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Water softeners are a necessity in San Antonio, South Texas and the Hill Country. Most home owners would choose a pre-plumbed house for water softener installation and almost all water softeners in the city are installed in the garage. Water softener installation in this case can be done in a few hours. If the house has not been pre-plumbed for a softener, then you’ll have to go through the process of a retrofit installation. In many cases this means piping of running water to the yard where you do not need hard water. Typically you’ll have two sets of bibs on the outside, one with hard water that comes from a bypass and another set of bibs that are the originals but now put out softened water. The soften water bibs are great for car and window washing and the hard water bibs are better for grass and plant watering where you wouldn’t want softened water. This whole process can be done within a single day in most of the cases.

Issues if There is no Water Softener in San Antonio

The San Antonio, south Texas, and Hill Country areas have very hard water. Hard water can make the water heater and plumbing fixtures get ruined over a period of time. Hard water can also cause interference with all kinds of cleaning. You may find that the cleaners are not removing all the grim and dirt from the floor or from clothes. You’ll have to use more sopa and detergent wtih hard water. The glassware and dishes that are washed in the dishwashers using hard water can result in spots and film. Hard water can also cause scum on bathtubs, walls and shower doors made out of glass. Soaps can combine with the magnesium and calcium in the hard water to form soap scum. Soap scum can be hard to remove from appliances and sinks. Furthermore, the magnesium and calcium carbonate that are present when hard water is heated can form scales in water heater, this will shorten the life of your water heater. These build up can slow down the heating process, thus costing you more in time and energy.

Benefits of Using Water Softeners

When you install a water softener in your home you’ll notice differences within a few hours. The water will feel slippery and you’ll notice that just with a little soap you’ll get a great lather with lots of bubbles. You’ll use less soap when performing regular cleaning of clothes, floors or dishes. Your plumbing will also stop suffering the devestating effects of calcium build up. Over time appliances will recuperate and some of the build up can disappear. A water softener combined wtih an under-sink or whole house reverse osmosis unit will give you soft and great tasting water, that is water with not taste. Your coffe maker will also thank you for using soft water and beverages that are water based will not have tastes that aren’t part of the mixes. Overall you’ll realize that the water you’ll be using in the future will be better for both you, your family and your house.