Extend the Life of Your Appliances with a Water Softener in Kansas City

Most homes in North America have hard water—89.3 percent in the U.S. and 85 percent in Canada.

It’s all right to drink hard water, but it can cause problems in your Kansas City home:

• Mineral collection in plumbing and appliances
• Reddish discoloration in toilets
• Shabby clothing and rough towels
• Lackluster skin and hair
• Stains on dishes, flatware and glasses
• Low flow rate during showers

Water softening solutions from Neal Harris Service Experts can manage your home water problems and bring you better-tasting drinking water.

Whether you’re starting to check out water softeners or you need water softener repair, our crew of professionals are here to help.

Interested in getting a new water conditioning system for one reasonable monthly payment? Ask us for more information about our Advantage Program™.¹

Benefits of Using a Water Softener

It’s economical to operate a water softener. It needs less than $3 in electricity per year.²

A water softener only needs about 2.5 pounds of salt. That’s 80 percent less salt than dial-style softeners.

Soft water can make cleaning easier, help your appliances last longer and help you avoid plumbing clogs.

Clog-Free Plumbing and Fixtures

Soft water helps water flow easily in plumbing. Hard water causes mineral sediment to gather in your pipes and fixtures. This can lead to clogs and lower water pressure.

Showerheads in homes with hard water can lose 75 percent of their flow rate in fewer than 18 months. Soft water maintains the brilliance and full flow for faucets and showerheads, nearly as well as the day they were put in.

Soft water is lacks minerals. It doesn’t cause deposits in pipes or limit water flow in fixtures.

Longer-Lasting Appliances

Over time, hard water can cause minerals to become concentrated in your washing machine and dishwasher.

The mineral deposits in hard water turn into limescale when they get hot. This can coat the heating elements in your appliances, reducing life span and efficiency.

As a result, your appliances may need regular repairs or need to be replaced earlier.

Efficient Water Heaters

Soft water protects the efficiency of water heaters.

Gas storage and tankless water heaters operating on soft water keep the factory efficiency rating over a 15-year lifetime. In comparison, using hard water for a gas water heater can cut efficiency by up to 48 percent.

If you own an electric water heater, up to 30 pounds of rock-like scale can accumulate in the tank from hard water. The scale is a bad heat conductor. It can reduce the life of your heating element, because it has to work longer to heat water.

Soft Skin, Brighter Laundry and Cleaner Dishes

Hard water minerals collect on your skin and in your hair, causing it to become dehydrated. It can also cause painful razor burn.

Soft water is more efficient at rinsing soap residue, so you’ll have silkier skin and glossier hair. Plus, your clothes will look more colorful and your dishes will look cleaner.

Less Soap and Cleaning Time

When you have hard water, you have to use more soap for a good lather. The minerals in hard water react with soap. This creates a scum on sinks.

With soft water, you won’t need to spend as much time cleaning to get rid of soap scum. You’ll also use less cleaning supplies.

What You Need to Know About Hard Water and Water Softener Systems

What is Hard Water?

Hard water has more minerals than regular water.

What is a Water Softener System?

It’s an appliance that takes out additional minerals like calcium and magnesium. It also reduces chlorine, iron and volatile organic compounds.

How Long Does a Water Softener Last?

A water softener that’s the appropriate size for your home will last for many years. Its lifetime depends on the manufacturer and how much you operate it.

How Much Does a Water Softener Cost?

Some water softeners are more efficient than others. As a result, the fee may differ.

Costs can also differ based on how hard your water is and how much water you use. If your water is very hard and is used excessively, softening rates will increase.

Is Softened Water Safe to Drink?

Softened water includes all the natural minerals we need. While a small amount of sodium is added during the softening process, softened water is perfectly safe to drink.

What’s the Quality of My Drinking Water?

Water quality varies by geography and processing levels. It can also be influenced by construction, mining, agriculture and mineral deposits your groundwater travels through.

You can discover if there are chemicals in your home’s drinking water.

The Environmental Working Group maintains a free database of more than 30 million state records of tap water tests. About 81 percent of community water plants tested in the U.S. carry chemicals connected to cancer, according to the group’s analysis.

Can Brine from Softeners Damage my Septic Tank?

A study by the Water Quality Association found a septic tank can’t be harmed by brine discharged by a water softener. The tanks that were monitored were correctly placed and in good working order.

Softened water may help reduce detergents being let into your septic tank.

Softer Water, Guaranteed

Hard water problems? Call us at 816-787-0500 or request an appointment online.

One of our Experts can check if you need a water softener.

We support our work with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee³ for a year. That means we’ll get the job done right the first time, whether you need us to service your water softener or install a new one.

¹Some exclusions apply.
²Based on manufacturer’s information and assumptions. Savings may vary based on the type of system you use.
³Not applicable to the Advantage Program. See your signed Advantage Program Agreement for full details and exclusions. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee is subject to certain restrictions and limitations as set forth in the applicable Terms and Conditions.