Hard water is known to be both a nuisance and a major problem to most Arizona homeowners. It affects your skin when you’re bathing, your laundry when you’re doing wash, and your plumbing. It’s especially problematic to your plumbing, not only causing it to look awful, but it is a cause of major plumbing malfunctions.
So what exactly is hard water? Arizona’s water has a higher level of calcium and magnesium in it. This, over time, causes calcification. It’s easy to recognize calcification because you’ll be able to see the rock-like white and green build-up on your faucets, spigots, and even in your showerheads.
Believe it or not, this calcification process is responsible for creating stalagmites and stalactites in caves. This same process is happening inside of your pipes on a daily basis.
As you can see from the image, after years of this happening, the opening for water flow becomes so narrow that even something as small as a single square of toilet paper can get caught and cause a major plumbing issue. Unfortunately, this image is not uncommon in Arizona homes.
We often find that calcification in pipes is the culprit for a lot of home plumbing issues. Not only do they cause your pipes to clog, but they can also puncture the actual pipe, causing sewage to leak into the ground around your home; which is a health hazard for you and your family.
Once this calcification reaches a certain point, the only thing that can be done to reverse it is to do a re-pipe of your home; which will end up costing you thousands of dollars.
Not only is hard water a hazard to your plumbing, but it’s also bad for your home in general. Here’s how:
Now that you know what it is, how do you fix it? The solution is simple: a Water Softener.
A water softener replaces the calcium and magnesium in your water with sodium or potassium. The difference between calcium and magnesium ions and sodium or potassium ions is that the sodium and potassium ions do not cause scaling or calcification. The water softener filters and distributes water that is conditioned to provide your home with the best water.
By having a water softener installed, you basically mitigate all of the issues listed above.
Call us to come and do a FREE water analysis and provide you with an estimate on what it would cost to have a water softener installed in your home.
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