Automatic Water Softeners

There are two main water softener processes: automatic water softeners (also known as self-regenerating water softeners) and exchange tank systems. Residential automatic water softeners are plumbed into the home's water supply and work by eliminating dissolved minerals through a process called ion exchange.Self-regenerating water softeners (automatic water softeners) are plumbed into the home's water supply and work by removing dissolved minerals in hard water using an ion exchange process. Each water softener contains a mineral tank that is filled with negatively charged small plastic beads (also known as resin).