Water becomes hard due to some natural processes. When it comes to rainwater, it starts from the soft water. When it seeps down and passes through the rivers and lakes, it passes through the rocks, limestone and gypsum, etc. From there, it dissolves some minerals, i.e., calcium and magnesium and salts in it and becomes hard. The same is in the case of Canadian areas.
Hard water disturbs your health and your household appliances. It is your need to soften it to reduce the problems arising from it.
Oaks Wellness Water offers an Under Sink Water Softener to soften the drinking water, as well as a Whole House Water Softener to provide you with soft water for all the household chores. These systems give you a lot of benefits that are really worthy for you and provide you with the best experience.
Why Hard Water is a Problem
Canadian Water is unclean and impure due to larger quantities of calcium and magnesium in it, which makes it harder and shows common signs in homes.
The common signs of Hard Water include the white scales on the tiles, dishes, in water pipes and household appliances, i.e., water heaters and dishwashers, etc. Besides these, it also affects human health to some extent and causes dry skin, frizzy and rough hair.
What is a Water Softener?
To resolve the problem of Hard Water, you may install a system called a water softener system that removes extra minerals by using the ion exchange method or removes them physically through its filtration membranes.
Oaks Wellness Water offers two types of Water Softener:
Top Benefits of a Water Softener
Installing a water softener really gives you a lot of benefits to improve your everyday experience and comfort. Hard water may not disturb your health, but it disturbs your skin, hair, plumbing system and appliances. But a water softener solves your problems by providing the following benefits:
1. Healthier Skin and Hair
Hard water may cause dry skin, frizzy and rough hair. It is because the hard water leaves soap and shampoo residues on the skin and hair.
The soft water makes better soap and shampoo lather, removes it from skin and hair, and reduces dryness on skin and frizziness. It improves moisture retention on the skin. For sensitive skin conditions like eczema, soft water gives relief.
2. Easier Household Cleaning
Hard water makes less soap and detergents lather and leave soap scum and lime scales in sinks, tubs, water pipes, and dishes.
A water softener provides you with soft water to make your household cleaning more easily by reducing cleaning time and effort. It will give you a cleaner home and households for a better experience.
3. Protection for Plumbing and Home Appliances
Hard water is a problem for plumbing and home appliances, as it causes scale buildup in pipes and appliances using water. It reduces the lifespan of appliances and causes you to disturb your budget due to their maintenance costs and replacing them again and again.
The soft water reduces the scale buildup in water pipes and extends the lifespan of water heaters, washing machines, and dishwaters etc. Besides extending their lifespan, it also improves their efficiency and performance.
4. Lower Energy and Utility Costs
In colder Canadian homes, a water heater is one of the necessary home appliances. The scales in the water heater caused by Hard Water may act as an insulator between the water and the heating source, and it requires more energy to attain the desired temperature. It will obviously increase utility costs.
On the other hand, soft water has no minerals in it that interfere with the heat transfer. As a result, it provides faster heating and reduces energy waste caused by scale buildup.
5. Cleaner, Brighter, Softer Laundry
Hard water does not clean clothes in a better way and leaves soap scum in the fibers, making the fabric more stiff and scratchy. It not only affects the look of clothes but also destroys them by breaking down their fabric more quickly.
Soft water gives an instant benefit in soap cost as it makes better lather and reduces its usage. It cleans clothes in a better way, giving brighter colors and whiter white cloths, bedding, and towels. It reduces fabric damage over time and gives long-lasting benefits.
6. Reduced Spending on Soaps and Cleaning Products
Hard water reduces the efficiency of soaps and other cleaning products by reducing their ability to make lather. In this way, to make more lather, you require cleaning products in more quantity that disturbs your budget.
Soft water increases the effectiveness of soap, shampoo, detergents and dish soap, and as a result, you need fewer cleaning products that benefits you for long-term household cost savings.
7. Improved Water Taste and Feel
Hard water gives a metallic and heavy taste and a bad water feel experience while bathing.
A water softener removes all types of extra minerals from water, providing you with the best taste and smooth, silky water feel while bathing and hand washing.
8. Environmental Benefits
Hard water forces you to use bottled water for drinking purposes that increases plastic waste. On the other hand, it decreases the lifespan of appliances, a lifespan that causes more landfill waste and affects the environment.
A water softener provides you with clean water for drinking purposes, as well as increases the life span of the appliance by preventing the buildup of scales in it. As a result, it reduces plastic waste and landfill waste to make the environment clean by giving long-term advantages.
Water Softener vs. Water Filtration
Water softening never means water filtration.
If the available water is just hard due to having hardness minerals in it, a water softener system is enough to provide you with cleaner and purer water. If the available water has contaminants like pesticides, bacteria, viruses, microplastic other than an extra amount of calcium and magnesium, you need a water filtration system along with a water softener.
It is recommended to test your water and choose the best system according to your needs. Install an Oaks Whole House Water Filter that provides you with water softening and water filtration in one system. If you need clean and hotel-quality water only for drinking and cooking purposes, you may choose the Oaks RO system along with a softener.
Who Benefits Most from a Water Softener?
Everyone benefits from a water softener, but some specific homes get more benefits than others.
The homes with hard water with expensive appliances get the benefits of a water softener for the long term. Besides this, a family with skin-sensitive people also gets benefits that are more precious than all the other things.
Choosing the Right Water Softener for Your Home
To choose the right water softener for your home, the first step you need to take is to test your water by using the DIY method or by sending it to a laboratory. If the available water is just hard, you need to install a water softener. On the other hand, if it has other contaminants too, you should choose a combination of softener and filtration.
After knowing the hardness level and contaminants present in available water, estimate your household size and your water usage. After considering all the factors, choose the best system according to your choice.
It is recommended to seek help from Oaks Wellness Water for the best recommendation according to your needs.
Conclusion
For Canadian Households, Hard Water is a major problem that not only disturbs human health, skin and hair but also affects the efficiency of appliances. A water softener is the best solution to solve all these problems that could provide you with comfort and the best experience with your expensive appliances.
If you want to get rid of hard water and benefit from the water softener, contact Oaks Wellness Water for a professional consultation and install a best tailored system according to your needs after water testing.
