Hard water is a problem for many homes using water. Calcium and magnesium, which are dissolved in the water, form scale in pots, hot water pipes and water heaters. These minerals also interfere with ...

With the proper pretreatment and maintenance, the average water softener will not need its resins replaced in its lifetime ...

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When you look at a U.S. Geological Survey map of where water is hardest, almost all of Arizona is dark red, indicating our state — along with Utah, Colorado, Texas and other places — has some of the ...

: We are from California and just moved into a new house. The problem is that the water in Southern Nevada is different. My skin is dry and itchy right after a shower. I understand that a water ...

Chuck Wight, a chemistry professor at the University of Utah, provides the following explanation: A typical water-softening system removes calcium and magnesium ions from hard water and replaces them ...

Q: We are from California and just moved into a new house. The problem is that the water in Southern Nevada is different. My skin is dry and itchy right after a shower. I understand that a water ...