Top 5 Benefits of Softened Water
The Problem: Hard Water
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| While it is safe to drink and use hard water, it is certainly not ideal for the health and longevity of you home appliances and plumbing. Your water source flows through pipes running in underground plumbing and as it flows to your house the water collects minerals like calcium and magnesium, the main culprits causing hard water. These two minerals leave a chalky residue that is very damaging to appliances, sink fixtures, and the pipes when it builds up over time. Installing a water softener will eliminate this effect of hard water in your home. |
The Solution: Softeners and Ion Exchange
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| Water softeners perform a process called ion-exchange. Each water softener contains resin, which is negatively charged. The brine, normally created in a brine or salt tank, contains positively charged sodium ions that are held by the negatively charged resin beads in the mineral tank. The sodium ions have a weak connection to the resin. When hard water passes through the media tank, the stronger positive ions of calcium and magnesium displace the sodium ions, thus creating “soft” water. |
Top 5 Benefits of Softened Water
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Stop scale build up on plumbing fixtures and appliances: If you notice scaling around your drains or at your faucets, you probably have hard water. These mineral deposits will start showing up at your faucets and showerheads and will also form in your appliances, such as coffee pots and washers. |
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Take care of dry skin and hair: With the excess of calcium and magnesium in the water, a shower can leave your skin feeling try and your hair feeling grimy right after you step out of the shower. Hard water makes it harder to nourish your skin and hair. |
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Help your clothes from fading: Hard water will impact your clothes washer. Hard water strips color away from clothes much faster than softened water. Your clothes and bedding might even feel scratchy because of the extra mineral substances. |
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Stop the staining of sinks and bathtubs/showers: The mineral residue from hard water can stain your sinks, bathtubs and showers. It can be easy to clean off, but no one wants to clean these surfaces every day. Water softeners can take care of this issue. |
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Stop the spots on your dishes: When you notice spots on your dishes and glasses coming out of your dishwasher, the blame can be placed on hard water. An easy way to take care of hard water is a water softener! |
Although there are 5 benefits listed here, there are many more. The bottom line when considering a water softener system for your home is asking whether it benefits you. The simple answer is yes. You will experience hardness buildup if you have around 8 or more grains per gallon of hardness in your untreated water.
