Most UK household don’t realise how much hard water is quietly costing them every year.
Limescale build up (on everything from your kitchen tap to the inside of your radiators!), damage to large appliances such as boilers and washing machines, stiff laundry with fading colours; hard water really does affect everything it touches!
Dry skin and hair are common complaints in hard water areas, too; it’s not only our homes that are affected, but the people in them too!
Hard water is hard to live with
Hard water is not easy to live with. We become all too accustomed to limescale build up – just look at your taps, kettles or shower head – and the accompanying rigmarole of cleaning and descaling. As well as being a time thief (something we all could use more of), hard water is expensive!
Because soaps and cleaning products don’t lather properly with hard water, you need to use much more than you would with soft water. Appliances are also impacted; the efficiency and lifespan of (to name a couple of examples) boilers and washing machines are lowered and shortened by limescale build up over time.
This all adds up. Aside from the risk of large expenses resulting from something failing and needing replacement due to long term limescale build up, such as your boiler, the day-to-day expenses of hard water are much higher than many realise. Notably, the (up to 40%) increase on energy bills is a reality of hard water. With hard water, your appliances are working that much harder to heat water.
Soft water - a permanent solution
All of this changes with a water softener. Limescale-free surfaces, taps, showerheads and kettles mean no more precious time spent descaling! Cleaning is so much easier, and your clothes will also feel softer and last much longer.
The peace of mind from having those large appliances protected is something that you can’t put a price on, while the savings on energy costs is something you definitely can!
Quality of life is also in the forefront of our minds when we soften your water. Beautifully softened water will run through your shower and bath taps, protecting your skin and hair. And that’s not only way that treated water can benefit your health – a drinking water filtration system is the ideal companion to your water softener.
Filtration is the ideal companion to softening
Softening and filtration are two different things – a softener will completely remove all hardness from water, whilst a filtration system will then go on to remove unwanted tastes, odours, and contaminants such as chemicals and bacteria from the water you use to drink and to cook with. Using a range of filtration media including Reverse Osmosis, we can bring beautifully pure and great tasting water to your kitchen tap.
Many households choose a water system that will deliver results all around the home. The first step towards bringing wonderful water to your home is to talk to an expert and find out which system is best for you and your home.
The solution is only a click away
If you’re noticing signs of hard water, the solution is often simpler than people expect. For further advice, the Pure Water People are here to help.
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