Lee_Leses
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I have my plumber coming in soon to replace all the galvanized pipes in the basement with copper. When he's here doing that, we discussed possibly installing a water softener. I'm VERY confused if this is a good idea or not. I read a number of things. I also brushed up a little on distilling water and reverse osmosis systems. I read different types of water could be obviously healthier, or not. I read different types of water could harm the pipes and appliances more, or not. I read I could save some money because softened water is cheaper to heat up and uses less detergent. I read I could get my water tested (city water) to see what treatments I may or may not need. I read it's good to possibly not soften the refrigerator water and kitchen sink water by running a bypass.
The reasons I started thinking about softening are calcium deposits in the toilets and around the tub drain, and also because of all the white nonsense on the dishes in the dish washer.
At this point I'm totally confused! Do I want water softening or not? If I don't obviously I don't have to worry about constantly adding salt. Wow there's a lot to consider! I thought it was just water. LOL
Thanks for any thoughts, I would really appreciate it!
Lee
The reasons I started thinking about softening are calcium deposits in the toilets and around the tub drain, and also because of all the white nonsense on the dishes in the dish washer.
At this point I'm totally confused! Do I want water softening or not? If I don't obviously I don't have to worry about constantly adding salt. Wow there's a lot to consider! I thought it was just water. LOL
Thanks for any thoughts, I would really appreciate it!
Lee