water softener basics

Hard Water vs Soft Water: The Practical Differences, Including One Nobody Warns First-Time Softener Users About

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Hard Water Vs Soft Water

Soft water wins on appliances, plumbing, and soap lather. Hard water has better taste for many people and carries minerals your softened water no longer will. Both are safe to drink. The one thing almost no installer explains beforehand is why the shower suddenly feels slimy after installation, and it has nothing to do with … Read more

What Is Hard Water? The Definition, the Chemistry, and the One Number That Tells You Everything

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What Is Hard Water

Hard water is water with dissolved calcium and magnesium minerals picked up from rock and soil as it moves underground. It is not contaminated water and it is not a health risk. What most homeowners get wrong is treating the label as the answer when the GPG number is what actually tells you whether you … Read more