"Water, Water Everywhere But Not A Drop to Drink"
Dr. Robert O Young
Most people think water is just plain old H2O and is the same regardless of where it comes from – whether a bottle, the tap or a well. The truth is water quality varies widely throughout the US.
The variation depends on many factors. There are two basic causes of variation – natural environmental factors and contaminants caused by humans.
Contaminants tend to be human-made generally but not in all cases. There are naturally occurring sources of some things considered a contaminant. A chief factor influencing contaminant type and concentration level include proximity to sources of pollutants such as population centers, industry, livestock and/or agricultural operations etc.
Natural causes of variation in water are in a large part due to the source of the water supply. Some examples of common water sources are aquifers, rivers, reservoirs, run-off, wells, springs etc.
These variations in source contribute to the difference in dissolved mineral content in water. These variables cause water to have very different properties, such as taste and smell or to “behave” or perform differently around the house, especially in an alkalizing and ionizing water system.
In general terms we have “hard” or “soft” waters
Hard water tends to have a high concentration of minerals. Soft water is low in mineral content.
The Scaling Effect of Hard and Soft Water
If you live in a hard water area you know it is more difficult to form lather with soap while bathing or performing ordinary household washing chores. Perhaps you have on occasion noticed mineral deposits on your cooking dishes, or rings of insoluble soap scum in your bathtub. These are not signs of poor housekeeping, but are rather signs of hard water from the water supply. Hard water is water that contains calcium or magnesium mineral ions with a charge of +2. These ions (the charge) do not pose any health threat, but they can engage in reactions that leave insoluble mineral deposits.
Hard water mineral deposits or scaling, is the precipitation of minerals which form lime scale.
Scale can clog pipes and can decrease the life of toilet flushing units. It can coat the inside of tea and coffee pots, and clog and ruin water heaters – and of course do the same thing to your water ionizer.
Very soft water can corrode the metal pipes in which it is carried and as a result the water may contain elevated levels of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc.
Hard and Soft Water and the Innerlight Blue Ionizer Performance
An Innerlight Blue Water Ionizer requires mineral content to operate.
The more mineral content your water has the more easily your Innerlight Blue Water Ionizer will alter the water – the better performance you will experience. The less mineral content, the harder it is for your ionizer to create alteration in your water – or, the weaker performance you will experience. In simple terms the Innerlight Blue Water Ionizer will perform better with hard water and will have a harder time with softer water.
It is not recommended to use an ionizer without pretreatment in areas with water that has the following measurements: hardness over 200ppm (11.5 grains); and/or TDS over 400ppm; and/or Calcium above 50ppm.
Hard water in the US
According to the United States Geological Survey, 85% of US homes have hard water.
The softest waters occur in parts of the New England, South Atlantic-Gulf, Pacific Northwest, and Hawaii regions. Moderately hard waters are common in many of the rivers of the Tennessee, Great Lakes, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska regions. Hard and very hard waters are found in some of the streams in most of the regions throughout the country. Hardest waters (greater than 1,000 mg/L) are in streams in Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Arizona, parts of Florida and southern California.
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