sudsmaster
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Zeolites or Water Glass?
Normally what I see on detergent labels and formulations is sodium silicate, or water glass, to "protect washer parts". Presumably the sodium silicate prevents the deposition of calcium carbonate, which can harden to a cement like substance inside the washer otherwise.
Zeolites are aluminum silicate, a different compound entirely. They are a type of very fine clay that has lots of nanoscopic pores that trap hard water minerals. In this way they soften water, although they don't do squat to break soil from fabrics.
Normally what I see on detergent labels and formulations is sodium silicate, or water glass, to "protect washer parts". Presumably the sodium silicate prevents the deposition of calcium carbonate, which can harden to a cement like substance inside the washer otherwise.
Zeolites are aluminum silicate, a different compound entirely. They are a type of very fine clay that has lots of nanoscopic pores that trap hard water minerals. In this way they soften water, although they don't do squat to break soil from fabrics.
