A Big Softie

As you may know, we are lucky to have lots and lots of water here at our new rural abode. It's ice cold, delicious and plentiful.  It's also chock-a-block full of minerals and other goodies ... like iron.  This is exceedingly obvious in the rusty toilet bowl mere hours after a good scrub, and in the stains on our white mugs.  And while iron is good for the body (I'm bench pressing 220) it can be treacherous on a multitude of residential items, like a brand-new bathtub for instance, if one were to have such a thing. 

To remedy this issue we bought a water softener back in the fall and are now at a point in the renos to have it installed.  I happen to know a guy who's pretty handy.

He used something called PEX PIPE (at least that's what it sounds like to my un-handy ears) which is flexible and looks white in the photos.  Apparently, it's surprisingly easy to work with.

VOILA!  A water softener!  And it works! The boys are happy that they can stack the dishwasher instead of arguing ... er, talking, about who's turn it is to wash. 

Let's hope the toilet stays white for a bit longer, too!