Water Filtration Industry Blog

Although there's nothing wrong with drinking hard water, you might miss being able to pour yourself a cool, clear glass that isn't thick with calcium and magnesium. Bottled water is an option, of course, but it's a pricey one. Drinking water is a necessity, after all, and the constant purchasing of bottled water can quickly drain your bank account and lead to an overload of empty plastic bottles that you have to deal with.

So what do you do if you want to imitate the best tasting bottled water, without the hassle and the cost of buying it? Well, if you have hard water, you will appreciate these tips in making your tap water taste as good as bottled.

Have you ever wondered what causes dry hair? Did you know that the answer is often the water you use to wash it?

In fact, hard water can impact your health in a number of ways, and the problems can range from merely inconvenient to seriously troublesome. Here are some of the reasons you should have your water tested for softness as soon as possible to reduce the hard water problems on your health.

If you think you might have hard water, there's one question that's pressing on your mind: is hard water bad for you?

The answer is a bit more complicated than you might imagine. Hard water, in and of itself, is not harmful. You can drink it and bathe in it safely. Hard water is simply water with an overabundance of calcium and magnesium, two minerals that are completely safe to ingest.

However, these minerals do sometimes have effects on your home and the products you use with water that can have very negative consequences. Even though hard water is safe to drink, mineral buildup on your appliances and reduced effectiveness of cleaning products could very well be reason enough for you to consider having your water softened. Here are some of the most common problems Floridians can come across when they have hard water.

If you've ever dealt with mineral clogs on your shower head or sediment buildup in your water heater, you know that hard water can be a huge nuisance. But there are other ways hard water can interfere with your life that you might not be familiar with. Did you know that hard water can contribute to skin problems like psoriasis? Or that it can cause your hair to dry out?

Hard water can cause you and your family a lot of problems in ways that you don't expect. Here are some of the more problematic effects of hard water on skin and hair.