WATER HARDNESS: As water seeps through the ground during the "water cycle", it dissolves Calcium, Magnesium and other minerals. When water has high amounts of minerals, it’s considered "hard". Hard water results in scale build-up in pipes and on plumbing fixtures, mineral stains and spotting on glassware, soap build-up on shower walls and doors, and requires additional amounts of soap, detergents and shampoo for them to be effective. Hard water can also become costly, due to scale formation in hot…