WATER SOFTENER CALGARY

Have you thought about having a water softener system installed in your home?

More and more Calgarians are installing water softener systems these days!

Why? Water in Calgary is considered as ‘hard water’ as it has high amounts of dissolved magnesium and calcium. Calgary’s water supply flows from the Rockies, glacier run offs, and underground aquifers; all of which naturally add minerals to the water.

While hard water is not dangerous to your health, it can leave your hair and skin feeling dry and itchy. It’s also not ideal for your home’s appliances.

Hard water coats surfaces white scaly residue build ups in showers, sinks and piping.

Appliances suffer from hard water circulation through their internals.

This can reduce appliance lifespan and performance.

There’s a host of other reasons hard water is detrimental to the overall plumbing of your home in Calgary.

How can you get rid of hard water?

A commonly implemented solution in Alberta is to install a water softener system.

 A properly installed water softener system will work to remove minerals and dissolved particles from your home’s hard water supply.

Water softener systems prevent scale build-up, extend the life of your plumbing fixtures, and help to prevent future plumbing issues.

Hard water gets softened with the addition of water softener salt(can be salt free), non-health hazardous chemicals, resin tanks, and de-scalers. There are typically two tanks for water softener systems.

Some systems use chemicals or salts to treat water in conjunction with water in circulation through a resin tank, which feeds soft water water to your home. Often there will be resin tank, containing resin beads, which remove hard water minerals through a process call ion exchange. In any style of water softener system, your home’s main water supply needs be tapped into..

Various complexities of systems are available, from dual tank water softeners, salt-free systems, and even integrated water filtration systems.

Our team RPG can walk you through the pros and cons of each system.

Are water filtration systems included?

Water filtration systems are a separate entity to themselves.

But often are paired with water softener systems in homes to serve the ultimate in clean, tasty, mostly contaminate free soft water.

Water softeners work to remove minerals from Calgary’s hard water.

They don’t necessarily make your water any safer to drink.

That’s where a water filtration system comes in to play. Water filtration systems reduce the presence of harmful contaminates. In Calgary, we have a healthy municipal water supply, so a filtration isn’t necessarily required, it’s more of a luxury upgrade to your home’s water supply.

However, if you are in surrounding areas of Calgary you are not being served from the municipal water supply.

It may be worth having your water tested to determine if it’s right to add in a filtration system.

RPG Calgary can organize the testing of your water and determine it’s level of quality. Along with that, our trusted team of certified plumbing professionals will provide their recommendation of the best water softener and or water filtration combination to suit your home’s needs.

All you have to do, is request a consultation with us.

Water softener system benefits.

Overall, water softener systems are design to lessen limescale and mineral build up content in your home’s water.

Benefits can be seen throughout your home where water runs; in pipes, appliances, water tanks, water heaters, boilers, taps, drains etc. However, there are indeed still some drawbacks you need consider when deciding whether or not a water softener system is right for your home.

• Cleaning and maintaining the appearance of your sinks, taps, shower heads, kettles and small amenities that use your home’s water supply will be much easier.
• Softened water serves appliances such as dishwashers, laundry machines, and other appliances with higher energy efficiency and performance.
• Laundry feels softer and clothing colors are arguably more vibrant when washed in soft water.
• The health benefits of soft water are suggested for people who suffer from dry skin or other skin conditions.
• It’s subjective, but the taste of your water is just better.

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No other Calgary plumber is as committed to making sure your project gets done well, on time and on budget.