How Much Salt Does a Water Softener Use?
                     How Much Salt Does a 
Water Softener Use?
  
Why Do You Need to Use 
Salt?
In order to soften water, 
you need to get rid of the 
magnesium and calcium in 
hard water. Those are the 
two minerals that make up 
the majority of the 
hardness, and therefore 
cause all your problems, 
like dry skin, broken 
appliances, and soap-scum-
stained bathtubs and 
faucets. In order to get rid 
of magnesium and calcium, 
ion exchange softeners use 
 a negatively charged resin.  
But How Much Salt Are We 
Talking About?
You might have remembered from science class 
that salt is a nonrenewable resource, and therefore 
you might have some hang-ups about using it to 
soften your water.
Or you might be one of the 103 million Americans 
currently suffering from high blood pressure, and 
your doctor told you you need to cut back on your 
sodium consumption. Naturally, you use salt to 
add some zing to your French Fries (when you’re 
allowed to have them)  -- you don’t need it to 
flavor your water, so you don’t want any extra 
coming from your tap.
After you use a water softener to soften your 
  
water, is there really enough salt left in it to 
damage your health?
How Often Should You Add 
Salt to the Water Softener?
So, now that you 
know that you 
consume the 
equivalent of a 
McDonald’s French 
Fry in terms of 
additional sodium 
intake per day at an 
average hardness 
level of 10 grains 
per gallon, how 
often do you have to 
add salt to the 
  softener? And how 
much salt do you 
have to buy?
Conclusion: How Much Salt 
Does a Water Softener Use?
The simple answer is more salt than you want.
The longer answer is about 400lbs of salt per year, on 
average, for a medium-sized family and a moderate 
hard water problem. That means that, individually, 
you’re consuming an additional 300mg of sodium just 
by drinking water every single day.
If you’re one of the 103 million Americans who suffers 
from hypertension, that might be something you want 
to stay away from.
 Also, if you’re environment ally conscious or if you live 
in an area that has banned ion exchange salt-based 
softeners, you might want to look into other options.
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