{"id":451,"date":"2019-08-26T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/?p=451"},"modified":"2024-02-14T15:25:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:25:54","slug":"time-eliminate-hard-water-in-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/uncategorized\/time-eliminate-hard-water-in-home\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time to Eliminate Hard Water in Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery alignright has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" data-id=\"442\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weather_Seasons_Outdoors_iStock_000045207098_Large_800x548.jpg\" alt=\"close-up-pouring-water-into-glass-on-blue-background\" class=\"wp-image-442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weather_Seasons_Outdoors_iStock_000045207098_Large_800x548.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weather_Seasons_Outdoors_iStock_000045207098_Large_800x548-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Weather_Seasons_Outdoors_iStock_000045207098_Large_800x548-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard water is one of those issues in your home that might\nnot seem like a big deal\u2014what\u2019s a little soap scum in the long run, right? The\nthing is, hard water might seem like it\u2019s not that big of a deal, but it is. Hard\nwater affects every aspect of your plumbing system, the quality of your home,\nand even your hair, skin, and nails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re unsure if you have hard water in your home, we have a quick checklist for you to run through below. You can contact our <a href=\"\/service-areas\/chestermere-ab-heating-plumbing-ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">plumber in Chestermere, AB<\/a> to get your plumbing system back on track and make your home function like new again. Don\u2019t trust any other team! Choose our team\u2014Happy Today or You Don\u2019t Pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2>What\u2019s Hard Water?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So we\u2019re throwing around a bit of a technical term here\u2014you might\nwonder \u201cwhat is hard water?\u201d Hard water is water in your home that has a high concentration\nof minerals like calcium or magnesium. This might not sound like a big issue on\nthe surface level\u2014we could all use a little calcium in our diet, right? This is\ntrue, but excess levels of calcium or magnesium can adversely affect your\nplumbing system, home comfort, and even your hair, skin, and nails. Hard water\ncan really wear down your home over time. Make sure that you do your home\njustice by ridding your home of hard water with the care of a professional. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>A Few Signs that You Have It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no alarm that sounds in your home when your water is hard. You\u2019re going to have to know the signs. Now, we\u2019re HVAC enthusiasts here at our company because it\u2019s our livelihood, but we\u2019re realistic, so we don\u2019t expect you to be experts. We\u2019ve created a list of signs below so that you can notice the hard water in your home and act as soon as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>You have strange stains in your toilet bowl,\nsink, or any other space that accumulates water in your home<\/li><li>Your water tastes funny or smells funny<\/li><li>You\u2019re always cleaning soap scum from your home\u2019s\nsurfaces<\/li><li>Your hair, nails, or skin are dry, brittle, or\nfilmy <\/li><li>Your pipes are easily clogged<\/li><li>Your water pressure is low<\/li><li>Your clothes are dingy or stiff after a run through\nthe laundry<\/li><li>Your appliances are suffering<\/li><li>You always have spots on your dishes, flatware,\nor glassware<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve read all the signs of hard water above it and realize\nthat you have a problem in your home you\u2019re not alone. There are so many homes across\nthe country that have a major problem with hard water. You can contact our team\nof professionals to ensure that you\u2019re getting the best work possible from our\ntechnicians. We have all the licensing and experience that you need. We can\neliminate hard water in your home and make sure that it doesn\u2019t happen again in\nthe future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Contact Ace Plumbing and Heating today to <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">schedule an appointment<\/a> with our professional plumbers today.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don&#8217;t have to deal with hard water in your home. Contact our professionals today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[81,1],"tags":[102,90,104],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":961,"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions\/961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ace-plumbing.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}