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Hard Water Solutions

WHAT IS HARD WATER?

Water is considered “hard” when your Berwick water contains higher levels of dissolved calcium and magnesium. It makes cleaning clothes more difficult, creates streaking on dishes and glasses, and makes cleaning your hair and skin well a challenge.  It can also damage your home’s piping distribution system if not corrected.

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Hard Water Scale

There are high efficiency water softening solutions that will condition your water by removing these minerals through the proven ion exchange water softening process.  Compare your water test results to the following chart:

Water Softener for hard water in Berwick, ME

While symptoms of water quality issues such as bad odors & taste, staining of laundry, bathroom fixtures, etc. are indicators of problems, the preferred starting point is to get a water test to identify the minerals or contaminants in the water and at what quantity they exist. This will lead to an effective system recommendation and route to providing your home with excellent water quality.  While certain minerals & contaminants can be tested on-site (iron, hardness, pH, total dissolved solids), health threat items like radon in water, arsenic in water, nitrates, bacteria and others should be properly sampled and brought to a certified laboratory for testing that requires specialized equipment.

Hard water in Berwick, ME

Damaging Scale

WATER SOFTENER SYSTEMS

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Water Softener & Sediment Filter

A water softener is a type of whole house water filtration system that is designed for removing hard water minerals (magnesium & calcium) as well as dissolved iron and manganese from the water.  For water with high levels of iron or manganese (“the stainers”), an “Up-flow” water softener is recommended to prevent mineral build-up in the bottom of the water softener.  Also, high efficiency water softeners that are more efficient with both water and salt usage are preferred.

In addition to the above, there are many other types of systems to remove bad tastes & odors, sediment and other objectionable minerals and contaminants in the water.  A water test and analysis will lead to the best approach.  For more information on bad odors & taste issues, go to the link at https://h2ocare.com/bad-odor-taste/.

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