Arizona is known for having hard water. Your home, plumbing, and body could be suffering the consequences. The solution is to install a water softener. But what exactly does this plumbing appliance do and how does it work?
Why Do You Need a Water Softener?
A few reasons how having hard water can negatively impact you and your home:
- A layer of film and water stains can be present on dishes, glasses, sinks, showers, and surrounding surfaces within the kitchen and bathrooms.
- Calcium and magnesium deposits can build up within plumbing pipes and fixtures, causing reduced efficiency via clogs and blockages.
- Utility bills can increase due to the poor efficiency of your plumbing system.
- Hard water will prevent soap from properly lathering onto your skin. This combination of soap and hard water can also cause a soap scum to be generated.
- Hair and skin can become dry and brittle after constant exposure.
How Does a Water Softener Work?
Luckily, the negative effects of hard water can be avoided altogether with the installation of a water softener. Here’s how they work:
- The water softener is connected to your home’s plumbing system, so that the hard water can travel through this fixture before exiting out of a faucet or appliance.
- Within the water tank there are resin beads, which will collect and remove the minerals from the water.
- The newly softened water will exit the water tank and flow to all of the faucets and fixtures in your home.
- Every so often the resin beads need to be rinsed and recharged. Water softener salt can be added to the brine tank of the unit where it will do that exact job. The water softener will then flush out the remaining brine and minerals into a drainpipe, leaving you with a water softener that’s ready to go!
For homes with hard water, a water softener is something you should look into. Homes that already have water softeners need to be sure they’re working as efficiently as possible.
Kowality Plumbing is your quality source for Reverse Osmosis, Water Filter Systems, Water Softeners and Phyn Plus – Moen Flo – Stream Labs, (smart water monitoring and auto shut off devices) throughout the East Valley.
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