The Negative Effects of Hard Water
Skin Irritation Issues
Because washing in hard water will leave soap behind, it causes people’s skin to get dried out and itchy. Mineral deposits left on the body can also suck moisture right out of your skin. The skin condition eczema is fairly common, especially among younger children.
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Can Damage Appliances
This might be the most expensive hard water problem of all. Those scale deposits can wreak havoc on many appliances in your home, from the dishwasher to the hot water heater.
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Laundry Issues
Hard water can have a negative impact on laundry – and once again – it’s all due to the rocky relationship minerals like calcium and magnesium have with soap and detergent. Soap is used to wash away dirt and grime, but when soap doesn’t get rinsed off, it can actually increase soil build up on your clothes.
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Effects Showering & Bathing
minerals cause hard water to react ineffectively with soap. This makes it harder to get a good lather when you bathe. It also makes it more difficult to wash all the soap off your body, leaving a film of soapy residue on your skin. Deposits from hard water can clog up your shower head too. That means weaker water pressure.
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Pipes Can Get Clogged
Showerheads aren’t the only things that can get clogged up thanks to hard water.
It can cause major plumbing issues as well. Scale deposits build up inside your pipes, like plaque inside an artery, constricting the flow of water, eventually leading to backups and the need to call a plumber for help.
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