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Re:To Make Dishwashers Great Again? (2020) by willis936 on Monday September 11, 2023 @12:30AM (#37462886)
Not an option for renters, who also don't have the luxury of the option of fixing or replacing bad dishwashers.

Also, when I lived in the Midwest I could barely tell the water softener was there. I would descale my kettle and the first pot already had a thick layer on it. I now use a countertop RO system.

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Re:To Make Dishwashers Great Again? (2020) by jader201 on Monday September 11, 2023 @01:02AM (#37463072)
> when I lived in the Midwest I could barely tell the water softener was there

I guess it depends on how hard the water is, I suppose, but could also be the type of softener. I'm not sure, I haven't done a lot of research on it, as it seems to just work.

But in my experience, I can tell a huge difference (vs. the house we moved from that didn't have a softener). I never see any scale on our appliances, faucets, shower doors, etc.

When showering, I can tell when I've forgotten to refill the salt just from the feel of the water.

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