Genier's Home Appliances in Vernon offers a range of advanced dishwashers with features including built-in water softeners, extra wine racks, cutlery trays and silent runs.
Hard water can be a nuisance, and we're not talking about ice — while it may sound like an oxymoron, it's simply water that contains a higher concentration of minerals. These minerals don't really have an impact on smell or taste, and they're not unhealthy to drink either. However, the mineral deposits leave a whitish film on clothes, hair, and dishes.
Homeowners with hard water often wage a constant battle with their dishwasher, adding additional (and often expensive) specialty cleaners and running up to three cycles to get dishes clean. If you have hard water, there’s a kitchen appliance store in Vernon that has what your dishes need—the dishwasher with a built-in water softener.
Why built-in softeners are gaining popularity
Throughout BC, appliances can leave scum on your pipes or plates when you have hard water. People in rural areas, in particular, battle with their dishwashers to get a clean finish because of hard well water.
Hard water (water that has high mineral content, including a deposits of limestone, calcium, magnesium, etc.) makes it tough for soap to lather and has a poor reaction with it. When hard water reacts with soap, it leaves behind a white, persistent film of minerals that you just don’t want to see on your dishes.
To compensate, many people run their dishwashers two or three times and use added cleaners to try and clean their dishes. Even then, the results aren’t great. Glasses can still come out etched, dusty or cloudy.
That’s why some dishwasher manufacturers are releasing units with a built-in water softener, an appliance that will change dishwashing forever in homes with hard water.
How dishwashers with built-in water softeners work
Dishwashers with built-in hard water softeners work much like household water softeners. Below the bottom rack, you’ll see the insert you can fill with softening salts. Through good old science, the salts create an ion exchange process to remove the minerals. When you run your dishwasher, it detects how much of that salt to use to remove hard minerals and give you clean, clear, spot-free dishes with no repeat wash cycles and less detergent.
Why dishwashers with built-in softeners are better than routing household soft water to your dishwasher
If you have hard water, you may already have a hard water softener for your whole house. Some people have found that using softened water for their dishes means you get water that’s too soft and glasses that are etched by the high sodium levels that result. Additionally, soft water isn't recommended for consumption by people sensitive to high sodium levels. Additionally, you shouldn't use softened water on plants, lawns, or gardens.
Using a dishwasher with a built-in water softener means you can leave it up to your unit to get the water softness just right for cleaner, clearer dishes.
Are you looking for dishwashers that deliver results? When it comes to home and kitchen appliances, Kelowna, Vernon and Kamloops homeowners trust the selection and service at Genier’s.