Today, we are discussing what causes hard water stains and how to clean them!
Do areas around your home like faucets, toilets, sinks, tubs or appliances suffer from mineral deposit stains? Hard water stains (as they’re commonly known) can appear as anything from a white, chalky substance to dark orange, rust-looking spots.
But what exactly causes hard water stains? And how can you clean them properly?
What Causes Hard Water Stains (And How To Clean Them)
Hard water stains
Although water is virtually colorless, there are cases where it leaves behind traces of itself in forms of mineral deposits. If this is the case around your home, you likely have hard water.
Hard water contains a higher concentration of magnesium and calcium minerals. These minerals can build up over time on surfaces in constant contact with hard water. This buildup appears in the form of orange, blue or white deposits on your dishes, appliances and more. In addition to giving your drinking glasses a cloudy appearance, mineral buildup from hard water can damage your pipes and plumbing over time. It can also damage surfaces on things like faucets, filters, and even shower glass doors if it is not cleaned often.
How To Clean Hard Water Stains
Cleaning hard water stains often and properly is the key to making sure items in your home aren’t damaged from hard water.
One of the best home options is an acid like vinegar. Vinegar, acetic acid, has a powerful quality of dissolving mineral buildups on hard surfaces.
Our DIY hard water stain remover is one of the best solutions to try.
Install a home water softener
Water softeners effectively remove minerals from your water through ion exchange or reverse osmosis. By installing a home water softener, you can effectively prevent hard water stains from returning in addition to preventing any other problems that come with hard water. In addition to protecting your pipes and appliances, switching to soft water can improve the taste of your food, coffee and much more. To learn more about installing a water softener in your home, contact your local water softener company for more information.
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I am glad that you talked about how installing a water softening system will help get rid of hard water stains. That is good for me to know because I just moved into a home that doesn’t have a water softening system. I should probably start looking into the process of getting one installed.
Hard water stains problem can get solved by many methods but the one you mentioned here is the most trending one. Everyone is going after water softeners or conditioners these days and why not. Its all about the human health specially your skin and also about the environment too like appliances, soil, plants, sinks, pipes etc etc. I would also suggest ScaleBlaster, Scalewatcher or H2O Elite Labs. Do try whatever you like! 🙂