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Have hard water. The 1st year living in a place the shower head is slightly clogged and spraying at odd angles. Slight build up of water deposits around faucet. Dishes come out clean. Do I need to purchase a water softner? I spoke with builder who explained its more of a want than a necessity. My concern is I don't want big plumbing and appliances issues down the road. What is your advice.

hard water is relative. you can the dissolve the clogged shower head with white vinegar. takes more soap to create suds with hard water, but that's cheaper than a softener.

My electric kettle would develop scale on the bottom after about 4 uses, after installing a water softener maybe a hundred.

water softener. No one has harder water than me, softer fixed 99% of it,

Water softener. We have very hard water. As above, softener pretty much fixes it. But can't use that water on plants. Too much NaCl.

Softener is definitely worth it.

Make sure you buy, or rent a good one!

Always, dealer support.

My water is mid range did a test on it

What’s midrange? Hardness is measured in grains per gallon or ppm.

check to see how much it costs to run one. i had one that took potassium. price of potassium went from 5 bucks a bag to 25. two bags a month. i got rid of the softener. no damage to plumbing so far. i got 11 years out of my last h/w tank. cheaper than 600 bucks a year for potassium

You poor man. If your water is harder than mine, you have my sympathies because hard water is a nuisance. I would get a softener. We use the regular softener salt. Costs about 15 bags a year at $5-6 a bag.

Have your water tested

I depends? your are flying blind until you get a comprehensive water test. You could have simple harness or a different mineral problem. There are lots of combinations.

Ky. hard water supposedly an attribute for raising fast Thoroubreds & making good Bourbon. Otherwise, it can sure mess up a faucet, valve etc. & kill an electric hot water heater before it's time.

Get the shower heads with the little rubber nipples for jets.
The work like a duck valve in a car door.
Rub your thumb across the face of the showerhead and the jets go back to normal.

Thanks guys.

My water is harder than a priest's junk during altar boy training. A water softener is well worth it. They save on plumbing and all of your plumbing fixtures. Way cleaner clothes and dishes with way less soap. I have one faucet plumbed to hard water for plants and drinking. The minerals are better for you than the sodium.

Hard water is a problem that goes away once it reaches 32 degrees fahrenheit.

No different than a Dentist, small costs has we go,

or several large cost's later on down the road.

You'll pay for it one way or another.