What is hard water?

Rainwater is naturally soft - water only becomes hard as it passes through the ground.

When rainwater passes through the ground in chalk and limestone regions it picks up calcium and magnesium minerals which make the water hard.

Water is treated and made safe to drink, but remains hard as it enters your home. It is this hard water, when heated, that causes limescale

• Limescale build-up in heating systems causes a loss in heating efficiency.
• Showers, washing machines and immersion heaters become damaged and inefficient.
• Limescale quickly builds up on taps and sinks becoming unsightly and making cleaning difficult.
• Hard water can aggravate skin conditions such as eczema.

A Kinetico Water Softener reverts hard water back to the natural composition of soft water, removing the substances that cause the damaging limescale build-up throughout the home.