Drink water

• 1% deficiency of water makes us thirsty.

• 5% causes a slight fever.

• At 10% we become immobile.

• A 12% loss & we die
  Water: The Drop of Life. Peter Swanson

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Water Softener Service.

Trusted Water Softener Repair, Maintenance & Installation.

1. Repairs for your water softener. PDM yellow super trucks are stocked with quality softener parts for quick, guaranteed repairs. You'll receive a clean, trained plumber, pricing before work begins, 100% satisfaction guarantee and fast service.  Call PDM for honest help.
2. New water softener. Continuing reading how you can make cleaning easier, clothes stay brighter and softer skin.
3. Softener salt delivery. Home delivery, free softener operation check.
4. Water softener FAQ
   What is hard water?
   Is soft water safe to drink?
   How much water softener salt do I add?
   Which water softener salt should I use
   What is a water softener salts bridge?

Are You Looking For Softer Skin, Easier Cleaning?

Because hard water reacts with soap, it can affect your skin, hair and clothes. It too leaves spots on your glasses, dishes and a sticky residue in your bath and shower. A water softener will create a noticeable difference. It increases fabric life by making whites whiter and brights brighter, and also extends the life of water using appliances and improves hot water heaters efficiency and performance.

Soft water benefits - see and feel the difference.  

• Your skin and hair is noticeably softer
• Soap lathers and rinses easier
• Clothes look brighter, last longer
• Stain Eliminator and Scrubbing Helper - no more unsightly rings, stains or mineral build-up to darken your sinks and tubs or your day.
• No mineral build up in water heater or boiler, improves efficiency up to 30% and equipment lasts longer
• Washing machine, dishwasher, coffee maker operation improved and last longer
• Pipe Protector - Over time water mineral scale forms to clog your pipes, water flow is restricted and water pressure can be reduced. Water softener removes scale.
• We even offer salt delivery and free softener operation check when your salt is dropped off.

PDM will take care of all your plumbing, heat and ac needs, not just the water filter like some companies. You won't go wrong, guaranteed.

Call or order help online now.

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Convenient Salt Delivery & Free Operation Check.

1. No need to call. We call you to schedule delivery
2. Salt delivered, your tank filled
3. We check for leaks on tank, valves and piping
4. Check for proper timer operation and re-set if required
5. Check your bypass valve setting and operation
6. Check electrical connections
7. Check for salt bridge
8. Check to see if salt is needed in your brine tank
9. Test water hardness
10. Softener repair and installation service available

Some salts contain a variety of impurities and dirt.
That can lead to repair bills. PDM uses ultra pure water softener salt in a 40 lb bag. For convenient salt delivery and free operation check, call or order help online now.

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Water Softener FAQ.

What is hard water?
Hard water contains large amounts of calcium and magnesium — dissolved from the soil by rainwater. Hard water is known to clog pipes, reduce water pressure, and complicate soap dissolving in water. Calcium causes most of the visible water problems you see on sinks, tubs and glasses.

The severity of hardness is measured by grains (of mineral) per gallon (GPG). Rain water is naturally soft or 0 grains. Anything over 3.5 GPG is considered hard. Water heaters, According to a study at New Mexico State University, operate from 22 to 30 percent less efficiently when plagued with hard-water scale.


Is softened water safe to drink?

According to Mayo Clinic . . . "the amount of sodium a water softener adds to tap water depends on the "hardness" of the water. The best way to decrease your sodium intake is by cutting back on table salt and processed foods. But the water from your tap also may add a significant amount of sodium to your diet."
PDM normally connects your new softener to your hot water supply. That way you reduce the amount of softened water needed. You then can use unsoftened cold water for drinking, cooking and watering plants.

Consider adding a water filtering system. The best filter available is a reverse osmosis system. Let PDM install a reverse osmosis water filter for pure, fresh tasting at your tap.

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How much salt to add?

Check tank once a month.
Keep the salt level at least half-full at all times for a good supply of soft water. Remember, just because the tank is full of salt doesn't mean your water will be more salty. The tank is simply for salt storage.

Which softener salt should I use and can I mix different types of water softener salts?

Rock salt has a lot of matter that is not water-soluble meaning the softening reservoirs have to be cleaned more often. Rock salt is cheaper than evaporated salt and solar salt, but you'll have more maintenance to do.

Solar salt contains a bit more water-insoluble matter than evaporated salt. If salt usage is low, the products could be used alternately.
If salt usage is high, insoluble salts will build up faster when using solar salt. Evaporated salt is recommended.

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What is a water softener salt bridge?

A hard crust of salt can form between the water and the salt. Humidity or the wrong salt can cause the salt bridge. Salt won’t dissolve in the water to make brine. Without brine, the resin bed does not regenerate and you will have hard water.

Solution: If your salt/brine tank is full of salt, it is hard to know if you have a salt bridge. Salt may be loose on top, but the salt bridge is hiding below. Take a broom handle, and push it straight down into the salt. If a hard object is felt, you probably hit a salt bridge. Carefully push broom handle into the bridge in several places to break it.
DO NOTE USE SHARP OR POINTED TOOL – you could puncture your tank and cause leak.

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