PROBLEMS RELATED TO LIMESTONE

Whitish deposits on the taps and in the toilets, clogged pipes, attacked resistances… A water too hard is synonymous with tartar but also – and above all – has consequences on the consumption of water and electricity. Hence the importance of a anti-limescale treatment if the water coming into your home is too hard.

Hard water is water whose hydrotimetric titer (TH), which measures its calcium and magnesium content, is greater than 15°F (French degrees). It contains more than 36 milligrams of magnesium and 60 milligrams of calcium per liter. These figures can rise to 96 and 160 mg respectively in the case of very hard water.

If hard water is not strictly speaking dangerous for health, it will cause serious problems for household appliances and pipes in the house. It is in fact the limestone which is responsible for the scaling of our equipment and therefore their premature wear.

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This observation concerns in particular the pipes , pipes , but also sanitary And showers . In fact, limescale causes a deposit of tartar which will accumulate on the shower head and faucets (and the sink), as well as on the sanitary installations. If the problem may initially appear purely aesthetic, with this whitish deposit which invades the bathroom, it is also synonymous with an increase in water consumption .

The same goes, moreover, with the resistances of household appliances, washing machines, dishwashers and other coffee makers, which will then consume excess electricity to function normally. In addition, a shower taken with hard water immediately leaves traces: dry skin and dull, brittle hair, it can even cause irritation and dermatological problems.

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The damage from limescale can also be less visible: the scale will little by little obstruct pipes and pipes, particularly those where hot water passes whose temperature exceeds 60°C. Consequences, in a scaled pipe , the water flow decreases, but above all the limescale can cause pipe ruptures, and therefore leaks. In addition, if the pipes lead water to heating devices such as radiators, they become less efficient and the energy consumption of the house increases.

Generally speaking, 1 millimeter of limestone deposit on scaled pipes where resistance is equivalent to 12% more consumption . Likewise, a water heater whose resistances are scaled will have to spend more energy to bring the water to the desired temperature.

Source UAE Your daily water