HARDNESS CONTROL

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Written By Mary Ellen

Water that is classified as "hard" contains elevated levels of minerals, primarily calcium, magnesium carbonates, bicarbonates, and sulfates. The hardness of water can lead to a variety of significant issues in your systems, including:

  • Formation of deposits known as scale build-up

  • Restricted water flow in pipes due to scale

  • Reduced heat efficiency in boilers causing equipment to overheat

  • Galvanic corrosion due to the metal-on-metal contact from pipe to water solution

To address the problems associated with hard water, water-softening methods and treatments are often employed. These treatments aim to remove or reduce the minerals responsible for water hardness, improving water quality and mitigating the associated issues in systems and daily use.

Mary Ellen
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