Water Softeners

“Hard water” is water that contains a lot of minerals such as magnesium, and calcium. Most municipal and city water systems that draw their water supply from groundwater get these substances from surrounding rock and soil. Hard water does not only have an after taste, it is also bad for the hair and skin. It is very damaging to plumbing fixtures, drainage pipes and other household appliances and devices as well. The best way to “soften” water is with the use of a water softener.

If you need a water softener or you want your water softener cleaned or repaired, then Rooter-Man can help you. Rooter-Man is a full-service Plumbing and Drainage Cleaning Company that offers water softener installation, cleaning and repair.

Why is there a need for water softeners?

Hard water causes a lot of problems including:

• Dissolved minerals such as calcium and magnesium in hard water forms scales that buildup or accumulate on the insides of water and drainage pipes, coffee makers, water and tea kettles and water heaters. Scales are a very poor heat conductor. This will result in an increase in your power bill and may even damage your water heater. Scale buildup lessens the flow of water along the pipes and may eventually cause pipes to be completely clogged.
• Hard water is bad for the hair and skin
• Hard water lessens soap and detergents ability to lather making simple household chores such as dishwashing and doing laundry very difficult and sometimes virtually impossible
• Hard water reacts with soaps and detergents to form a sticky scum that is difficult to remove and could harm household appliances and devices such as the dishwasher, washing machine, sinks and bathtubs.

How water softeners work

Hard water is softened by getting rid of its magnesium and calcium content. Water softeners are the most effective yet the least costly way to remove the harmful minerals from hard water. A water softener usually comes in a tank filled with a water softening system that consists of negatively charged resin or polystyrene beads which are bonded to positively charged sodium ions. When hard water passes through the resin or beads, the sodium ions switch places with the hard magnesium and calcium ions so that what flows out of the system to your home is the softened water with the softer sodium ions. Sodium does not react negatively with soap nor does it do damage to pipes.

What a Rooter-Man installed water softener can do for you

Rooter-Man has 40 years of plumbing experience and expertise to install a water softener in your home in the fastest, most efficient and cost effective way. The advantages of a Rooter-Man installed water softener are:

• Improve your quality of life
  Soft water will eliminate, or at the very least, lessen the build-up of scum in your bathtub, shower, sink, and other household fixtures and devices making it easier to clean. You will also enjoy the softer feel of your skin and fabrics – clothes, bed linens, towels, washed in soft water.
• Savings
  Having a Rooter-Man installed water softener will save you on soaps and detergents, water and energy bill, repair cost of dishwasher, washing machine and other appliances and the costly repair, de-clogging and/or replacement of water and drain pipes.

Call us at Rooter-Man if you need a water softener installed in your home by friendly, skilled and trained technicians and we will do it fast and efficiently at a reasonable price.