Is there anyway to get or make "softwater" at home, if you live in an apartment?

Question

the land lord will not get a softwater thing, if I knew I wasn't going to have one, I never would have moved in. Can I somehow make my own softwater?

For a bath tub-they don't make purifiers for bath tubs.

Answer 1

Britta filters work really good.
A water softener can be pretty inexpensive, as little as $100, and pretty easy to install. My parents recently got one and all Dad did was turn off the water, drain the line, then hook it up according to the directions and turn the water back on.
Of course if you don't have the $100, I understand. Britta is expensive in the long run, but will do the job if you need a temporary fix.

Answer 2

Boiling water for a few minutes (a kettle is fine) will soften water and cause a lot of the calcium to come out of solution (which is why you get so much limescale on kettle elements and washing machine elements). There are ways to soften water chemically but the boiling option is the easiest.

Answer 3

Tired of: .....rough flaky skin - hair like straw - spots all over bathroom and kitchen fixtures - laundry that feels like burlap - plaque on your teeth - using a squeegee on washed windows - ice cubes that leave "stuff" in the bottom of your glass after they melt.....

Let me tell you how to soften your residential water yourself for 1-100th the cost of a commercially-purchased softener using the forces of nature.

Purchase your own supplies from the local hardware store for under $8 for a house, $8.00 for a two bathroom apartment, $1.60 for a soft shower while traveling (it's portable) ~~ install with the flick of a wrist, and have soft water for the rest of your life.

Add luxury to your life and have "happy water" without outrageous expenses.

"Happy Water" has a surface tension reduction of approximately 10%, enabeling it to "confuse" the binding forces of hard water particles, like calcium carbonate and have the benefit to feel and act like commercially-softened water but with no chemicals added.

Answer 4

Depends on how much you want. If drinking and cooking are at issue, bottled water is probably easiest. If you are talking bathing or laundry, it would require plumbing changes which are probably impractical in leased premises, and bottled water would be both inconvenient and costly.

Answer 5

For your laundry you can use Washing Soda. (NOT Baking Soda!) Arm & Hammer is one manufacturer. It's relatively inexpensive. This might work for bathing, too, but I'd check the label first.

Answer 6

It's called water purifiers, you can attach them to your faucets.