"Vox Humana" wrote:
> The most common solution where people have legitimate concerns about such
> thing (such as an underlying pathosis)

"Underlying pathosis" is exactly what we're dealing with here, Vox.


> is to provide a water source for
> cooking that bypasses the softener. This allows for softened water to be
> used for toilets, bathing, laundry, dishwashing, and other hygiene
purposes.
> Water for drinking, cooking, and preparing beverages can come from the tap
> that bypasses the conditioner. Another method of purification can be
> employed at the point of consumption such as reverse osmosis that supplies
> conditioned water that doesn't have added salts. Of course, drinking the
> unconditioned tap water is also an option as is purchasing bottled water.

Trust me, Vox, we've been through this and through this. We rent, and
therefore have no control over how the water softener is set up, so the
water supply for all of the house would run through it if we kept it
functional. We have the reverse osmosis deal in the kitchen, which is highly
questionable in efficacy and requires mucho maintenance besides. We would
just drink tap water, but the taste is so foul it makes the water
unpalatable--reverse osmosis does nothing for this. We use bottled water on
occasion, but the expense outweighs any taste and osmolar advantages it may
hold.

The solution so far:
- we don't drink plain water
- water is drunk only in flavored or otherwise processed form
- dishwashing is done by hand
- we single-handedly support the companies that manufacture Dran-o,
Lime-Away and CLR

Sigh.

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