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Clog-Free Plumbing and Fixtures
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Longer-Lasting Appliances
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Efficient Water Heaters
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Soft Skin, Brighter Laundry and Cleaner Dishes
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Less Soap and Cleaning Time
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Clog-Free Plumbing and Fixtures
Soft water helps water flow more smoothly in plumbing. Hard water causes mineral desposits to accumulate in your home’s pipes and fixtures. This can cause clogs and decreased water pressure.
Showerheads in homes with hard water can lose 75 percent of their flow rate in less than 18 months. Soft water maintains the shine and full flow for faucets and showerheads, virtually as well as the day they were initially installed.
Soft water is low in minerals. It doesn’t leave deposits in pipes or restrict water flow in fixtures.
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Longer-Lasting Appliances
Over time, hard water can cause minerals to build up in your washing machine and dishwasher. The mineral deposits in hard water form limescale when heated.
This can clog the heating elements in your appliances, reducing life span and efficiency. As a result, your appliances may need frequent repairs or need to be replaced earlier than normal.
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Efficient Water Heaters
Soft water protects the efficiency of water heaters.
Gas storage and tankless water heaters using soft water can maintain the factory efficiency rating over a 15-year life span. By comparison, using hard water instead for a gas water heater can reduce efficiency by up to 48 percent.
If you use an electric water heater, up to 30 pounds of rock-like scale can pile up in the tank just from hard water. The scale is a poor heat conductor. It could shorten the life of the heating element, since it has to work harder to heat water.
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Soft Skin, Brighter Laundry and Cleaner Dishes
Hard water minerals build up on your skin and in your hair, causing it to look dull. It can also contribute to painful razor burn.
Soft water is better at rinsing soap residue, so you’ll have smoother skin and shinier hair. In addition, your clothes will look brighter and your dishes will look cleaner.
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Less Soap and Cleaning Time
When you are dealing with hard water, you have to use more soap for a good lather. The minerals in hard water react with soap. This creates a scum on sinks.
With soft water, you won’t need to waste as much time cleaning to get rid of soap scum. You’ll also use less detergent.
