Softening hard water

Hard water does more than dull your hair and shorten the life of your white clothes and turn them gray. It brings into the average home the equivalent of 90 pounds of dissolved rock which deposit calcium and magnesium in pipes and, particularly, on the heating surfaces of industrial boilers, home water heaters, washing machines and dishwashers. As a result, water softening systems that remove calcium and magnesium have become popular; some consider them a necessity for industrial boilers, institutions and private homes. If you have hard water, you need a salt-regenerated water softener. A water softener:

• Makes hair soft, lustrous and easy to manage
• Improves sudsing for bathing, clothes washing and dishwashing
• Gets clothes and linens cleaner, leaves them softer and prolongs their life
• Eliminates hard-to-remove curd from tubs, sinks and faucets
• Saves cleansing time
• Saves on the cost of soaps, detergents and shampoos
• Reduces costly plumbing repairs caused by mineral buildup
• Contributes to more efficient operation of water heaters by reducing mineral buildup
• Reduces the energy needed to heat water, cutting your gas or electric bill
• Reduces scaling damage to other water-using appliances
• Provides you with quality water to go with the other quality things in your home

Find out more about water softening at water-softening.org

What is “hard water”?

How does an ion-exchange water softener work?

Benefits of water softeners

Choosing and using your water softener