If you don’t have a water softening unit as part of your household plumbing system yet, we here at Five Star Plumbing would like to list seven advantages of softening your household water supply. Why? Because we care about our customers and want them to reap the benefits of plumbing. Yep! Plumbing has benefits, and here are the advantages of soft water in your home.
Cleaner Surfaces with Soft Water
Soft water systems remove the minerals found in hard water that stain your bathtubs, showers, sinks, windows, and another fiberglass, glass, and mirrored surfaces. You’ll notice a difference in your clean cars, flatware, silverware, and even your glassware.
Softer Skin
Soft skin and shiny, smooth hair are also a benefit of a water softening system. Minerals in hard water deposit on your skin and hair, too, not just your bathroom surfaces. People with water softening systems enjoy softer skin and more manageable hair.
Easier Housecleaning
Imagine never having to scrub away hard water stains again. Imagine never having to soak your faucet heads in vinegar and baking soda ever again. This, alone, convinces many of our customers to get a water softening unit. Housecleaning is much easier.
Better Lather
You’ll save elbow grease when you clean your bathrooms and kitchen and money when you clean yourself. Soft water lathers body washes, shampoos, and soaps better than hard water does, meaning you’ll use less each time you clean.
Cleaner Laundry, Too
What happens with your toiletries, hair, and skin also happen in the washing machine. Clothes washed in soft water are softer, cleaner, and stay whiter longer. Hard water causes the dingy gray that your whites turn, and it also wears down your fabrics quicker.
Soft Water Extends Appliance Life
Any household appliance that uses water, your coffee machine, dishwasher, ice maker, washing machine, water heater, etc., will last longer with soft water. This is because minerals do not build up in these machines with a water softener.
Extends Plumbing Life
The same holds for your household plumbing. Water softeners filter out hard water minerals and prevent these minerals from building up inside your plumbing pipes. No more scale sticking to the pipe walls and clogging them.
Five Star Plumbing in San Antonio, TX, installs and maintains water softening systems. We’d be happy to give you an estimate for a water softener for your home.
