My water pipe gets ruined as a result of hard water. How do I prevent it?

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My water pipe gets ruined as a result of hard water. How do I prevent it?
Question Details: We derive underground water in our village for daily uses, which does not receive any kind of treatment. The problem is that the pipes and taps all get ruined very fast because of that.how do i prevent that? Is it a result of hard water or lass salinity. Do i need to get any specific tests? Will adding washing soda decrease the menace, and if i do add it, what needs to be done to render the water drinkable? Will any other step be required, the resources are less being in an Indian vilage?

Answer 1

If your village can afford it, consider purchase of an industrial water softener to install at the well. You may be able to negotiate a considerable discount from a supplier or manufacturer seeking to promote their image. The advantage of a water softener is that the output is potable water if there are no biological contaminants.

Although PVC piping may take care of the problem in pipes, you will still have a problem with fixtures and valves which are necessarily metal.

Answer 2

There are only 2 ways that I know of and one is to install a water softener between the water source and the house; the other is to use PVC pipe, (which is a type of plastic).