Softening your water supply is just one of the water softener benefits you will experience by installing a new unit in your home.
Water softener benefits include:
1. Better for your pipes and appliances
5. Better tasting drinking water
6. Keeps your clothes looking fresh
WaterSmart has been serving the Waterloo Region for over 25 years. For the best water softener service, contact WaterSmart today.
Water Softener Benefits
Water softeners are a whole house filtration system that helps remove hardness from your water.
Hard water forms when your water supply contains minerals like calcium and magnesium, making it very hard.
Let’s take a look at some specific water softener benefits.
1. Better for your pipes and appliances
When your water softener removes the hard minerals from your water, it’s better for all your pipes and appliances.
Why? All the hard minerals and chemicals in the water build-up over time.
This scale buildup can be really hard on your plumbing system and appliances like your coffee maker and dishwasher, causing you to replace them sooner than expected.
Water softener benefits: Longer-lasting appliances and better-tasting coffee!
2. Good for your hair
As scale buildup from hard water in your pipes increases, water pressure decreases.
Low water pressure hinders the ability to rinse shampoo and conditioner from your hair, making it feel filmy.
Additionally, soft water balanced your hair’s pH level, while hard water causes your hair to feel dry, brittle, and frizzy. It can also dull your hair colour.
A water softener will make sure the water you use to wash your hair is fresh and free of all the horrible chemicals and minerals that are bad for your hair.
A water softener will help keep your hair and skin feeling fresh.
3. Healthier and softer skin
Hard water tends to leave your skin feeling dry or itchy after a shower or facewash.
The minerals in hard water remove your skin’s natural oils, which can dry out your skin and, for some, result in itchy, irritated skin.
Therefore, you might feel the need to use lots of moisturizers to overcome the hard minerals.
A water softener benefits yous skin, keeping it looking healthy and feeling soft.
When your water softens, harmful chemicals and minerals are removed, making the water more suitable for your skin.
4. Cleaner dishes
As mentioned above, soft water does a better job of rinsing away soap residue than hard water.
That doesn’t just affect your hair and skin - installing a water softener means that you will probably notice cleaner and brighter-looking dishes.
If you notice spots on your dishes or scale buildup on your cookware, a water softener will definitely help.
Those spots are caused by the calcium carbonate found in hard water.
A water softener means your dishes come out of your dishwasher sparkling clean.
5. Better tasting drinking water
There’s no apparent health risk to drinking hard water, however, some people find the taste unpleasant.
That’s not only when drinking straight from the tap. Some people don't like the taste of tea or coffee made with hard water.
In addition, if you have hard water, you may notice a foggy scum at the bottom of your drink that is quite unpleasant.
If you don't like the taste of hard water, there are a few different solutions available to you. These include:
Purchasing bottled water for drinking
Installing a water softener to remove the minerals
Installing a reverse osmosis system to remove the minerals
6. Keeps your clothes looking fresh
A study by Purdue University found that clothes washed in hard water wear out 15 percent faster than clothing washed in soft water.
The calcium minerals bond with the soap to create a detergent clump that sticks to the fabric, drawing in more dirt than before you washed your clothes.
Over time, detergent residue can turn your white clothes gray or yellow, and you may even discover white or gray streaks on your coloured clothes.
This buildup is what makes laundry feel stiff and crusty.
When this happens, the fabric is less likely to flex, creating more friction and causing unnecessary wear and tear on your laundry.
A water softener benefits your clothes, helpong them last longer.
7. Saves you money!
Softer water saves you money when it comes to repairs on plumbing and appliances. Buildup can be very hard on your pipes, and you might have leaks that develop along the way.
Appliances that use hot water such as your dishwasher, electric kettle, and washing machine will also develop mineral build-up which will reduce their overall effectiveness and lifespan.
Water softeners will also save money on your energy bill, as well as restocks of moisturizers, shampoo, soap, and water filters.
The calcium from the hard water will also build up in your hot water tank. Since calcium is not a heat conductor, the build-up will cause your water tank to create more heat, using more energy than needed.
8. Water conservation
Conserving water reduces wear and tear on major resources like water and wastewater treatment plants and the distribution systems that deliver water to the public.
You might want to stay in the shower longer to get that soapy film off, wash your clothes more often to get rid of that grime or run your dishwasher again to get your glasses looking cleaner.
The answer isn’t more water - it’s softer water!
Save on energy and water bills with a water softener.
Experience Water Softener Benefits with WaterSmart
If you need water softener installation in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, you can trust WaterSmart.
We'd be happy to help at a reasonable rate, and we even have financing options to get you started.
Our expert, experienced plumbers will install your new water softener efficiently and at a price that you can afford.
If you purchase a water softener from us, your installation is free!
Contact WaterSmart today for a free quote.
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