xrongor wrote:
its enough to be of concern to people watching their salt intake.
what ive seen done is what they call a 1/2 and 1/2. put the hot
water on the softener and make it a little softer than normal.
dishes, laundry, showering, etc will get the benefit. OR... put the
whole system on the softener EXCEPT the cold tap in the kitchen and
the ice maker/water tap if the fridge has one.

Good points. But most people who are "watching their salt intake" are doing
so unnecessarily.

The only condition adversely affected by salt is hypertension. 94% of the
population does not have hypertension and of the six percent that do, only
half of those have the type of hypertension that is bothered by salt. Salt
does not CAUSE hypertension.

So, for 97% of the population, eat as much salt as you want.