What is Hard Water?
Do you struggle with identifying hard water? Nearly 85% of all homes in America have hard water. Ancient seabeds cover most of the United States, which has led to high concentrations of limestone, calcium, and magnesium. An easy to understand definition of water hardness is the amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium in the water.
Hard water leaves behind residue on dishes, limescale on faucets, rings on your bathtub, and an odd taste. In our blog today, we’ll talk about hard water, soft water, and how water softener may improve the water quality.
Untreated Hard Water Can Do Damage To Pipes And Your Skin
Hard water contains microscopic particles of limestone, calcium, magnesium, and other minerals. If your plumbing has repeated exposure to hard water, limescale will build up. This will eventually clog drains, pipes, faucets, water lines, and decrease overall water quality.
Hard water just doesn’t affect your pipes, but also your skin. Over time hard water can cause dry, irritated skin and an itchy scalp. Hard water will pull any moisture out of your skin. Your hair may also become dull in color and difficult to style, all due to showering in hard water.
A Water Softener May Be The Answer
A professionally installed water softener from Collier Services just might solve hard water problems. Modern water softener and water filtration systems are customizable to meet your home’s water usage and personal preferences. These high-tech units provide better tasting and smelling drinking water. They do this by removing chlorine, pesticides, heavy metals, and bacterial contaminants.
Some of the water issues that we can correct are taste or odor, hardness and PH balance. There are few things better than a cool, great tasting glass of water, straight from the tap. Water is more interesting than you may think. Check out this quick lesson from the US Geological Survey about the science of water.
Water Filter Systems For The Whole Home
Another option that may benefit your home may be a whole-house water filtration system. The best way to combat the chemical and bacterial contaminants in your water is to purify the water. A whole-house filtration system cleans up your drinking water, shower water, and water used to cook, wash dishes and laundry.
Having clean water to clean yourself, dishes, and clothes can add to a better physical health. Another benefit of filtered war is longer lifespan and less maintenance for washers, dishwashers, other appliances, and household pipes. Drinking glasses will be spotless and shower walls will be scale-free.
For more information on identifying hard water, give Collier Services a call at (540) 380-8486. Like us on Facebook to stay up-to-date with the latest news and information. We are happy to talk to you more about identifying hard water.
