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dadiOH wrote:
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I just moved into new condo in Chicago and was amazed at the
hardness of the water. I have lived in Chicago for 6 years now and
this water is terribly worse. Not sure why that is.

Regardless, I have found the calcium is quite high which I read is
the cause of hard water. Does anyone know of a good shower filter
that removes calcium?

You can't filter it, it is in solution.

So is there any solution at all?

Sure - standard water softener. They replace the calcium ions with sodium
ions from salt so you wind up with water with sodium carbonate.
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This Chicago water is harder than my parents' water and they have a
well. Also, it's harder than other Chicago water I have had (wierd
but true).

Been a long time since I was around Chicago but I don't recall the water
being particularly hard. I find it strange that city water in your new
location differs from that in your previous one...one would think that all
city water is the same. When you say the water is "hard" what - precisely -
do you mean? What is it like?

If you have to get a softener it would be far preferable to get your condo
board of directors to install a central one so that all units receive the
softened water.

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