If you’re tired of cleaning limescale off your faucets, flushing out your coffee machine every other week, or just tasting that mineral flavor in every glass of water, it might be time to look into a water softener. At Horizon Services, we help you enjoy a steady supply of clean, great-tasting, mineral-free water with comprehensive water softener services, including repairs, maintenance, and replacement.
Is Hard Water Affecting Your Home?
Water is considered ‘hard’ when it contains high levels of minerals, most commonly calcium and magnesium. Here in Denver, the water ranges from soft to moderately hard, so while not every home needs a water softener, some areas will definitely benefit from reduced mineral content. While water minerals aren’t harmful to health (they’re actually quite beneficial), they can build up over time, having unwanted effects on appliances and plumbing, and imparting flavors to your water that you might not care for.
Without treatment, hard water can shorten the lifespan of a water heater, washing machine, or dishwasher and may also make stubborn drain clogs more common. This is because mineral buildup accumulates on surfaces in contact with water over time, creating a rougher surface for even more minerals to latch onto. It can form hard, chalky crusts of mineral buildup over time, which is known as limescale. Limescale can clog pipes, build up inside appliances and damage them, and generally cause a never-ending mess around your fixtures.
