Many rural homeowners depend on a water well to provide their family with a safe and clean water source for drinking, food preparation, and for washing Unfortunately many people discover that their once pristine well water has become contaminated with bacteria

A water softener is an appliance that is typically used in a residential environment to remove the hardness from the water being used for drinking, bathing, cooking, and washing clothes Hard water can cause visible scale to form on water-using appliances such as the dishwasher, washing machine, and iron