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Showerthought: My plumber said something about Edmonton's hard water that stuck with me

He was fixing a leak under my kitchen sink and pointed at the buildup on my faucet aerator, saying 'This city's water will wreck a cheap fixture in under a year.' I'd always just bought the basic models, but now I'm rethinking every tap and valve in the house. Are you guys factoring water hardness into your fixture choices, or is that overkill?
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grantadams
grantadams1mo agoMost Upvoted
Man, my showerhead looked like a science experiment before I finally swapped it out. I was too cheap to get the good stuff, so I just accepted that cleaning lime scale was my new hobby. Now I'm that guy staring at the warranty cards for bathroom faucets.
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margaret_taylor42
Ever try those in-line water softeners?
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drew_park
drew_park1mo ago
That plumber's comment totally changed how I shop for fixtures now.
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