| Do you ever feel like nothing you do when
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| | into the household water supply and
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| you clean works? Do you still feel dirty
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| | filter water as it comes through to
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| when you get out of the shower? Does
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| | remove calcium and magnesium, the most
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| your hair feel dry after you wash it?
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| | common minerals that cause water
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| The problem may not be the soap or
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| | hardness. Softer water means less scale
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| detergents you are using. Your problem
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| | and soap scum buildup.Home water softener
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| might be hard water.The term, ""hard
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| | systems typically consist of a brine tank
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| water,"" refers to water with a high
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| | and the filter. These systems are also
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| mineral content. The most common minerals
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| | equipped with a meter to indicate when
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| that cause water hardness are calcium and
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| | the sodium needs to be recharged.As water
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| magnesium. When these minerals end up in
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| | moves through the machine, calcium or
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| a household's water supply household
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| | magnesium ions change places with
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| pipes become clogged and appliance
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| | ""softer"" ions as they pass through the
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| efficiency is reduced.Water test kits are
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| | filter. The calcium or magnesium ions
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| available at pool suppliers or from
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| | stay behind, and water continues through
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| establishments that sell water softener
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| | the pipes, softened by salt. When the
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| systems. Water hardness, or how much of
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| | water softener is depleted, it is
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| a mineral is present in water, is
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| | recharged by being flushed with brine.
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| measured in grains per gallon (GPG),
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| | This drives off the calcium or magnesium
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| parts per million (PPM), or milligrams
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| | ions, replacing them with sodium ions.At
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| per liter (MG/L). Water up to 1 GPG is
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| | $400 to $1,200 each, plus $5 to $7 per
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| considered soft, water from 1 to 3.5 GPG
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| | bag of salt, water softener systems may
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| is considered moderate, and water from
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| | seem pricey, but surely less time spent
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| 3.5 to 7 GPG is hard water.Home water
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| | cleaning would be worth such a price.
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| softener systems are machines that tap
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