Comments on: Here is Why You Should NEVER Drink Soft Water https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/ Unbiased, simplified water encyclopedia Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:17:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Luke George (Mr Water Geek) https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-15074 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:40:18 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-15074 In reply to Melinda.

Hi Melinda

Your best bet is to use a filter method that removes everything from water such as water distillation or reverse osmosis.

Stay hydrated,
Luke

]]> By: Melinda https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-15043 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:02:02 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-15043 Hi the Clean Machine does not say it removes salt. It removes, benzene, floride, cysts, lead. What removes salt? thank you

]]> By: Kathy Hasselmann https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-15030 Sat, 02 Apr 2022 10:23:34 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-15030 In reply to Sally Delao.

I am having that exact same thing happen!!
Because we have reverse osmosis with the soft water, my husband thinks I should be ok. But I’m not.
My Dr said with a stern look that I should only have 5mg per day! Wow!
I really needed to hear your experience about the soft water. Thankyou Sally????

]]> By: Luke George (Mr Water Geek) https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-11481 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:32:30 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-11481 In reply to Brice.

Hi Brice

Question 1: The best way to know for sure is to use a hard water test kit. Laboratory tests are more accurate than the cheaper test strips.

Question 2: Salt free softeners are not necessarily better but they are good for people that don’t want the extra hassle of buying and dealing with salt. The biggest drawback is that they typically can’t deal with medium to very hard water.

Stay hydrated,
Luke

]]> By: Brice https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-11480 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:07:29 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-11480 Great site Mr. Water Geek. Two questions:

– I recently moved into a house with a well and water softener. There are several exterior water faucets connected to the house. How can I test the water from those faucets to determine whether the water is coming from the softener or directly from the well?

– Are salt-free water softeners better that those that use salt, or are there associated drawbacks with them?

Thanks much.

]]> By: RDW https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-8963 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 21:58:12 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-8963 To ensure you have “tap” water or “filtered” for drinking… Be sure you have separate water lines that route to specific faucets (cold side) usually in the kitchen.
Soft water, when consumed is small quantities WILL NOT HARM a healthy human.
There are some health concerns… Specifically, anyone with kidney disease, or on dialysis should avoid water.
Also, soft water will kill plants over time, potted plants even quicker (salting the earth comes to mind)
This article has valuable information, but it is missing much about how to route water, and materials for routing (by the way, ALL new brass has even less or no lead content)
I agree that drinking soft water exclusively over time is not good for you… but small amounts, even daily, pose zero health risks to people in good health. Certainly less risk than consuming bleached water (enjoying that chlorine?)

]]> By: Sally Delao https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-6600 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 21:33:40 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-6600 My family put a filter to soften the water i don’t 0 like the taste i always drank bottle water until 2 month ago i started to drink the filter water..Well one morning i woke up my leg and feet was retaining water i didn’t understand why so I bought some pills for retaing water and bought. Magnesium vitamin B-6. Taking anything for that water to go away..so i kept on drinking the filter water at least 3 to 4 big glasses with my pills..well i went to this doctor and he said im really retaing water something im drinking or eating..So i thought real hard then it hit me it was the filter that was doing harm that’s why i was retaing water it was clogging up my vains so my blood can’t pass it was blocking my blood stream…salt minerals filter was doing harm so i went back drinking water bottles my leg and swollen is gone my leg and foot is back to normal I just wanted to report this to anybody they might have the same. Health problems…thanks

]]> By: Luke George https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-6485 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:57:17 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-6485 In reply to Jenna.

Hi Jenna

Getting a filter will improve the taste of your water e.g. a reverse osmosis filter.

Stay hydrated,
Luke

]]> By: Jenna https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-6484 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:43:55 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-6484 Hello!
Hope you’re good.
I have a Fleck 5600sxt water softener at home because I need soft water for bathing. This water softener is working good but the taste of the water is not getting pleasant. So how I can improve the taste of the soft water?

]]> By: Luke George https://mrwatergeek.com/soft-water/#comment-5512 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:02:34 +0000 http://localhost:8081/soft-water/#comment-5512 In reply to William Stuber.

Hi William

Missing out on healthy minerals (like calcium/magnesium) and consuming extra sodium in your water is not ideal. However, I don’t know how significant the health effect is and you may need to speak to a medical expert or nutritionist to understand this better.

If you’re worried about this you can get a different pitcher that effectively treats sodium and remineralises. The best filter option to look into is reverse osmosis OR if you prefer using a pitcher, there are a few good options on my AquaTru article.

Stay hydrated,
Luke

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