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mardi 9 septembre 2014

The Purpose Of Water Softeners

By Linda Ruiz


Water is basically a very significant commodity in your day to day living. Basically, people will not be able to survive without it. This concept is basically the only concern of people before. To put it more clearly, the need is the only thing regarded before. But then come the modern era, there is another thing other than need which is held in high esteem, and it is comfort and convenience.

Actually, before, as long as there is water, there is no need for more designs. After all, things can be done whether or not it tastes good or feels soft. The only matter that is regarded is whether or not it is clean. But that kind of ideology is no longer the case nowadays. With that, water softeners have been created.

Basically, due to the quality of living in this era, the old practices and ideologies have already been left and the new ones have been accommodated. That is why if you notice, these days, there has been a high regard for the feeling of comfort and convenience. And speaking of which, you can say that the change was triggered by the change in the norms.

Speaking of this, you might ask yourself how H2O can be identified as soft or hard when in the first place, it cannot be touched. Of course, merely feeling the substance will not be able to make you conclude anything about its hardness or softness since it is a liquid. But actually, when you speak of the hardness of the H2O, it is about the substances contained in it.

Speaking of which, you can call an H2O hard if it has lots of calcium, maganesium, and mineral content. Basically, since they come from the underground, they would be able to acquire the said elements from its sources which are the rocks and the soil. And in order to measure the hardness, the measurement scale is set in milligrams per liter as well as per gallon.

Now, you might be confused why such elements are not good when they are basically helpful to humans. The answer to this is basically because given the modern standards of today, such elements should be kept at a desired and profitable range. Or if not, it will cause some negative effects.

On of those is that dissolved calcium and magnesium can precipitate out of hard H2O as a scale which then builds up in the insides of pipes, tea kettles, heaters, coffee makers, as well as industrial machinery. Speaking of scales, it reduces flow through pipes and then becomes a poor conductor of heat which makes pipes clog eventually.

Aside from that, hard H2O can also reduce the ability of a soap to lather whether in the sink, shower, dishwasher, or washing machine. With that, it reacts with soap in a way which produces a sticky scum. But then worry not, because you can actually combat the situation in various ways.

So to speak, you can avail of filtration by distillation. Or if not, you can avail reverse osmosis. Other than that, you can as well add some chemical softeners into the H2O such as washing soda or powdered borax. Basically, filtration can improve the taste of your water. On the other hand, you can also avail of descaling as an alternative.




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