Water Softeners and Drinking Water

A. All local water authorities recommend that you should drink the water they supply through your mains system. They are confident in the knowledge that the water they produce is of drinkable quality and therefore recommend it.

A. Your mains fed hard water supply contains calcium. During the softening process, this calcium is removed and replaced with sodium. This sodium is sodium carbonate, not salt, which is sodium chloride. For every 100 parts per 1,000,000 of calcium removed 50 parts per 1,000,000 of sodium are added.

A. Yes it does but the quantity is so small to increase your sodium intake by 10 % you would need to drink at least 12 glasses of softened water per day. To really put this into perspective listed below are some common foods and their sodium content listed against a glass of London tap water that has been artificially softened.

A. The recommended sodium intake for an adult is 2,000 milligrams per day. Most people consume in excess of 3,000 milligrams per day. A total absence of sodium in your diet would be fatal.