In 85 percent of North America., hard water and its high mineral content cause deposits, also known as scale, on pipes throughout your home. The more scale, the more problems. Scale constricts the opening in your pipes, reducing the flow and water pressure and decreasing the lifespan of major appliances by up to 50 percent due to the extreme wear and tear. That also means increased maintenance needs.

Additionally, scale buildup from hard water can increase the cost of water energy bills by up to 29 percent. The reduced efficiency of your water heater and other appliances makes them work twice as hard to do their jobs.

What Hard Water is Costing You

Let’s break down the dollars. As you can see, the impact of hard water is not just with your appliances, but also contributes to increased costs for household and personal cleaning supplies. That’s because hard water leaves a hard-to-clean film and scale on bath and kitchen fixtures, shower walls and toilets. You may notice spotty, filmy glasses and dishes, and soap that won’t lather no matter how much you use.

Added Costs with Hard Water

Cleaning and personal care

– 40 percent more or $450/year
• Laundry Detergent: $200
• Bath & Kitchen Soaps: $75
• Lotions: $100
• Household Cleaners: $75

Gas and electric use

– 29 percent more or $60/year

Plumbing and appliances

– reduce repair / replacement costs by 30 – 50 percent or $90/year on:
• Water Heater
• Dishwasher
• Washing Machine
• Toilets
• Faucets

Washable items

– reduces lifespan by 50 percent or $200/year
• Clothing: $125
• Towels: $75

Estimated Annual Cost of Hard Water

: $800/year

Protect Your Valuables

A water softener, which removes the hard water minerals from your water, helps keep your appliances working efficiently, clothing pristine, and your gas bills low.

To get started with a permanent solution, pick up a test strip from your nearest retailer, which will confirm if you have hard water. Once you know that answer, let us help you find the best water softening solution for your home.

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The Dingy Clothing Culprit

That clothing discoloration is just one indication that your home may have hard water. Faded colors, stiff and weakened fabrics are other tell tale signs. And those symptoms come with a cost. You may find yourself washing clothes more often to fix the problem, but that just leads to increased soap use. Ironically, hard water lessens soap effectiveness by up to 50 percent, so additional washes simply increase your costs.

When added to your laundry, special additives provide a quick, temporary solution. They bind to the hardness minerals and soften the water during the wash cycle. However, those additives are drained away with the wash water, leaving your clothes to be rinsed in hard water and undoing some of the additives’ benefits.

So what can you do to rid your home, and your clothing, of the underlying problem for good?

Protecting Those Back-to-School Clothes

A water softener, which removes the hard water minerals from your water, helps keep those expensive back-to-school clothing pristine while decreasing household cleaning solution costs by 40 percent annually.

To get started with a permanent solution, pick up a test strip from your nearest retailer, which will confirm if you have hard water. Once you know that answer, our easy questionnaire helps you determine the best water softener solution for your home. For example, how many loads of laundry do you do in a week? Once your new water softener is in place, we hope that number decreases, even with all those additional clothes that come with a new school year.

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