How Hard Water Affects Your Family's Skin
While safe to drink, Fulton's hard water creates quality-of-life issues. The minerals prevent soap from fully rinsing off your body, leaving a residue that can clog pores and strip moisture.
- Common effects include chronically dry skin, an itchy scalp, and dull, brittle hair.
- The soap scum residue is also visible on your shower doors, tubs, and fixtures.
- For families, many pediatricians recommend using filtered or purified water when preparing baby formula to avoid potential digestive issues for sensitive infants.
Filtration Guide for Fulton
With water hardness at 8.9 GPG, taking action is financially prudent. The hard water costs the average household $94 per year in wasted energy and extra supplies. A whole-house treatment system is a sensible investment.
- Best Value: A salt-free water conditioner is an excellent, low-maintenance choice. It doesn't remove minerals but alters their structure to prevent them from forming scale, protecting your appliances and plumbing.
- Maximum Protection: A traditional salt-based water softener removes hardness minerals entirely, providing the best protection and feel. Based on savings, a softener (approx. $1,500 installed) pays for itself in about 16 years.
- Drinking Water: Pair any whole-house system with an under-sink reverse osmosis (RO) filter to get purified, great-tasting water and eliminate the $600-$900 annual cost of bottled water.