Complete Protection For Your Home & Family
You’ll notice a big difference in every part of your home with a
Help Dry Skin and Hair
Use less shampoo and conditioner. Enjoy healthier and softer skin and hair with softened, chlorine free water. Chlorine is a strong compound that chemically bonds with protein in our hair and skin, often resulting in dry, brittle, dull looking hair and flaky, itchy skin.
Stop Discoloration and Staining
Softened water eliminates plugged shower- heads, aerators and stains from hard water and significantly reduces rust colored stains from iron. The
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Reduce Energy Costs
Softened water maintains the Energy Star ratings on your water heater by prevent- ing rock like scale
Soft Water Benefits Study
Dishwasher Study Findings
•Detergent savings of up to 70% with soft water as compared to hard water.
•Depending on the soil, hardness reduction was found to be up to 12 times more effective at soil removal than increasing detergent dose.
•Hardness reduction was 6 times more effective at reducing spotting and twice as effective at reducing filming as increasing detergent use.
Laundry Study Findings
•Stain removal performance increases dramatically when hardness is removed even when dose and temperature are also lowered.
•Softening the water will allow use of less detergent and will also save energy by lowering water temperatures, while still maintaining or improving performance.
Softened Water Benefits
•Gas Storage Tank Water Heaters
–Gas storage tank household water heaters operated on softened water maintained the original factor efficiency rating over a 15 year lifetime.
–Each 5 grains of water hardness causes an 8% loss in efficiency and an 8% increase in cost for using 100 gallons of hot water per day on 30gpg hard water. That’s 48% less efficient than softened water.
Protect Plumbing, Appliances & Fixtures
Softened, chlorine free water extends the life and significantly reduces the repair costs as a result of hard and/or chlorinated water. Chlo- rine oxidation turns rubber seals in faucets and water closets into mush. Your faucets and showerheads will last much longer and your dishes and clothes will be cleaner.
•Tankless Water Heaters
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–Softened water saves 40% of operating costs compared to operating on 20 gpg of hard water and saves 57% when operating on 30 gpg of hard water.
•Electric Water Heaters
–Each 5 gpg of water hardness causes 0.4 pounds of scale accumulation each year in electric storage tank household water heaters.
–Up to 30 pounds of calcium carbonate
•Carbon Footprint
–The carbon footprint increases 18% for gas storage tank water heaters when operated on 26 gpg hard water for 15 years as compared to the same operation on 0 gpg hard water
•Showerheads and Fixtures
–Showerheads with soft water maintained a brilliant luster and full flow, and performed nearly as well throughout the study as the day they were installed.
–Showerheads on hard water lost 75% of the flow rate in less than 18 months.
The detergent savings studies were conducted by the independent testing firm Scientific Services S/D, Inc. of New York and the softened water benefit studies were conducted by the Battelle Memorial Institute, a
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