No, that is the point. Our osmosis, softening and ozonation systems are devised to eliminate the daily consumption of plastics, detergents and chemicals which do befoul and pollute the environment.
Also, the majority of cartridges can be recycled in the yellow container (plastic).
No.
Not all are equally effective.
Not all use the same technology.
Not all produce the same flow.
Not all work in zones with very hard water.
Not all last as long.
Not all eliminate the chlorine.
There isn’t an exact answer, as it depends on consumption and the water quality in the zone. But, approximately, 150g per litre of resin.
To have perfect water, once per year. If you buy the parts, you can do this yourself, which is simple. You can also engage a maintenance service so you won’t have to worry about anything, for 216€ per annum.
Posh people with exquisite taste would. But they are not wrong, because scale wears down everything in contact with the house water prematurely: dishes, screens, taps, pipes, appliances, heater and clothes.
It softens. That is, it eliminates scale and its consequences.
