Eventually, he discovered the problem wasn’t bad water heaters or plumbers, but it was the lack of a water softener in his house. His wife complained that there were calcium deposits everywhere, including the washing machine, the faucets, the toilets, and the shower walls. She also said her dishwasher left all her glasses and dishes white with calcium deposits and their clothes quickly got dingy in the washing machine. On top of that, she complained that her skin and hair were extremely dry, no matter which products she used.
All this was solved by installing a water softener.
Texas is well known for its hard water. Our skin and hair do seem to dry out quickly if we use only hard water in our baths and shampoos, in spite of the lovely humidity our climate provides. But there are people who believe that when a water softener uses salt to remove hard particles like calcium and magnesium from their hard water, drinking this water can be bad for our health.
In reality the salt used to soften an eight-ounce glass of water is minuscule compared to what’s found in a baloney sandwich. But there is a way to get around having any salt in your drinking water—that’s simply to not hook up the water softener to your cold water line.
Contact Paul the Plumber for further advice on the advantages of a water softener.