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BENEFITS OF WATER SOFTENERS:
Many industries require softened water for such uses as processing and dyeing textiles, tanning leather, cleaning dairy equipment and commercial laundering. Water softening systems are installed in some municipal water systems for the dual purpose of protecting the plant equipment and better serving industrial and residential users. But the greatest use of water softeners is in homes. People have come to expect quality in their water as well as in other things in their lives.
SPECIFICALLY:
PERSONAL GROOMING
The first noticeable effect of hard water is that it impedes proper suds for bathing and washing hair. Soap and hardness minerals combine to form a curd that sticks to the body, leaving an unclean, sticky feeling. More soap is required. Hair washed in hard water is encrusted with that same curd, which makes hair brittle, hard to keep clean, difficult to manage, and robs it of natural highlights. More shampoo is necessary. Hair washed in softened water is thoroughly clean, smooth, natural looking and easy to manage. Many persons remember collecting rainwater in a barrel to use for washing hair and clothing. There was a reason for it. Rainwater is naturally soft.
CLOTHING:
The gray in clothing results from hard water impeding the cleansing action of soaps and detergents and combining with them to deposit a curd on the clothing. To try to overcome the problem, one must use more cleaning agents, resulting in greater cost. The life of your clothing and household linens is reduced by hard water. The minerals in hard water act as an abrasive on clothing, causing fibers to break. Hard water can cut the life of clothing by as much as one third and linens can wear out twice the normal rate, depending on how hard the water is. Softened water can increase the serviceable life of clothing and linens while keeping them cleaner, softer and brighter.
CLEANSING:
Today’s householder spends less time in the home because of outside employment or other activities. We value our time more than ever. But hard water can rob us of it. Softened water can ease our household chores and cut the time it takes to do them. A year-long study was made at six motels in the Chicago area to determine what savings could be expected from the use of softened water. Savings in maid service, housekeeping supplies and plumbing repairs and supplies ranged from 5.7% to 28.5% — an average savings of 15% — attributable to softening water. The greatest saving was in the cost of maid service because softened water had prevented formation of the ever-present curd on sinks, tubs and faucets that was difficult, and sometimes impossible, to remove. Softened water in your home could save for you by shortening the time you spend in cleansing and reducing the cost for cleaning materials. Another thing, softened water eliminates annoying and embarrassing spotting of silverware and glassware. They sparkle with softened water.
APPLIANCES AND PLUMBING:
Hard water can be wasteful in another way that could be extremely expensive. Mineral buildup can damage water-using appliances, such as dishwashers, washing machines, automatic ice makers, air conditioners and water heaters. This buildup also reduces the efficiency of a plumbing system. These rock-hard minerals can impair the operating efficiency of appliances and may make expensive de-liming necessary. If the mineral buildup is ignored appliances may have to be replaced long before they should. Mineral buildup in hot water heaters may result in a greater use of energy to heat water, since the heat source must penetrate the rock-like mineral deposits to reach the water. Continued mineral buildup eventually may cause water heaters to burn out long before their time. Hardness minerals can reduce the flow of water in pipes in a plumbing system, a condition similar to hardening of the arteries. Water pressure is seriously affected, often dropping to a trickle. Eventually pipes can become completely clogged, requiring expensive replacement of an entire plumbing system. Of all the savings in a study of Chicago motels, the largest percentage was registered in the area of plumbing repair costs.
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