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Make Your Hard Water Soft

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Water described as “hard” is high in dissolved substances, specifically calcium and magnesium and limestone. Hard water is a nuisance because of mineral buildup on fixtures, poor soap and detergent performance.

In a recent report it was found that hard water causes 24% less efficiency in water heaters, 75% less flow in shower heads after 18 months, numerous appliance breakdowns and therefore higher maintenance and repair costs. What is a homeowner to do?

The National Association of Home Builders has just recommended HydroCare. HydroCare is a small unit that transmits a radio frequency signal that breaks up the existing limestone that clogs up pipes, showers and appliances. It also prevents any further buildup, which leads to less repairs and increased efficiency.

While this may sound too good to be true – it’s not. Even better HydroCare is a green solution to your hard water problem. It’s energy efficient. It meets the NAHB green building energy guidelines. It easily integrates into your home and can be used on all water equipment – appliances, solar and tank less water heaters – even your pool!

HydroCare is easily installed. It simply clips on a pipe and plugs into an outlet. While some water softeners can be so high maintenance, HydroCare isn’t. It doesn’t involve salt, chemicals or magnetic coils.

Yeah, yeah, yeah you say….. it just sounds too good to be true.  Please read on.

“We live in Wichita on the river and we use well water. We were unable to use a dishwasher because we have such hard water. HydroCare provided a solution to our problem. Now the dishes come out clean – no more white powdery film.”

“Just a quick note to let you know how happy we are with our HydroCare unit, and for helping us become so forgetful! We used to have that big old clunky Water Softener in the laundry room, which took up a lot of area. Storing the Salt was always a challenge as well. The regular maintenance and having to buy and add the salt was always at the bottom of my list for chores to do! On top of that, the water softener made the house water “feel” funny, and I don’t think it always lived up to it’s reputation to prevent lime scale from forming on the shower walls and doors – we always had some lime scale residue from it.

 

Now, with our new HydroCare unit we never have to worry about the Water Softener. Once the unit was up and running we’ve completely forgotten about it. We’ve forgotten that we had to have maintenance on the Softener, we’ve forgotten that we had to buy salt, and forgotten how to even add salt to the softener. We’ve forgotten about how much area in the laundry room the old softener took up! We’ve forgotten how the water “felt”. And best of all, we’ve forgotten what it is like to have to use special caustic products to get the residual lime deposits off the shower walls and doors.”

There are many more stories just like this. If you have hard water you owe it to yourselves to learn more about HydroCare.  Please visit us for more information.

Energy Star Rated Tankless Hot Water Heaters

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Energy Star Rated Tankless Hot Water Heaters Facts of Life!

Recently The Water Quality Association has done a very in-depth study of the Problem of Limescale and the lose of energy efficiency and life cycles of household appliances. Their results showed a lose of Energy Efficiency and costs increases of 25%-40%, In Boilers, Hot Water Heaters, Dishwashers, Washing Machines, Faucets, Shower Heads and the like.

Their Study showed that Tankless Hot Water Heaters, that are being pushed heavily by Energy Star as Top Rated Energy Efficient Systems actually will shut down in 19 days if they are not protected against limescale buildup.

Recently The Consumers Report.Com did an article on the actual costs of a Tankless Hot Water System, and it showed that the systems must be flushed out at least once a year if not more at a standard cost of close to $350.00 per flush.

If the Tankless Hot Water System is not protected from Hard Water / Limescale Buildup,“The Manufactures Warranties are Voided”. Therefore the Consumer would have to pay out of their own pockets the cost of replacing the Heat Exchanger in the unit.

We hope this information has been helpful to you!