Using Soft Water
for Plumbing and Appliances
Hard water creates a buildup of scale that is extremely hard and
affixes itself to your appliances and plumbing systems. This is
evident on your shower and tub tiles, indoor plumbing fixtures as
well as your small and large appliances. It is also evident on water
heaters, plumbing systems and other pipes. As a result of the scale
buildup, the efficiency and lifespan of your household products and
fixtures can be greatly diminished. Soft water greatly diminishes
the scale buildup that occurs with hard water; in fact, the buildup
is practically eliminated with the use of soft water.
Soft water will greatly reduce or eliminate the problems so that
appliances and plumbing systems will function more effectively and
their lifespan will be increased as well. In fact water heaters will
consume much less energy with soft water than with hard water. Due
to the buildup of magnesium and carbonates that often occurs with
hard water, the flow of water in your pipes can be substantially
restricted.
A recent study was conducted on gas and electric hot water heaters,
one of which used hard water; and the other which used water that
had been softened. The study revealed that those water heaters which
utilized hard water burned up more energy that those heaters which
used softened water. The study revealed that the main reason for
this was that scale buildup increased in water heaters that utilized
hard water. The difference in scale buildup was as much as 35 more
pounds for hard water as opposed to the heaters using soft water. An
insulation effect occurs with scale buildup which shields the water
from its heat source, thereby causing the heater to work harder in
order to deliver hot water.
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