Introduction - Culligan Soft-Minder 2005 Owner's Manual

Introduction

It's All So Easy, So Economical, So Efficient, So Enjoyable!
Kind To Skin And Complexion
Soft water will help prevent red, itchy or dry skin because there are no hardness impurities to cause soreness, no soap curd to coat
the skin. Shaving is easier, smoother - either with blade or electric shaver.
Bathing And Showering
You'll use far less soap with conditioned water. Use your soap very sparingly - not as you did before soft water. Just a quick rinse
removes all lather, leaving your skin pleasantly smooth and silky - because now it's free of sticky soap curd and film.
Saves Washing Costs. Helps Control Environmental Pollution
Soft water washes whiter and cleaner with less soap or detergent. Because the hardness impurities are removed, your soap can
concentrate solely on washing. People usually find that they can reduce the amount of soap they use substantially. If you normally
used a cup per wash load with hard water, try using only 1/3 cup depending on the size of your wash load and the degree of soil.
Different amounts are required, but you can use less with softened water. An added bonus is the fact that your washable fabrics will
last longer.
Super Hair Conditioning
Soft water is great for scalp and hair care. No insoluble deposits are formed. Hair is shinier, softer, more manageable. Reduce the
amount of shampoo you have normally used.
Dishes Are A Delight
Washed by hand or in a dishwasher, glassware, dishes and silver wash cleaner, easier. Follow your dishwasher manufacturer's
instructions. Soft water promotes sanitation because no greasy hard water film can form to collect or harbor bacteria.
Easier Housekeeping, Gleaming Fixtures
You'll be amazed at the marvelous difference. Just a swish of the cloth, and the bathtub or shower and fixtures are clean and
sparkling. Imagine, no scouring! No hard water scum to cause rings, streaks, spots and stains. To keep their gleaming luster, simply
wipe fixtures with a towel after use. Formica, tile, walls, floors, woodwork surfaces clean easier, stay clean longer. You'll save on
cleaning aids and save on time.
Saves Water-heating Energy, Helps Water-using Appliances
Soft water reduces the formation of rock-like hard water scale which encrusts water heaters, hot water pipes, shower heads, and
water-using appliances. This scale can cause premature maintenance and failure.
Elimination of hard water also provides substantial energy savings because scale acts as an insulator, wasting electricity or gas used
to heat water.
Savings Galore
A water conditioner is frequently referred to as "the appliance that pays for itself". You'll find that your savings on soaps, detergents,
cleaning aids, and personal care products will help your family's household budget. And if you place a price on your time, you'll be
most happy with the time saved by your new family servant.
Water For Lawns And Household Plants
If possible, lawn sprinkling faucets should be supplied with hard water primarily because it is uneconomical to soften so much water.
Household plants are much more sensitive than lawns with respect to the kind of water which is best. First, because they receive no
rainfall and, second, there is little or no drainage of the soil. Preferably they should be watered with rain water or water which is low
in mineral content such as distilled or demineralized water. Softened water is not recommended for house plants because a build-up
of sodium in the soil may interfere with efficient absorption of water by the plant root system. Additional information may be obtained
from your independently operated Culligan dealer.
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