Hard Water Softening Solutions
WHAT IS HARD WATER?
Water is considered “hard” when your Easton water contains higher levels of dissolved calcium and magnesium. It makes cleaning clothing more difficult, creates streaking on dishes and glasses, scaling on faucets and shower heads and makes cleaning your hair and skin well a challenge. It can also damage your home’s piping distribution system if not corrected. There are high efficiency filtration solutions that will condition your water by removing these minerals through the proven ion exchange water softening process.
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.
WATER SOFTENER SYSTEMS
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. For more on how a water softener works, see https://www.mechanics.com.
BAD ODORS & TASTE
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. For more information on bad odors & taste, see the link at http://bad-odor-taste
H2O Care is an established full service water filtration and testing organization originally formed in 1989 with offices in Middleton, Lakeville & Stow, MA and a service depot in Plymouth, Mass. See our published articles on common regional water problems at http://publications/. Contact us at [email protected] or call 800-539-1100.