Reverse Osmosis VS. Water Softener: Which One Do I Need?

Signs You’ll Want a Water Softener

Hard water is probably the most common water issue. Hard water contains too much calcium and magnesium, which turns into a chalky deposit on your dishes, sinks, showers, and bathtubs. It also causes scale buildup in your pipes and fading in your clothes. In more serious cases, hard water will even dry out your hair and skin. If you experience enough water hardness to see signs of it, you’ll definitely benefit from getting a water softener for whole house. A water softener uses a tank with a resin bed to pull those pesky minerals out of your water, replacing them with harmless and tasteless sodium ions. 

Aside from the symptoms we mentioned above, there are others to look out for. If you notice your water pressure gradually decreasing, that might mean you have hard water. Specifically, it means you’ve had hard water long enough for it to create a scale deposit inside your pipes, which messes with water flow. That same scale buildup might cause your heating to work harder and your electrical bills to go up. Lastly, you might notice that it’s a nightmare to clean soap scum off the shower every week.