Water quality is often associated with the water that we use for drinking. If your water contains contaminants, it can negatively affect the health of you and your family. But the effects of poor water quality reach beyond just drinking water. For example, if your home has bad water quality, it can damage your washing machine and the clothes that get washed in the contaminated water. Today we’re going to talk about how water quality affects doing laundry at home and what you can do to eliminate those problems!
How poor water quality affects doing laundry at home
- Interferes with soaps and detergents. If your home has hard water, your clothes will not come out as clean as they would if you washed them in soft water. That’s because soaps and detergents do not lather well in hard water, so those products are not as effective. As a result, your clothes will not be as clean as you’d like when they come out of the wash, and it can be very difficult to remove stains.
- Fades colors and makes clothes uncomfortable. Another issue with washing your clothes in hard water is that the minerals in the water bind to the fabric of the clothes. This affects your clothes in two ways. First, it causes colors to fade and gives your clothes a dull appearance. Second, it makes your clothes feel rough and itchy against your skin.
- Adds stains clothes. There are a number of water contaminants that can produce stains in your home, including iron, manganese and sulfur. Washing your clothes in water that contains contaminants like these can actually add stains to your clothes, which is the exact opposite of what washing machines are supposed to do.
- Damages your washing machine. Beyond the effects that poor water quality can have on your clothes themselves, it can also damage your washing machine. Hard water is particularly problematic, because it can clog the lines that lead to and from your washing machine and damage your unit’s internal components. This causes your washing machine to run inefficiently and reduces its lifespan.
Install a water treatment system to protect your washing machine and your clothes
By installing a water treatment system in your home, you can keep your clothes looking bright and your washing machine working well. A water softener will take care of all of the issues that hard water causes with laundry, and McBride’s offers a wide-range of filtration systems that can remove the various contaminants that can stain your clothes.
If you have any questions about the effects your home’s water quality can have on doing laundry, or if you’d like a water system serviced or installed in your home, contact McBride’s, your water softener and water filtration system dealer in Epsom, New Hampshire. We provide service all over New Hampshire, including towns like Raymond, Lee and Pittsfield, NH.
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