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So adjusting to our temporary life at the rental home. I drink a lot of water and of course we use water to cook and make tea and coffee.
The landlord has a water softener and just put the stuff in it before we moved in. I absolutely hate the way it feels when we shower- like we never get the soap off our skin.
But what concerns me is I drink a lot of water during the day and it has a bit of that salt or off taste going on. I am thinking this is not healthy and bad for blood pressure, which my husband has high blood pressure already.
At our former home we also had well water but no softener. This retained all the good minerals in the water and it was healthy to drink.
Here besides adding the salt, the minerals have been removed with the softener. I really do not want to spend money on bottled water. I am not sure what to do.
Am I right that it is bad to drink softened water? Suggestions? Is there some kind of inexpensive filter- like in a pitcher I could use?
The landlord has a water softener and just put the stuff in it before we moved in. I absolutely hate the way it feels when we shower- like we never get the soap off our skin.
But what concerns me is I drink a lot of water during the day and it has a bit of that salt or off taste going on. I am thinking this is not healthy and bad for blood pressure, which my husband has high blood pressure already.
At our former home we also had well water but no softener. This retained all the good minerals in the water and it was healthy to drink.
Here besides adding the salt, the minerals have been removed with the softener. I really do not want to spend money on bottled water. I am not sure what to do.
Am I right that it is bad to drink softened water? Suggestions? Is there some kind of inexpensive filter- like in a pitcher I could use?