Re: [Killietalk] Water

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

Charles Harrison <Charles at inkmkr_com> wrote:


> So it [adding lime] softens the water, 


Hi Charles,

We haven't had one of our H2O fights here in a long time. :-) I'll start 
the spitting (obvious euphamism) by asking the question:

How does adding lime/slaked lime (either CaO or Ca(OH)2) soften water?

The basic definition of hardness is the amount of divalent ions, isn't it?

OK. That's 2 questions. [Gimme at least one freeby. :-)]

[I don't count the old mistranslation that confuses alkalinity (KH) with 
hardness, for carbonates/bicarbonates have nothing to do with actual 
hardness as normally defined.]

Now curious as well as confused in CA,

Wright

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