Hard water can be problematic because it reacts with cleaning products, creates soap buildup, and can wear down fixtures and appliances more quickly than soft water. The minerals in hard water react with soap to create soap scum, inhibiting suds.
This means you need to use more soap with hard water. The buildup of minerals on glasses and dishes, clothing, fixtures, and even skin and hair can take their toll over time.
The minerals in hard water start to build up inside pipes, fixtures, and appliances over time. The build-up we don’t see can start to cause all sorts of plumbing problems, such as reduced water flow, clogs, and increased stress on pipes and fixtures. The mineral deposits can also cause appliances to operate less efficiently and wear down faster.
For example, a water heater has to heat all of the mineral scale buildup inside the tank, as well as the water. Overall, hard water can result in less efficient plumbing and more repairs over time.
A great device to use before tankless water heaters if hard water conditions exist. This is a maintenance free device that suspends the hardness molecules, so they are not able to attach and scale up the inside of the piping saving thousands of dollars in maintenance and repairs. These can also be used commercially for boilers and cooling towers. Benefits of removing scale buildup include: