What are the disadvantages of a water softening plants ?

LAGUR® differs significantly from the solutions referred to as " water softening plants ”. water softening plants come with a number of disadvantages that are important to take into account when considering which water treatment solution is best for you.

Like other water treatment solutions , LAGUR® to help consumers get rid of limescale problems . But LAGUR differs significantly from the systems on the market that refer to themselves as " water softening plants ” and is based on the so-called ion exchange principle.

In practice, they reduce the water's calcium content by a few degrees of hardness in a water chemical process, which in turn increases the water's sodium content.

NOT SOFT, BUT LESS HARD

In Denmark, these systems are marketed as “ water softening plants ", but there is a reason why the German manufacturers of the same systems refer to the process in the systems a little less verbosely as "Wasserenthärtung", which can be translated as "water hardness reduction".

For every time you lower the hardness by 1 degree of hardness, you increase the sodium content (salts) in the water by approximately 8. The sodium content in drinking water in Denmark is recommended to be a maximum of 175, which means that there will be a limit to how much the water hardness can be reduced.

With water softening plants There are also a number of disadvantages that are important to take into account when considering which water treatment solution is best for you.

WE ALREADY CONSUME TOO MUCH SODIUM

The process in " water softening plants " increases the water's sodium (salt) content, which we already consume too much of according to health recommendations. Salt, along with smoking, alcohol and saturated fatty acids, is among the factors in our diet and lifestyle that increase the risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.

According to the Danish Heart Association , it is known that there is a correlation between salt reduction and a decrease in blood pressure at the population level. The greater the salt reduction, the greater the decrease in blood pressure. Since salt reduction reduces blood pressure, it is expected that salt reduction will reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease at the population level.

MORE HOLES IN TEETH WHERE THE WATER IS SOFT

But hard water is not only characterized by limescale and minerals. It often also has a higher content of fluoride, which together with limescale protects against tooth decay.

According to Tandlægebladet, a group of researchers in 2004 examined the incidence of caries in 52,057 15-year-old schoolchildren in the then 249 Danish municipalities. And the conclusion was clear: In municipalities with softer drinking water, where the concentration of calcium and fluoride was reduced, the incidence of caries was significantly higher than in municipalities with harder drinking water.

INCREASED RISK OF PIPE CORROSION

A higher amount of salts in the water also increases the conductivity and thus the potential for pipe corrosion, because there is more voltage in the water. This is why some plumbing suppliers do not provide extended pipe warranties when the consumer connects a water softening plants .

LAGUR -treated water, on the other hand, acts as a preventative against burst pipes, and there are fewer problems with water pressure when LAGUR is installed.

You can also read more about LAGUR water treatment plant under How LAGUR® works