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Water Softener Options

Hard water minerals found in Maynard can be removed with a water softener. The main hard water minerals are magnesium and calcium. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has no maximum levels set for calcium and magnesium in drinking water, however, these minerals can have negative or damaging affects on your home’s plumbing as well as your ability to clean. Hard water interferes with almost every cleaning task, including washing dishes, laundry and taking a shower. Clothing can look dingy and feel rough and scratchy. Dishes and glasses get spotted and film may build up on shower doors, bathtubs, sinks and faucets. Washing your hair in hard water may leave it feeling sticky and dull. Finally, hard water can cause a scale build-up in pipes that can lower water pressure throughout the house.

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High Efficiency Water Softener

Water softeners are effective in removing dissolved forms of iron & manganese and hardness minerals. To remove particulate iron or manganese, a cartridge filter with proper micron rating will be effective. Depending on the specific situation, this could require a series of filters with different size micron ratings to handle heavier levels in the water. Selecting the appropriate micron rating and style of filter can be determined by a water treatment professional based on water test results and other symptoms. A dual media system that softeners and removes objectionable chlorine and other tastes & odors can be a good solution for Maynard. For more on hard water, see the link at Hard water.

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Hard Water Scale

OTHER AFFECTS OF  HARD WATER, IRON & MANGANESE

Some affects include corrosion and scaling inside pipes, staining throughout the home’s showers, bathtubs, and sinks and destruction of hot water heaters way ahead of their useful life. Hard water scale can also build-up inside hot water heaters insulating the temperature sensor inside the tank causing them to work much harder to bring the temperature up to the set level. Without water softening, this will reduce the useful life of your hot water heater and require early replacement.

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Damaging Scale

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Formed in 1989, H2O Care is an established Massachusetts based water filtration and testing firm with offices in Stow, Middleton & Lakeville, MA.  Articles published by the Company regarding regional water contaminants can be seen in Water Technology Magazines at http://www.h2ocare.com.  Reach us at 978-777-8330 or [email protected].