Isn potassium better alternative to “no salt” regeneration?
No!!! It is not the healthy potassium (K) used as a regenerants. It is potassium chloride (KCL), a substitute for salt (sodium chloride) with same if not worst adverse effects to humans, environment etc. as salt except it’s more expensive. Let’s face it. It’s still a salt but the word “potassium” makes a better sales pitch. They both remove valuable calcium and magnesium from the water. Salt softened water feels mushy, slippery and slimy when showering and gives a “can’t rinse the soap off my skin” feeling. This feeling comes from the sodium reacting with your body oils. Most detergents contain a lot of sodium which produce a lot of suds but the suds have no cleaning effect. A typical salt softener salesperson will demonstrate the suds effect for a salt softener performance.
