What are the reasons to buy a new type of whole house water conditioner and not a traditional salt-based water softener?  Why is there a substantial movement to get away from old-fashioned ion exchange water softening systems?

The answers are quite simple:

1) Old-fashioned water softeners use salt and add chlorides to the environment, adversely affecting us all and increasing treatment costs.

2)  New technologies exist that address the same issues as the old-fashioned water softeners, but without the use of salt or other chemicals.  These new technologies do not put salt and chlorides into the eco-system, helping to protect our environment.

New technology in water filtration systems keeps salt out of the environment.

3)  Many consumers do not like the “slimy feeling” that traditional softeners create when they soften the water.  These old systems make it feel like you can’t rinse shampoo out of your hair or wash the soap
off your body.  Terrycloth towels end up feeling too soft and unnatural.  Many people find these slippery and slimy characteristics extremely annoying.

4)  With a traditional home water softener system you are required to monitor, purchase and dump heavy bags of salt into the system as needed.

50 lbs bags of salt for water softening systems.

There doesn’t seem to be much point in buying an antiquated and problem-causing water softener when you can own an environmentally friendly (Green) water filtration and conditioning system utilizing new technology to addresses the same issues and do even more.  And the state of the art systems require no regular maintenance or adding of cumbersome, costly salt pellets.