HARD WATER SOLUTIONS
HIGH MAGNESIUM & CALCIUM = HARD WATER
Aesthetic Problems:
1. High levels of dissolved magnesium and calcium makes cleaning clothes more difficult.
2. It can also create streaking on dishes and glasses, scaling on faucets and shower heads.
3. Additionally, it can make cleaning your hair and skin well a challenge.
Scale Formation
Potential Damage to Plumbing Distribution System and Water Using Appliances
Scale build-up can damage your home’s piping distribution system if not corrected. This can lead to reduced water pressure and pipe corrosion. It can also harm water using appliances. For example, inside hot water heaters, there is a sensor to determine the water temperature being produced. If the sensor gets coated with scale, it becomes insulated and works harder to bring the temperature up to set level. This will reduce the hot water heater’s useful life, in some cases significantly. Additionally, you will unnecessarily use more energy to heat the water and increase your utility bill.
Symptoms such as bad odors & taste, staining of laundry, bathroom fixtures, etc. are indicators of problems. However, the preferred starting point is to get a test to identify minerals or contaminants and at what quantities they exist. This will lead to an effective system recommendation..
Damaging Scale
A softener is a type of whole house filtration system that is designed for removing hardness minerals as well as dissolved iron and manganese. High efficiency softeners that are more efficient with both water and salt usage are preferred.
High Efficiency Water Softener
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. 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/.
For more on this topic, see the link at https://www.usgs.gov/water-science/hardness-water.
H2O Care is an established full service water filtration and testing organization originally formed in 1989 with offices in Stow, Middleton & Lakeville, MA. Also, see our published articles in Water Technology magazines at http://www.h2ocare.com/pub. Contact us at service@h2ocare.com or 888-796-5547.
