The water that comes from the tap is essential to our daily lives. You drink it, cook with it, use it to bathe, and wash dishes and your clothes in it. However, not all water is the same. Depending on where you live and your water source, it can be filled with different levels of various minerals– making it “hard.” That’s where water softener comes in.
In this article, we will lay out the differences between hard and soft water, discuss how a water softener works, and let you know when it’s time to get some for your house.
If you get your water from the city water main, you probably know that it goes through a treatment plant before it reaches your home. All kinds of harmful elements and germs can be found in natural water, which is what the treatment plant is there to remove. Now, some cities are better about removing contaminants than others. No city, though, can completely remove all potentially harmful materials from its water supply. There is always a chance that some trace particles will escape the treatment process, and end up in your home.
