Hard water is the term used for water that contains dissolved compounds of calcium and magnesium. It was first coined that term by early settlers in the Americas. They noticed some water was “hard to wash clothes in” due to the soap not lathering correctly, but rather building up a curdy substance.For one, soap is not as effective in hard water. Instead of fully dissolving, some soap combines with the minerals in hard water, causing you to use more soap to try to get clean. After a shower, undissolved soap may still cling to your skin or hair, leaving it dull and lifeless.In the laundry, undissolved detergent can keep dirt trapped in cloth fibers, resulting in stiff, rough-feeling fabric.A water softener removes minerals that create water hardness, one of the most common water quality problems a homeowner encounters. Hard water destroys appliances, leaves filmy soap scum across bathrooms and kitchens, and dries out hair and skin. With over 85% of the United States relying on hard water for their cooking, cleaning, and bathing, water softeners serve a vital purpose. Regularly servicing and maintaining your water softener will keep it running efficiently and prolong its life. A water softener takes minerals, including calcium, magnesium and iron, out of hard water and replaces them with potassium chloride or sodium, making the water feel softer on your skin and hair. Water softening also prevents damage to your home’s plumbing fixtures, pipes and appliances.

7 Benefits of Having a Water Softener

1. Installing a Water Softener with a Whole House filter.

2. Saving Money on Your Electric Bill

3. Showering in Clean Chemical Free Water

4. Cleaner Laundry (Reduced Chlorine Stains)

5. Clearer Skin and Hair

6. Reducing Mineral Build Up

When it comes to choosing technology for boiler feed water treatment, knowing the feed water source quality in relation to the water quality required for your specific boiler is essential, as inadequate water treatment can lead to the scaling, corrosion, and fouling of the boiler and downstream equipment. We’ve mentioned this before in some of our previous boiler feed water treatment articles, but this bears repeating as some of these issues, if neglected, can be pretty serious.The reduction or elimination of impurities from water outside the boiler is an external treatment. When the level of one or more of the feed water impurities is too high to handle by the boiler system, then we use external treatment. The conditioning of contaminants within the boiler system is an internal treatment.