Does a water softener have any harmful effect on a septic tank?
NO. One of the best proofs that softened water is not harmful is the fact that these units have been in use in homes with septic systems for over thirty years with no apparent difficulty. The chemical ion exchange materials employed in water softeners are the sodium-alumino-silcates and the sulfonated polystyrene resins. These are insoluble and do not enter the waste water. During regeneration, calcium, magnesium and sodium chloride in dilute solutions do enter the septic systems. But most experts agree that such solutions have no harmful effect on the septic system. The brine discharge from a manual, semi-automatic, or fully automatic softener would not be harmful to the action of a septic tank. The new fully automatic units are best because, although they are small, they supply more soft water through more frequent recharging. Thus, the amount of water and salt used for each recharging is less. And at no time would a large amount of water enter the septic tank. Fully automatic soften
NO. One of the best proofs that softened water is not harmful is the fact that these units have been in use in homes with septic systems for over thirty years with no apparent difficulty. The chemical ion exchange materials employed in water softeners are the sodium-alumino silicates and the sulfonated polystyrene resins. These are insoluble and do not enter the waste water. During regeneration, calcium, magnesium and sodium chloride in dilute solutions do enter the septic systems. But most experts agree that such solutions have no harmful effect on the septic system. The brine discharge from a manual, semi-automatic, or fully automatic softener would not be harmful to the action of a septic tank. The new fully automatic units are best because, although they are small, they supply more soft water through more frequent recharging. Thus, the amount of water and salt used for each recharging is less. And at no time would a large amount of water enter the septic tank. Fully automatic softe
