Water Softener Solutions
A water softener will greatly improve your water quality if you have higher levels of the hard water minerals magnesium & calcium, iron or manganese in your Highland, Michigan water supply. Moreover, dissolved forms of these contaminants can be removed with a water softener. Additionally, particulate forms can be removed with a properly sized sediment filter. There are different types of water softeners and sediment filters recommended based on water test results, estimated volume usage and other considerations
High Efficiency Water Softener
Although the EPA has no published limits on calcium and magnesium, these minerals can have devastating affects on your home’s plumbing and ability to clean. Clothes can look dingy and feel rough and scratchy. Also, dishes and glasses get spotted and a film may build up on shower doors, bathtubs, sinks and faucets. Washing your hair in hard water may leave it feeling sticky and dull. Importantly, scale can build-up in pipes while lowering water pressure throughout the house. The EPA maximum allowable levels for iron as a secondary contaminant is .3 parts per million and for manganese is .05 parts per million. Small amounts of these minerals can have very noticeable, even devastating affects on your home’s water quality.
Hard water chart above for comparison to your test results
OTHER AFFECTS OF HARD WATER
Hard water scale can build up inside hot water heaters, insulating the temperature sensor inside the tank and creating extra work to bring the temperature up to the set level. Consequently, this will reduce the life of your hot water heater and likely require early replacement. Also, there is the potential for corrosion inside pipes. You may see staining throughout the home’s showers, bathtubs, and sinks. Hot water heaters may fail way ahead of their normal useful life. For more information on hard water, see the link at usgs.gov/edu/hardness.html.
A water softener is effective in removing dissolved forms of iron, manganese and hardness minerals (magnesium & calcium). However, Particulate forms of these minerals will need a sediment filter for removal.
Iron Staining in Washer
In following, for information on the Highland, MI drinking water quality, seehttps://www.oakgov.com/government/water-resources-commissioner/drinking-water/community-info/highland-twp
Reynolds Water Conditioning has been installing and servicing water softening and filtration systems since 1931. Each system is tailored to meet the specific needs of each homeowner or business owner. To reach us, call 800-572-9575 or email us at greatwater@reynoldswater.com.
