{"id":455,"date":"2019-06-03T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/?p=455"},"modified":"2019-05-29T20:29:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T00:29:49","slug":"hard-water-how-affects-home-how-to-get-rid-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/hard-water-how-affects-home-how-to-get-rid-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Water: How it Affects Your Home and How to Get Rid of It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/iStock-589943756_600x600.jpg\" alt=\"gas-water-heater-infographic\" data-id=\"456\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=456\" class=\"wp-image-456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/iStock-589943756_600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/iStock-589943756_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/iStock-589943756_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Is your water giving you a hard time? Hard water is one of those issues that can cause a myriad of problems in your home. Solving your hard water issues can improve the quality of your home, personal comfort, and plumbing quality. If you\u2019re ready to alleviate your home of hard water issues, make sure that you contact a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/service-areas\/butler-hvac-plumbing-electrical\" target=\"_blank\">plumber in Butler County, PA<\/a> from our team. We\u2019re a responsible group of technicians that can get the job done right the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Hard Water?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So\u2026 what\u2019s hard water? \u201cHard water\u201d is a term you\u2019ve\nprobably heard thrown around a lot. It\u2019s not too hard to understand what this\nword means via context but it\u2019s always a good idea to take a step back and make\nsure that you <em>really <\/em>know what this term\nmeans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard water is water with a high mineral content. The two most common minerals in hard water are calcium and magnesium. We know what your teachers taught you back in elementary school. Water is H<sub>2<\/sub>O: two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. This is true <em>but<\/em> when it comes to your home\u2019s water supply you have to think about all the <em>other stuff <\/em>that can potentially contaminate your water as it moves through your plumbing system. Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Hard Water Does to Your Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, yes, hard water has high amounts of mineral content but\nwhat\u2019s the <em>problem <\/em>with that? Well, hard\nwater does a few negative things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Clothes Are Dingy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one of those issues that you might not pinpoint as a\nhard water problem. Do you have dingy clothes that feel stiff after they leave\nthe laundry room? It\u2019s probably not your detergent or the problem of a failing\nwasher and dryer\u2014it\u2019s hard water! Hard water deposits minerals into your\nclothing and can make them dingy, scratchy, and rough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Hair is Dry, Your Nails are Brittle, and Your Skin feels Clogged<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you ever get out of shower feeling a little less than clean? The culprit is probably hard water. Hard water doesn\u2019t just leave mineral deposits in your plumbing and on your clothes\u2014it affects your body, too. Hard water leaves soap behind that can dry out your skin, irritate your body, make your nails brittle, and your hair feel stiff. This might seem like a relatively minor inconvenience but overtime this problem really adds up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You\u2019re Dealing with Pipe Clogs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you always dealing with pipe clogs? Hard water could be\nthe culprit. Hard water leaves mineral builds up within your pipes that narrow\nthe width. This drastically lowers your water pressure and over time it can\neven cause clogs within your home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Alleviate Your Hard Water Problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So now that you\u2019re well versed in everything hard water what\ncan you do? We specialize in water conditioners and water softeners at our team\nhere at Kennihan Plumbing &amp; Heating. Water softeners pass all your water\nthrough sodium beads that attract the calcium and magnesium and prevent it from\ncontaminating your water. We\u2019ve worked here in Butler County since 1969. We\nhave all the right knowledge and expertise to get your home up to par. We treat\nyour home like it\u2019s our grandma\u2019s home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>You don\u2019t have to struggle with hard water in your home! <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Make sure you contact our team at Kennihan Plumbing &amp; Heating, Inc. today to schedule an appointment with our team<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re ready to alleviate your home of hard water make sure you contact our team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[87,99],"class_list":["post-455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing-service","tag-butler-county","tag-hard-water"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":459,"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions\/459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kennihans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}