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Life is tough enough without hard water. If you don’t know how hard water may be affecting you, you need to read this article. Your skin, your dishes, and your entire family will thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is hard water? How is it affecting your life? And the life of your household? Is your water hard? How do you know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding hard water, its effects, and your options for dealing with it can literally change your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Exactly Is Hard Water?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In its simplest terms, water is considered \u201chard\u201d when it has a high mineral level<\/a>. As water naturally travels through the earth, it can pass a lot of calcium or magnesium carbonates, such as limestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this is in some sense natural, it still poses practical and sometimes serious risks. Remember, water his H20. Anything more than two hydrogens and one oxygen atom is something beyond water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Industrial organizations face breakdowns in water cooling or heating systems. In our home, the wrong contaminants can be bad for our bodies. While minerals are not typically bad for you, they can bring bacteria with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water can even pick up contaminants in your home when they travel through corroded pipes. Well water is typically considered hard water. In fact, 85 percent of homes in the United States have hard water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am I One of Them? Try The  Bathtub Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We will discuss ways to test your water, but there are some practical ways to always keep your eyes (and other senses) open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Does your bath water smell funny? Water does not stink, so an odor indicates something extra in the water. Sometimes water has a \u201crotting\u201d smell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other times you can taste it – not your bathwater of course. You may taste something metallic or even sour. If it reminds you of when you got a mouth full of dirt as a kid, it may, in fact, be dirt or other sediments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No one likes to drink water with a funky smell or flavor. But that’s just the beginning of your problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Ring around the tub? A red ring around the tub or other red stains on dishes, etc., may mean there is too much iron in your water. Such stains do not remove easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Speaking of bathing, be alert in the tub. Hard water is not a friend of soap. Do you ever feel like you cannot get all the soap rinsed off after a bath or shower? That is a clue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard water can also damage your showerhead and affect water pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. You’re Constantly Cleaning Up Soap ScumIf it is not a ring in the tub, it might be soap scum. When the H20 evaporates, the \u201cextras\u201d are left behind. Be on the lookout for white spots or soap scum in the tub, on the shower curtain, or on dishes that might actually be calcium stains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another clue is if you simply have to clean the bathroom more often than you should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. How quickly does your bath water drain? Slowly draining pipes may be the result of clogging, and clogging may be the result of hard water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As sediments accumulate inside your pipes, they narrow the flow of water. Plumbers are not cheap, so be on the lookout for any patterns of clogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. As the water drains and you begin to dry, how does your towel feel? How long are your towels lasting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hard water and soap not only battle in the tub, but they disagree in the washing machine too. So look at that freshly washed bath towel. Is it keeping its feel and color? Does it have an enduring life expectancy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, just as iron can leave a ring in your tub, it may also stain your bath towel or other clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. How does your skin feel after the bath? Just as soap scum may be left behind on the shower curtain, it can also be left behind on your skin. Irritating!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know your body. Itching, scratching, and eczema may or may not be the result of hard water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8. What is the lifetime of your bathroom faucet? Or your showerhead? As sediments deposit, they can wreak havoc on items as simple as your faucets to expensive appliances such as your hot water tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you afford another washing machine and\/or dishwasher as you read this article? Be alert to these things in your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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