How does the hardness of tap water affect my appliances?
Clothes Washer Today’s synthetic detergents are capable of dealing with hard water at the ranges found in EPCOR water. Your detergent should work just the same on your “whites”; no extra treatment should be required. It should be noted that synthetic detergents typically do not form a lot of suds in the washer. Also, if you overload your clothes washer or do not properly adjust the water level control for the load you are going to see soap solids left on your clothes. Dishwasher It should be noted that Edmonton residents have always had calcium in their water, which means you will see some spotting of glassware and scale formation in water droplets left to air dry. These problems can be avoided by using a rinse cycle product. This is relatively inexpensive – a small bottle ($3 – $4) is enough to last about 40 loads. You can reduce scaling in puddles in cup bottoms by opening the washer after the run is complete and drying the puddles with a tea towel, then allow to air dry. If you allo
