`John looks at a display that shows the damage to a water heater from hard water and how much better soft water is for your heater! What Does Hard And Soft Water Do To Your Water Heater Comparison | Weekend Handyman www.weekendhand...
Softeners work on the principal of ion exchange, meaning your dissolved solids have its positively charged ion replaced with sodium or potassium. Potassium salt is significantly more expensive than sodium so nearly everyone uses sodium. So now you have a salt that will quickly deplete the anode rod. As long as you change the anode rod frequently or better get use a powered rod only then you'll be in good shape
Companies are disseminating conflicting info about the effects of softeners on heaters. Your video is the only visual proof that dispels their fear mongering. They say hard water is bad while proclaiming soft is also bad. Which is it, I ask them? Sounds like they just don't want to wait thirty years for a service call.
Less sediment but the additional sodium in the soft water dissolves the anode rod in the heater and start to corrode the tank. The heater guys will tell you NOT to use a water soften. I've just diabled mine and trying to determine if I want to replace the resin and re-enable it or leave it off.
Wrong - the calcium sediment is unsightly but does not harm the water heater, However, the sodium in the soft water system will corrode the heating anode rod and kill the water heater prematurely.
