Why water softeners? Well, water quality differs a lot from one place to another. For instance, the quality of water from a municipal source is different from the quality of water from your private well. However, one thing both of these sources have in common is that they tend to be full of hard minerals.
This is just one of the many good reasons to soften the water in your home. Especially as hard water causes problems by depositing hard minerals in your plumbing. Not to mention your skin and hair, while also making it more difficult to clean your home. Soft water, on the other hand makes it easy to lather soap. It also prevents difficult to remove limescale from appearing in your home.
Water softeners are one of the few guaranteed ways to generate soft water and stop limescale. It does this by removing hard minerals with salt. Hard minerals like magnesium and calcium.
But be careful because not all water softener systems are made equal.
Learn how to choose the right one, how much it will cost, how to install it correctly as well as maintain water softener devices.
Common Water Softener Buying Mistakes To AVOID Avoid the mistake of opting for the cheapest water softener that may not meet your needs. The smaller, more affordable softeners are suitable for homes with 1-2 bathrooms and moderate daily water use. If you have a larger family or a home with higher water usage, it’s wise…
Why I NO Longer Recommend Pentair Fleck Softeners. As a huge fan of Fleck softeners over many years, this is very difficult for me but I am no longer recommending Fleck. Here are my reasons: A Fleck softener does NOT filter. This means that although you get soft water, it will be full of contaminants….
Here is Why I No Longer Recommend Fleck-Style Softeners Like Rayne. The original version of this article recommended Rayne water softener as it’s a similar product to Fleck and had a good reputation with its customers. I still think Rayne is a great standalone softener but I am no longer recommending it for the following…
Why do you need a water softening system when rain is naturally soft? Because soft water from the rain becomes hard once it goes through the geological composition of our landscape. Hard water is common throughout the US and other places like the United Kingdom. This can lead to problems such as ineffective cleaning and…
Why You Should *NOT* Buy Fleck. As a huge fan of Fleck softeners over many years, this is very difficult for me but I am no longer recommending Fleck. Here are my reasons: Many people have sent me messages of complaints about ABCWaters as a business. See examples of this in the comments below. A…
Reasons to NOT Buy A Clack Water Softener Clack water softeners do NOT filter. Neither the Clack WS1 series or the WS3 duplex machines provide any sort of water filtration. Clack machines only treat hard water and will do nothing for any contaminants, bacteria, fluoride, heavy metals or viruses in your water. This means you…
Before getting into this water softener buyers guide let’s answer a more basic question: “What Is A Water Softener?” A water softener is a device that you install in your home that removes hard minerals from your water. “Hard minerals” are typically things like calcium and magnesium. These minerals and ions are naturally absorbed by…
Is It Safe To Drink Hard Water? Is hard water safe to drink? Technically, yes. Consuming small amounts of magnesium and calcium should not cause you any harm. Especially if the rest of the water is clean and free of any harmful contaminants. The real issue of “hardness” is the effect and nuisance it causes…
This article is my unbiased review of the best water softener systems. It will point out everything you need to know when considering a water softener. This will include a consideration of how they work, the different types of softener systems (e.g. dual-tanks softeners, salt-free etc) and why you need one. Water softeners (often misspelled…
When water contains high levels of mineral ions like calcium and magnesium, it becomes “hard”. Hard water is the reason for limescale around your taps, sink and could be the very thing ruining your home appliances. Hard water can also increase the waters’ incompatibility with soap. The result of this is dry hair, skin and…
Problems With Nuvo H2O The first issue is that it does not soften water because it does not use salt. Instead it descales your pipes and “conditions” your water to give you water that is “less hard”. If you have severe hard water issues consider getting a standard softener which is one of the best…
Here is Why You Should Not Buy A Fleck Softener (2023 Update). In the first draft of this article I recommended Fleck and in many ways, I still recommend it as a good standalone softener. However, I am no longer recommending Fleck and here is why: Most people don’t understand that a Fleck softener does…