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Water Softeners and Whole House Water Filters

Water is crucial for human survival as it is used to the body’s ability to control body temperature and execute other bodily tasks. It can be found in all cells, organs, and tissues. A fully developed human body requires a certain amount of water every day to live a healthy existence. However, as pollution levels rise, getting clean drinking water is becoming more difficult.

Water purifiers help you remove harmful contaminants from your drinking water. Water softeners can also help to improve and protect the quality of your drinking water. But it is important to know what a water softener is and how does it work.

What Is A Water Softener?

A water softener is a whole-house filtration system that uses an ion exchange process to remove hardness-causing calcium and magnesium minerals from your water. A water softener solves one of the most common and dangerous water issues: hard water. When water passes through a Water Softener, the system filters out the hard water minerals, and the softened water exits the system to flow via the plumbing.

Defining Hardness In Water

Hard water has significant quantities of minerals, mainly calcium and magnesium. Calcium and magnesium are easy to bond with other metals due to their chemical structure. These connections form over time, resulting in visible results, such as the crusty residue on your shower head! The hardened mineral deposits that this type of water leaves behind are how “hard water” received its name.

These deposits can build up over time, clog pipes, or even corrode them, causing major plumbing issues. Hard water deposits can accumulate in boilers and water heaters, reducing their efficiency and increasing their operating costs. To cut a long tale short, hard water can have long-term harmful consequences on any surface it comes into contact with.

Whole Home Water Filter

When installing a new appliance like a water softener, tankless water heater or boiler a whole house water filter is recommended for the longevity of these units.  This can also be considered step one on the path to improvement if a water softener is not applicable to your home.