hard water

How To Use hard water In A Sentence

• Hard water will, of course, affect soaping processes and consume soap by the formation of insoluble calcium and magnesium soaps.
• Hard water can be softened with the addition of a handful of washing soda (available from supermarkets) to the wash and rinse cycles.
• Hard water which can be softened by adding sodium carbonate is called permanent hard water.
• This includes not only faucets and flush valves, but also automated soap dispensers and time-release cleaning solutions that help prevent buildup caused by heavy minerals in hard water.
• The dissolved salts in hard water have a similar effect, so soft water is advised.
• The alkalies react with acids in the hard water and help the anionic detergents clean better, and, in the case of soap, also reduce scum formation. HOME COMFORTS
• In the bathroom, clean the loo, sink and bath, in, out, up and over, as if the President herself might alight upon them at any time, and get rid of any limescale that will suggest hard water problems.
• We hauled rock-hard water from the well about fifty paces out the front of the house.
• They help dissolve hard water deposits from shower doors, mild rust stains and soap film and remove tarnish from brass and copper.
• The water may be either tepid or cold, according to the feelings or habit of the person; and if the head or hair be very scurfy or dirty, or hard water be used, a few grains of soda (not potash or pearlash) may be advantageously added to the water. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources