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Oliver Flores——Works at IBM, Lives in Armonk, NY
The salt used in the
brine tank of a water softener does not directly soften the water, but is used to regenerate the
resin beads in your water softener. These actually soften the water from your well by removing the hard
water ions,
calcium,
magnesium and iron.
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