When people turn on their faucet and feel their tap water, they may not understand the phrase hard water. Even though they’ve heard from their neighbors that they have hard water, the water running from the faucet feels like every other drop of water they’ve ever touched. Hard water has more calcium and magnesium than other types of water. These minerals form microscopic granules.
While our human hands can’t feel the difference, metal pipes and fine crystal glasses do. Over time the granules can etch glass and wear away at pipes. They also wear out clothes faster. The homeowner can contact a water filtration company about using Water Conditioners to neutralize the excess minerals.
The filtration company will add a water treatment tank in the homeowner’s plumbing. Once the water enters the home’s plumbing system it will be routed to a tank that contains Water Conditioners in Ocala, FL. These beads attract the calcium and magnesium and bind and neutralize them. Of course the beads don’t have an unlimited capacity, so the filtration company has to continue to deliver the Water Conditioners. Most homeowners have scheduled deliveries so they don’t have to worry about their water becoming hard again.
Homeowners readily notice a change in calcium and magnesium levels, because their personal soap and detergents stop working as well. When a person takes a shower, they’ll notice that their soap and shampoo have stopped making a lot of suds. Their clothes will also start to look dingy, because they won’t look be as clean.
Hard water isn’t the only problem that homeowners have to be aware of. If they start to see a red ring around their drain, then they should begin testing for excess iron in their water. The stains won’t be limited to their plumbing, they’ll start to see these deposits on their clothing. Many homeowners also notice that the water develops an odor and taste. It’s very frustrating when both of these affect the way food and coffee taste. Just as with hard water, the homeowner can have water quality professionals install a tank with the proper water conditioner to remove the excess iron
