According to the U.S. Geologic Survey, 85 percent of the U.S. has hard water. Hard water is caused by excessive levels of calcium and/or magnesium. Earlier generations coined the phrase “hard water” because it made cleaning difficult.
While hard water is not unhealthy, it does cause other problems:
The negative effects of hard water can be reversed through the use of conditioned water. At Advanced Water Solutions, our experienced staff will help you select the water conditioner/water softener for your needs, install it, and provide top-quality service.
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If you live in Los Alamos, our experience shows that you most likely have hard water in your home. That includes homes both on city water or a well. As a homeowner, it seems like there is always something to do to keep our house clean and presentable. However, with hard water we never realized how much time and money we were wasting each week.
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Located in the Los Alamos Valley, the town of Los Alamos is usually considered to be a part of the Santa Ynez Valley community. Los Alamos is Spanish for "the poplars" or "the aspens." Los Alamos is also connected to other cities Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc, Buellton, Solvang, and other Santa Barbara County cities. The main street in Los Alamos is Bell Street, or California Route 135. Many businesses line the street, such as the historic Victorian Mansion Bed & Breakfast, an 1864 Victorian that houses six themed suites, or the Union Hotel, an old Wells Fargo stagecoach stop. It is 140 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 281 miles (452 km) south of San Francisco.
The hardness of water is measured in grains per gallon (gpg). One grain of hardness is equal to 1 / 7,000 pound of rock. Your municipal water supply may measure water hardness in milligrams (mg), liters (L) or parts per million (ppm). One gpg is equal to 17.1 mg / L or 17.1 ppm.
The rated capacity of a softener is the maximum number of grains of water hardness the unit can remove prior to regeneration.
To determine the appropriate water softener size for your home, multiply the number of people in your home by the gallons of water they use each day. (80 gallons per person is the average.) Multiply that number by the grains of hardness in your water to figure out how many grains need to be removed each day. Then, shop for a water softener equipped to handle the load. Most four-person households use a 33,000-grain unit.
It uses about as much as a digital alarm clock.
When it comes to your home and family, you always want TOP quality. But how is the quality of the water in your house? Sign up for our free home water evaluation and let us show you how we can transform your life with fresh, healthy water running through your entire house.
Advanced Water Solutions has been serving the central coast since 1997. Our continued growth and expansion is due to our commitment to delivering the highest quality products backed with the best customer service. We have a team of highly qualified installers and service technicians. We service and maintain all brands and models of water treatment equipment. Serving both residential and commercial markets in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties.
Advanced Water Solutions is a member of the Santa Barbara and Ventura Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Water Quality Association (WQA). In March of 2011 AWS was recognized as a Hall of Fame Member with the BBB for a record of no outstanding complaints. Jay Hellenbrand is a certified Water Specialist, Certified Installer, and has specialty certifications in Reverse Osmosis, Deionization, Filtration, and Ultra filtration. Jay also carries a California State Contractors License. Advanced Water Solutions also meets California's requirement for water softeners to have a salt efficiency rating of at least 4,000 grains of hardness removed per pound of salt used in regeneration.