772-283-4767How Water Quality Affects Your Laundry
The water quality in your home can affect many different aspects of your life, including your laundry. While you might not notice it at first, poor-quality laundry can slowly cause damage to your clothing and even hurt your laundry machine as well. Here’s why poor water quality damages your laundry and what you can do to prevent this from happening.
How can water damage your clothing?
There are a few different elements in your water that could ultimately end up damaging your laundry. While municipalities treat water to ensure it is safe to drink, this does not mean that the water is completely free of minerals or chemicals. Many places have hard tap water, which means that it has very high mineral content. The minerals that are most commonly found in water are calcium and magnesium, although it’s possible for other minerals to be present in the water as well.
Additionally, many municipalities add small amounts of chlorine to remove any bacteria. Both minerals and chlorine can negatively interact with your laundry detergent. This makes the detergent less effective and makes it much more difficult to get the deep clean you are looking for.
Hard water can leave a white, scaly buildup on your clothes and in the washing machine. This buildup can be very difficult to remove. Hard water can also damage the clothes themselves when used consistently for a long period of time. Over time, the minerals can leave your clothes feeling stiff, crunchy, and itchy. Additionally, the mineral content can cause the colors of your clothing to fade.
How To Improve Water Quality And Get Clean Clothes
If you have hard water at home, there are a few things you can do to keep your clothes clean and avoid mineral buildup. Investing in a high-quality laundry detergent and using warm water for your laundry can help to minimize damage in the short term. However, if you want to avoid damage to your laundry in the long term, you’ll need to have your water tested. A professional water testing service can help you determine the quantity of minerals in your water and identify any other contaminants that could be causing problems as well.
Once you’ve had your water tested, you can install a water softener to remove the minerals from your water. Depending on the results of your test, you may also decide to install a water filter or purifier to completely remove all contaminants for completely pure water.
If you notice that your clothes are stiff, fading, or just don’t get as clean as you like, consider having your water tested to get to the root of the problem. If you’re looking for residential or commercial water solutions in south Florida, Atlantic Coast Water Clinic can help. In addition to testing, we can make repairs and install filtration solutions to help you get the best quality water. Give us a call at 772-283-4767 or contact us online to schedule an appointment.