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Water Softeners
 A water softener reduces the calcium, magnesium, and iron in your water. "Hard Water" refers to water that contains a lot of calcium and magnesium. Hard Water that hasn't been filtered and softened can cause three major problems including rusting and corrosion of your pipes, the inability for detergents and soap to work correctly and the presense of soap scum or "bathtub ring.". Hard water over time can decrease the quality of your water flow and pressure as well as cause build up in your pipes.
Signs of Hard Water In the kitchen, this translates to spotted dishes and scale on cookware. In the bath, it appears as bathtub ring and tile scum. In the laundry, it means gray, stiff clothing. And in house cleaning it means more scrubbing and rinsing.
How Water Softeners Work As water passes through a water softener positively charged metal ions in the water are absorbed and binded to a negatively charged resin found in the softener.
Helpful Links Looking for more information? Please review the water softener and hard water links below: Source: Wikipedia.com
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