My water tank and all my lines have hard water stains in them. Will this cause me to have hard water for all my future jobs even if I flush everything with soft water? If flushing with soft water won’t work are there any chemicals that will clean it that are safe to use in my water tank and water lines?
(I’m going to get a water filter for before my water tank to prevent this happening again)
This is going to sound silly, but have you tried cleaning it? When I flush mine in spring I give them a scrubbing with a brush with some soap, then rinse with my spray gun and then drain them.
Lines are cheap, if you are worried just replace.
I can scrub the tank clean but I’m worried about the hard water being in all of my hoses, hose reels, pump, lines, etc. and making it so I leave hard water stains when I wash. I was hoping there was something I could downstream that would clean it out. I’ve read downstreaming vinegar may work.
Oxalic acid should do the trick.
I had a house with well water so bad, the hard water created a film on the vinyl. I downstreamed oxalic to remove it and called off the rest of the wash. The SH seemed to make the hard water “stick”, because the rinse with the same water after using oxalic didn’t leave a noticeable film. If anyone knows more on that, would love to hear.
If, and only if, you are using hard water will you potentially leave hard water stains. If you wash a house and leave some hard water residue and deposits in your tank and line, some of that could potentially transfer to the next house wash. The amount would be minimal. Now, if you are using hard water (or water with lots of impurities) and you are taking it from house to house then yes, it will be on the next house.
You will have to test your water to know what is in it. Calcium, magnesium, limescale, and rust (iron) are probably the most common. Adding a filter to the water supply is nice, but when people treat hard water in their homes they tend to use a system using a chemical and filters.
Most impurities in water are rated on a PPM scale by your local water authority. That is regulated by the EPA.
