On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:06:46 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On 27 Dec 2010 12:15:41 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> A water softener would solve most of the problems here, but where I
> >> live I can't install one. Lemi-Shine has been a blessing. We also
> >> spray a solution of Lemi-Shine in the shower after each use to
> >> prevent any buildup of mineral deposits.
> >
> > When my mother lived in the outskirts of San Diego county, her water
> > was hard and she had a water softener, but it didn't keep the water
> > from clouding her glassware anyway and stepping up her
> > washer/dishwasher replacements. Just sayin'.
> >
> Really! One of my hopes for the whole house approach was that
> appliances would be longer lived.

Maybe it will let them live longer than if you didn't have the water
softener hooked up to them; but she still replaced her appliances more
often than I replaced mine.

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