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Salt will wash off with water. Try taking some water and a scrub brush to your showerhead.
If that does not do it, try vinegar.
I don't know if silica can make such encrustations. Does your lab water test show high levels of something?
If that does not do it, try vinegar.
I don't know if silica can make such encrustations. Does your lab water test show high levels of something?
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mOmar
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I scrubbed with a wash cloth and some of it does come off. The areas that the build up is greater takes more effort and not all of it comes off.
The only test I've done is to check hardness level and that comes back fine.
Any specific test or test kits that you recommend?
The only test I've done is to check hardness level and that comes back fine.
Any specific test or test kits that you recommend?
Mikey
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Does it taste salty?
I like kit 90 from http://www.karlabs.com/watertestkit/
The Hack 5-B test kit is best for hardness measuring.
ditttohead
Water systems designer, R&D
Silica will do this.
mOmar
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I have no idea. I'm assuming to find the Total Dissolved Solids I would have to get the water tested?
mOmar
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It doesn't seem to taste salty to me.
mOmar
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How does one get rid of silica?
I like kit 90 from http://www.karlabs.com/watertestkit/ for well water. For city water, they may or may not offer similar info. You want to know silica and other stuff.
Shower heads are easy to change.
ditttohead
Water systems designer, R&D
TDS testing is very simple but it will only tell you a little bit. I have to read the test results companies send me every day and the NTLlabs is far and away our preferred testing company to work with.
The well-check is ideal for most people.
Use a chisel and hammer to remove silica.
The well-check is ideal for most people.
Use a chisel and hammer to remove silica.
mOmar
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I am on city water. I will find inquire if they will perform the test for city water.
mOmar
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TDS testing is very simple but it will only tell you a little bit. I have to read the test results companies send me every day and the NTLlabs is far and away our preferred testing company to work with.
The well-check is ideal for most people.
Use a chisel and hammer to remove silica.
LOL! What kind of chisel and hammer do you recommend?
ditttohead
Water systems designer, R&D
http://mcallenpublicutility.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2016-CCR-Reduced.pdf
Very high hardness and tds.
No listing for silica but considering the high tds the buildup does not surprise me.
Very high hardness and tds.
No listing for silica but considering the high tds the buildup does not surprise me.
mOmar
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Whats the recommendation? What would you do? Should I add some other type of filter to run after the water softener?
Spray down surfaces with distilled water after use or wipe dry after use. Maybe get a new showerhead now every year or two.
To take silica out of the water, you could use a whole house reverse osmosis system, but that is expensive and needs to be maintained with expensive membrane and other filter replacement.
https://terrylove.com/forums/index....h-water-spots-on-chrome-fixtures.40393/page-2
Then continue to the next page https://terrylove.com/forums/index....h-water-spots-on-chrome-fixtures.40393/page-3 and see references to Rain-X.
To take silica out of the water, you could use a whole house reverse osmosis system, but that is expensive and needs to be maintained with expensive membrane and other filter replacement.
https://terrylove.com/forums/index....h-water-spots-on-chrome-fixtures.40393/page-2
Then continue to the next page https://terrylove.com/forums/index....h-water-spots-on-chrome-fixtures.40393/page-3 and see references to Rain-X.
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Smooky
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Put white vinegar in a sandwich bag and put it over the shower head. Tie the bag so it want fall off and leave it to soak several hours or overnight.
http://www.themakeyourownzone.com/2011/02/how-to-clean-a-showerhead-with-vinegar-and-glass-block-windows-too.html
http://www.themakeyourownzone.com/2011/02/how-to-clean-a-showerhead-with-vinegar-and-glass-block-windows-too.html
mOmar
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Thanks for all the tips.
So I decided to scrape off a bit of the build up and taste it. Well it does taste like salt.
Will I have salt build up in the water lines thus leading to clogging or does the salt just build up on the bath fixtures.?
So I decided to scrape off a bit of the build up and taste it. Well it does taste like salt.
Will I have salt build up in the water lines thus leading to clogging or does the salt just build up on the bath fixtures.?
Common salt (sodium chloride) will not build up in your pipes.
Salt is not the main thing in your stubborn deposits.
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