I'm not a salesmen, with a conflict of interest, trying to sell my products on ToTV.
I know what I have, I like what I have.
Splitting hairs on definitions is entertaining for some. Opinions do not make facts.
Oh Wait!!!! What did I read on the internet?????:
Word forms: (regular plural) water softeners
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
A water softener is a piece of equipment or a place that is used for filtering or treating water to remove the chemicals that cause hardness.
Again fellow Talkers...................I'm not selling.
