Water Quality
Hard water is hard to live with!
Water is vital to your home and your health. We wash our clothes and dishes with water, we cook with water, we bathe with water, and we drink water. When you have hard water your cloths look dingy, dishes and glasses have spots, bathtubs retain film from soap. Below are the water quality unit we recommend for installation. This unit is not limited to only this units. We can order any unit available in the marketplace. Click on the links below to be directed to the Manufacturers’ products available to you.
Water Soft has been in the business of manufacturing quality water treatment equipment for over 70 years. They state to be world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of a comprehensive line of water filtration and treatment products. We can order anything on the marketplace you desire.
The Facts
What is Hard Water - Hard water is water that contains high amounts of dissolved minerals such as calcium and magnesium.
Hard Water Problems
- Laundering - Clothes washed in hard water often look dingy and feel harsh and scratchy. The hardness minerals combine with some soils to form insoluble salts, making them difficult to remove. Soil on clothes can introduce even more hardness minerals into the wash water. Continuous laundering in hard water can damage fibers and shorten the life of clothes by up to 40 percent.
- Bathing - Bathing with soap in hard water leaves a film of sticky soap curd on the skin. The film may prevent removal of soil and bacteria. Soap curd interferes with the return of skin to its normal, slightly acid condition, and may lead to irritation. Soap curd on hair may make it dull, lifeless and difficult to manage.
- Dishwashers - When washing dishes, especially in a dishwasher, hard water may cause spotting and filming on your crockery. The minerals from hard water are released faster when it comes into contact with heat, causing an increase in the amount of spotting and filming that occurs. This problem is not a health risk, but it can be a nuisance to clean and reduce the quality of your crockery.
Water Boiler Systems and Piping - Hard water also contributes to inefficient and costly operation of water-using appliances. Heated hard water forms a scale of calcium and magnesium minerals (limescale deposits) that can contribute to the inefficient operation or failure of water-using appliances. Pipes can become clogged with scale that reduces water flow and ultimately requires pipe replacement. Limescale has been known to increase energy bills by up to 25%.
