What is soft/ hard water and why is soft preferred?

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What is soft/ hard water and why is soft preferred?

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Hard water has minerals that are in the water but invisible to the naked eye.

Soft water has fewer of these minerals.

Ever see a water faucet with all sorts of white or green crusty stuff on it, like it looks kinda like a rock growing on your faucet. [Like this](https://imgur.com/a/kZ3APje)

Those are hard water deposits. That stuff builds up inside of pipes, appliances, shower heads and all the things. Some of those are expensive to replace like washing machines, dishwashers, etc.

Since soft water has fewer of those minerals it doesn’t build up as quickly which is why it’s preferred.