Taste or poor product production
– Many constituents in water may contribute to its poor taste
or in the poor taste of your product. Off taste in water
is easily detected. Off taste in product, such as coffee has to do with a considerable number of factors, all related to water chemistry. Other constituents that affect your product,
unless specifically tested for, may be unrecognizable. Here
are some other common problems with city water:
Scale – Scale is caused
by hardness minerals, which can come from a few different constituents.
The biggest problems come from calcium & silica. Hardness
minerals are natural elements that will dissolve into the water
when in contact within an aquifer, river or other delivery systems.
Scale is formed as the minerals come out of solution and attach
to surfaces. The formation of scale is greatly increased in
heated water and in water with high pH. This formation of scale
is very damaging to water using equipment. In addition dishware
may appear unsightly and if not controlled the scale can eventually
ruin this dishware.
Rust and red stains – Rust and red stains can occur when your water contains high iron levels or the delivery system such as pipes & tanks are in need of repair.
Cloudy or soft ice cubes –
Ice becomes cloudy when the water used to produce them has an
excessive level of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). As the water
freezes the TDS is suspended within the ice cubes and thus the
cloudy look. This excessive TDS will also loosen the “bond”
between the frozen water molecules and the results are cubes
that break apart easily.
Cloudiness – This
is a result of suspended particles in the water. These can either
be larger visible pieces or minute invisible particles.
Increased soap and ingredient
consumption – High levels of hardness and TDS increases
the levels necessary of soap and ingredients. Because the water
molecules are “tied up” with the hardness and TDS,
higher levels of additives are necessary to compensate to receive
satisfactory results.
Water spotting – White water spots on glasses, plates, mirrors, sinks and ? are caused by excessive hardness. When these items are rinsed or sprayed the water molecules begin the natural process of evaporation. As the water evaporates the hardness minerals are left behind of the surface as white spots.
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