients and for the formations of suds from detergents. This calcium powder is so fine that it becomes six times more dissolvable into the water itself. The extremely small size of the calcium particle creates another advantage: Heat, pressure changes, and evaporation will not cause the particle to revert and form hard lime scale. Since the Soo-Soft® system is always processing the water, new lime scale formation is always being prevented from forming. The surface tension of the water is also reduced by this conversion to a soft form. This increases the solubility of the water making it an even better solvent. In addition, the electrical charge of the water and minerals suspended in it are altered so calcium will not adhere to surfaces. The end result of all these physical water modifications is that all pipes, filters, pumps, appliances, etc. will discharge their existing calcium deposits over the initial period of 90 days and cease to return. The effects "downstream' of the Soo-Soft® unit are profound. After an initial 90-day period of de-scaling, ice machines, coffee makers, steam tables, steam ovens and other appliances no longer clog with deposits. The grief of calcium deposits in equipment is over. Lime scale no longer forms in sinks, toilets, and bathtubs. The effectiveness of soaps, detergents and other chemical agents used for cleaning increases as much as 60%. Housekeeping labor is then reduced with the absence of lime scale deposits.
Improved
Water Solvency Dissolves
Lime Scale Deposits Soft
& Silky Water Softer
Clothes Softer
Hair & Skin
Health benefits of electronic water softening vs. salt-based systems and relative medical research studies Salt-water softening systems remove both calcium and magnesium from the water and replace it with salt. When these two minerals are removed, one of the largest sources in the human diet is gone. The biological importance of these two minerals for human health cannot be over emphasized. Increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, kidney stones, stroke, vascular disease as well as other neural diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease have been linked to low levels of calcium and magnesium. Further, both calcium and magnesium bind to the same sites as many toxic elements such as lead and cadmium. When the calcium and magnesium fills these locations, the sites no longer absorb the lead and cadmium, and their toxic effects on the body are greatly reduced.
Higher risks are reported across the world for drinking water, which is low in levels of calcium and magnesium. Frantisek Kozisek, MD. Ph.D. of the National Institute of Public Health (Czech) outlines the importance of these two minerals in great detail in a thesis on the heath significance of drinking water with calcium and magnesium.
Calcium deposits itself on all metallic surfaces. Wherever hot water is involved the deposits occur much faster. Calcium also acts like an insulator, trapping heat which destroys heating elements, clogs pumps, and plugs nozzles in all home and commercial applications that use water. Calcium
Deposits Cost Money! The greatest costs in a commercial environment are DOWNTIME and MAINTANENCE. Commercial Coffee Machines ($800-$2,200) and cappuccino makers ($2000-$20,000) can have their constant cleaning eliminated as well as having their lives extended for years by the removal calcium deposits. Steam Ovens ($5,000 & up) are notorious for constant maintenance and downtime in hard water conditions. Calcium deposits greatly increase their consumption of energy as well as shorten their lifespan. Steam Tables require weekly and sometimes daily maintenance in a commercial kitchen. The small tubes of the heat exchanger clog with calcium and coat the surfaces of the table itself. This necessitates constant housekeeping as well as regular maintenance. Water Heaters require regular replacement due to calcium deposits. A scale of ¼ inch will add 40% to energy costs for a typical water heater. Regular replacement cost can be thousands of dollars. Ice machines require replacement very quickly due to calcium deposits. Replacements costs vary from $3,000 to as much as $10,000. Reverse Osmosis Filters require frequent replacement of membranes from calcium deposits. These costs can add up to thousands of dollars per year in a fast food restaurant. Plumbing Systems become clogged with calcium deposits and pipes eventually have to be replaced. Over a period of years these costs can escalate into tens of thousands of dollars. This is addition to the Downtime required to repair the plumbing! Salt Systems Comparisons Incomplete Salt systems are not efficient. They do not remove all of the calcium from the water. The remaining hard calcium is left to contaminate the plumbing system and appliances. Costs
aside from the high initial cost of installing a salt system, the cost
of the salt itself can be expensive as well as labor intensive. The
cost of salt can range from $200 per year for a small home to thousands
of dollars per year for a car wash or industrial facility. The more
water being used the more salt that is required. The regular maintenance
required for salt systems also adds to their overall cost. |