HARD WATER SOLUTIONS
THE DEFINITION OF HARD WATER
Water is considered “hard” when your Hampstead water contains higher levels of dissolved calcium and magnesium. It makes cleaning clothing more difficult and creates streaking on dishes and glasses. Additionally, it creates white scaling on faucets and shower heads and makes cleaning your hair and skin well a challenge. Damage your home’s piping distribution system is possible if not corrected. There are high efficiency solutions that will remove these minerals through the proven ion exchange water softening process.
Symptoms of quality issues include bad odors & taste, staining of laundry, bathroom fixtures, etc. However, the preferred starting point is testing to identify and quantity of the minerals or contaminants.. This will lead to an effective system recommendation and route to providing your home with excellent water quality. Certain minerals & contaminants can be tested on-site (iron, hardness, pH, total dissolved solids, chlorine). Health threat items like radon or arsenic and nitrates should be brought to a certified laboratory for testing.
Scale Build-up
WATER SOFTENER SYSTEMS
High Efficiency Softener
A softener is a type of whole house water filtration system that is designed for removing hard water minerals (magnesium & calcium). Additionally, it will remove dissolved iron and manganese as well. In following, for high levels of iron or manganese (“the stainers”), an “up-flow” softener is recommended. This will prevent mineral build-up in the bottom of the softener tank. Also, high efficiency softeners that are more efficient with both water and salt usage are preferred. For more on how a softener works, see https://www.popularmechanics.com.
BAD ODORS & TASTE 
In addition to the above systems described, there are many other types of systems to remove bad tastes & odors, sediment and other objectionable minerals and contaminants. If you are experiencing a rotten egg smell, you likely have hydrogen sulfide in your well or possibly a high level of manganese. A test and analysis will lead to the best approach. For more information on bad odors & taste, see the link at http://bad-odor-taste-water/.
