You may have a general idea what “hard water” is, but not know if it’s something that affects your home. Hard water is any water with a high amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium. Water that has 120 milligrams per liter of these minerals is considered to be hard. Unfortunately, this level of concentration is common for the water supply in many parts of Las Vegas. The minerals from the groundwater seep into the freshwater pipes on their way to homes, which makes it difficult to remove excess minerals from the municipal water.
The best way to counteract troubles with hard water is to have a water softener installed onto the water main for your house. You can have our plumbers in North Las Vegas, NV handle this service, as well as future repairs and maintenance to keep the water softener working for you.
But first, you have to know you have hard water! We can help you diagnose hard water problems in your house with a list of warning signs.
If your answer to the question in the title of this post isn’t “great on both counts!” then you have a problem. Too many homeowners seem to think that great tasting water just isn’t something they can get outside of a plastic bottle. That’s simply not true.
There are a lot of false senses of security in the world. They creep into every aspect of our lives. Yes, even our plumbing systems.
What do you think of when you think of plumbing problems? Toilets backing up and overflowing onto the floor? Pipes bursting and spraying water all over the interior of your home? 
Do you think that your water coming from a public water supply is guaranteed to be of great quality? If so, then this post is for you. Most people using private water supplies — hopefully — realize that they need to have that water tested and that they may need to treat it to make it safe for consumption. Fewer homeowners realize that their pretreated water from the public supply may be of less than ideal quality, though.
