ᐅ Watercat Cube – Recommendation / Experiences with Water Softening Systems?
Created on: 11 Nov 2017 20:11
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G-Star1988
Hello everyone,
In our future house, the water hardness is between 23 and 25 dH. I have spoken with some people from the new development area, and many are having a water softening system installed directly. I have done some research online, but honestly, I am a bit unsure. Many people strongly recommend salt-based systems, but what about something like a Watercat Cube? Does a system like that work with my water hardness?
In our future house, the water hardness is between 23 and 25 dH. I have spoken with some people from the new development area, and many are having a water softening system installed directly. I have done some research online, but honestly, I am a bit unsure. Many people strongly recommend salt-based systems, but what about something like a Watercat Cube? Does a system like that work with my water hardness?
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Deliverer20 Nov 2017 16:21If you want to drink only the water coming from your tap, this is the recommended guideline... If you use it only for cooking and washing, you can go even lower. Sodium is not toxic.
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G-Star198820 Nov 2017 16:24Why is this not a problem when cooking?
G-Star1988 schrieb:
What should I do now? Buy a system and then just reduce to 18° dH?You don’t reduce to 18° dH, but rather by 18° dH. That would bring you down to 11° dH, which would be fine.
G-Star1988 schrieb:
Why is that not a problem when cooking?As long as it’s just the pasta water, which is discarded after cooking, the amount of sodium doesn’t really matter. The same goes for showering, etc. However, it’s probably best not to drink it.
Whether this is allowed or not, I can’t say.
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G-Star198820 Nov 2017 21:41MayrCh schrieb:
You don’t reduce down to 18° dH, but you can reduce by 18° dH. That would bring you to 11° dH, which is already acceptable.Oh, of course, I must have made some mistake in my thinking.
What would be the salt consumption of the Grünbeck SC18 when reducing by 18° dH?
According to the data sheet:
0.039 kg of salt per m³ and °dH.
If you reduce by 18°dH, you get a salt consumption of 0.039 * 18 = 0.7 kg per 1 m³ of treated water.
The same applies for wastewater:
3 liters of wastewater per m³ and °dH
-> 3 * 18 = 54 liters of wastewater per 1 m³ of treated water.
You will need to know or estimate your annual water consumption yourself.
0.039 kg of salt per m³ and °dH.
If you reduce by 18°dH, you get a salt consumption of 0.039 * 18 = 0.7 kg per 1 m³ of treated water.
The same applies for wastewater:
3 liters of wastewater per m³ and °dH
-> 3 * 18 = 54 liters of wastewater per 1 m³ of treated water.
You will need to know or estimate your annual water consumption yourself.