We just bought and moved into a new home. Our old home had a water softener but the home inspector for our new home said we didn't need one. The hardness tested at ten grains. I guess the inspector might be correct, but my hair is a mess and my skin itches. Could I need a water softener?
First I would like to point out that many home inspectors have a bias against water softeners. Second, there are different degrees of needing a water softener. The federal EPA does not have a limit set on how hard water can be and still be considered potable. Therefore, needing a water softener by EPA standards is not the case here and your home inspector is correct. If you had dissolved manganese and iron in your water and needed to reduce those, then a need for a water softener would be correct.
The question here is whether you would benefit from installing a water softener. The answer is yes.
Your hair is currently being coated with a combination of dissolved rock (water hardness) and shampoo that has combined to create what we call curd. It doesn't rinse completely off and will make your hair hard, brittle, and unmanageable. Your skin's pores are being clogged with a curd that includes dissolved rock and soap and the natural oil that is supposed to be secreted by your pores is now trapped, causing your skin to be dry and itchy.
Soft water prevents these curds from developing and allows shampoo and soap to completely rinse off. Your hair will be manageable and your skin will no longer itch.
See my website at www.cleanwaterman.com
First I would like to point out that many home inspectors have a bias against water softeners. Second, there are different degrees of needing a water softener. The federal EPA does not have a limit set on how hard water can be and still be considered potable. Therefore, needing a water softener by EPA standards is not the case here and your home inspector is correct. If you had dissolved manganese and iron in your water and needed to reduce those, then a need for a water softener would be correct.
The question here is whether you would benefit from installing a water softener. The answer is yes.
Your hair is currently being coated with a combination of dissolved rock (water hardness) and shampoo that has combined to create what we call curd. It doesn't rinse completely off and will make your hair hard, brittle, and unmanageable. Your skin's pores are being clogged with a curd that includes dissolved rock and soap and the natural oil that is supposed to be secreted by your pores is now trapped, causing your skin to be dry and itchy.
Soft water prevents these curds from developing and allows shampoo and soap to completely rinse off. Your hair will be manageable and your skin will no longer itch.
See my website at www.cleanwaterman.com
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