Anyone living in New Mexico knows we’re notorious for having hard water. Just comes with the territory. Some parts of the state have harder water than others, like Placitas, Rio Rancho, and Corrales.
What does it mean to have hard water? It’s the excessive presence of calcium and magnesium in water. The kicker about these two minerals is that they naturally occur in water. Hard water is formed when water travels through deposits of limestone, chalk, or gypsum, composed mainly of calcium and magnesium carbonates, bicarbonates, and sulfates. A couple of ways to know if you have hard water in your home is if your skin is drier than usual or if you see water spots on your shower door or dishes.
Consider A Water Softener
An option to consider for your home is getting a water softener. When properly installed by a licensed plumber, water softeners remove the magnesium, calcium, and other minerals from the water and replace them with sodium or potassium. This makes your water “softer,” your skin less dry, and your glasses and shower doors free of water spots.
I’m going to digress for a moment. My new house used to have a water softener before I closed on it. The seller decided she would take it with her to her new house. It was a bummer for me, but then I realized that if I wanted a water softener in my home, I happened to work at a company that could help with that. Plus, I figured I could go a little longer if I made it this far in my life without one. It’s on my list of things to add to the house. The water spots are quickly developing on my shower door, and those suckers are hard to get off.
When I started working for Albuquerque Plumbing Heating & Cooling, I learned that a water test was necessary before installing a water softener. Why? Not all water softeners are appropriate for all houses or neighborhoods. Remember that part about some areas having harder water than others? This is precisely why a water test is done – to see which kind of water softener will work best with your home and what kind of softener you need.
Contact Our Water Softener Experts
If you’re interested in this, call Albuquerque Plumbing Heating & Cooling to request a water test and an estimate for the water softener best suited for your home. It’s definitely an investment that will help prolong the life of your home’s plumbing. Talk about a perk!
We offer water softener and filtration services in the following locations:
- Albuquerque water filtration
- Bosque Farms water filtration
- Corrales water filtration
- Los Ranchos water filtration
- Placitas water filtration
- Rio Rancho water filtration
Not around here? Well, check out the 5-star Denver heater services our friends offer at Brothers Plumbing Heating Electric!