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thatbloke
Or am I getting confused?
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Heat4input
Because your blood pressure would go through the roof 
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thatbloke
Does the water come out salty then?
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Heat4input
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hard water is allegedly better to drink to prevent heart problems. I personally don't like washing in soft water as it feels too slimy.
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thatbloke
So very young children and people who cant take too much sodium in their diets should not drink softened water.Apparently it can kill babys as their bodys cannot deal with the added sodium.
Kitchen cold tap should be left unsoftened if there is no drinking fountain or specific tap near by.
I've read of people leaving the garden tap unsoftened to get around this , surely you wouldn't have your baby drinking from the garden tap?
And if the house ever changed hands would this not be potentially fatal for the next owners children?
Kitchen cold tap should be left unsoftened if there is no drinking fountain or specific tap near by.
I've read of people leaving the garden tap unsoftened to get around this , surely you wouldn't have your baby drinking from the garden tap?
And if the house ever changed hands would this not be potentially fatal for the next owners children?
babies WHO DRINK FORMULA MILK MADE UP WITH TAPWATER are not supposed to drink it made up with softened water as it contains a tiny amount of sodium bicarbonate ( AKA bicarbonate of soda as used in indigestion remedies, baking powder, cakes and biscuits etc) which adds to the sodium in the diet.
It has no effect on BF babies
It should also not be drunk by people who are on a reduced sodium diet, such as some kidney disorders.
Anyone, including toddlers and small children, who eats cornflakes, bread, tomato ketchup, marmite etc gets plenty of sodium from that as they are all packed with salt, so the small amount of bicarbonate of soda which softened water contains is not relevant.
It has no effect on BF babies
It should also not be drunk by people who are on a reduced sodium diet, such as some kidney disorders.
Anyone, including toddlers and small children, who eats cornflakes, bread, tomato ketchup, marmite etc gets plenty of sodium from that as they are all packed with salt, so the small amount of bicarbonate of soda which softened water contains is not relevant.
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thatbloke
Thanks fella, so its good practice then to leave the kitchen tap unsoftened if there isnt a drinking tap close by. I have a 12 month old daughter myself and thankfully I have no softener fitted.
The reason I ask is a client has two kids , one is 1yr old the other two and a half. She wants a softener fitted. She is complaining about limescale and has a salt softener that she wants fitted. Also the hard water may be agitating her 2 year olds eczema.
The reason I ask is a client has two kids , one is 1yr old the other two and a half. She wants a softener fitted. She is complaining about limescale and has a salt softener that she wants fitted. Also the hard water may be agitating her 2 year olds eczema.
Almost all the points have been covered, but there are additional reasons to leave an outside tap unsoftened. Softened water isn't good for most plants, although hard water isn't ideal either, and there is certainly no benefit in running through a month's supply of softening salt by putting the sprinkler on your lawn a couple of times.
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