Water Softener Systems Soon to be Illegal in CA – Home Depot is still selling them?
Why is Home Depot still selling water softeners when softeners are getting banned in communities in California? Especially why are they doing this when there are systems available that don’t cause the harm softeners do?
We were doing this water softener system conversion the other day and talking about how bad it is to use salt in these water softeners. The salt damages our environment which is why slowly but surely, communities are banning them.
So we are talking about this and then RD Allen tells me he was in shock after hearing that Home Depot continuing to recommend water softeners and sells roughly ten to twenty a month locally. I couldn’t believe that because I thought it was such a bad public relations move on Home Depot’s part. The fact that California has legislation in motion this year to ban and remove water softeners would support this. If it doesn’t happen soon, it is just a question of time because softeners are harsh. Check out all the pertaining articles here at the Water Quality Association.
Home Depot should seriously think about this because selling water softener systems for several grand a piece, that they know are going to be outlawed at soon to arrive future date, seems a little shady at best. I mean, doesn’t it? Unless of course they warn potential buyers that the systems might be illegal soon. Just my opinion but I know I wouldn’t be happy if I unwittingly bought one and then Home Depot wouldn’t take it back.
Author Jim Rubel
Water Softeners typically have three sections. The white tank on the right is the one we can convert into a whole house water filter.
The water softener salt tank on the left needs 50 lb bags of salt to operate. The floor drain is typical of Midwest well water systems. We usually run attractive PVC out to landscape drains so there aren't any unsightly floor drains.
Why would anyone want a messy three tank set up that demands maintenance all the time when they could have a nice clean single tank whole house water filter system. It is a system that conditions the water rather than softens it but it does change the hard water. And it doesn't hurt the environment. Perfectly safe and green in design.