Water causes Scale Build-up problems?
Water is one of the Universes best solvents. Given enough time, it will dissolve any organic or inorganic material. It surrounds foreign particles, such as minerals, entrapping them in what scientists refer to as “complexes.” That’s why water usually has a high mineral content. These dissolved minerals are not a part of the water itself. They are “captives” that the water has surrounded and is carrying along with it. The number of mineral complexes in water determines how “hard” the water is. The more minerals it carries, the harder it is considered to be. When water is stored, heated or evaporates, the complexes it carries are broken up and the dissolved minerals are set free. These liberated minerals (most of which are calcium carbonate or magnesium) conglomerate in sediments that line the insides of pipes, appliances, water heaters, and other surfaces with which the water comes in contact. Over time, more and more minerals build up on the sediment layer, causing it to grow progressi
