{"id":3272,"date":"2018-03-22T12:11:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T12:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eco-catering-equipment.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3272"},"modified":"2020-02-03T15:02:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T15:02:50","slug":"sort-your-softener-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eco-catering-equipment.co.uk\/blog\/sort-your-softener-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sort Your Softener Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hard water can be detrimental to your dishwasher! It causes limescale build up on components on your warewasher and will build up on areas that you cannot see. <\/span><span class=\"s2\">This puts a strain on your warewasher and its components, which will harm your wash results and shorten the lifespan of your dishwasher or glasswasher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">So how do you prevent this? One option is to <\/span><span class=\"s1\">descale your machine as the limescale builds up. <\/span><span class=\"s4\">However<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, this is generally not the best solution. Descaling doesn\u2019t guarantee a completely limescale free warewasher. It doesn\u2019t reach all of the parts and will leave some components and parts covered in scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s6\">The best and simplest solution for the headache of hard water, is a water softener. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">This can be an internal or external option. Both will prevent limescale build up, which will ensure the best wash results, less breakdowns and machine longevity<\/span><span class=\"s6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We\u2019ve created a handy hard water map to help you see if you need a water softener.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/eco-catering-equipment.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Water-Hardness-Eco.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eco-catering-equipment.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Water-Hardness-Eco.png 1875w, https:\/\/www.eco-catering-equipment.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Water-Hardness-Eco-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/www.eco-catering-equipment.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Water-Hardness-Eco-768x793.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eco-catering-equipment.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Water-Hardness-Eco-991x1024.png 991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hard water can be detrimental to your dishwasher! It causes limescale build up on components on your warewasher and will build up on areas that you cannot see. This puts a strain on your warewasher and its components, which will harm your wash results and shorten the lifespan of your dishwasher or glasswasher. So how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,26],"tags":[36,42,40,29,39,21,38,41],"class_list":["post-3272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beverage_equipment","category-news","category-warewashing","tag-dishwasher","tag-eco-catering","tag-hard-water","tag-news","tag-soft-water","tag-user_guide","tag-warewashers","tag-water-softner"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sort Your Softener Situation - Eco Catering Equipment Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hard water can be detrimental to your dishwasher! 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