Due to high amounts of calcium in most of the municipal water supply in the southwest United States, scaling of plumbing systems and water-using appliances can drastically reduce the life of these systems. There is a substitute for traditional water softening. Water softeners replace calcium molecules with sodium. If you look at calcium under a microscope you can see just how irregular and jagged this element is, as opposed to sodium, which looks like a soft jellybean. Water softeners replace the calcium with sodium, thereby reducing the scale in your plumbing system and extending the life of your water-using appliances. Arizona Ice & Water can provide solutions for your hard water, no matter the size of your application.