Tangmere residents experience hard water              

Homes in Tangmere that aren’t fitted with a water softener will be subjected to hard water. It’s all down to the underground chalky bedrock that covers much of Sussex and beyond. Rainwater is soft by nature, but as soon as it seeps into the bedrock, which is full of hard water-causing calcium and magnesium minerals, the water’s natural softness disappears.

Hard water is a problem for many reasons. Skin and hair react badly to constant hard water exposure, as it removes their natural softness and vibrancy. Dry skin conditions, particularly ailments like eczema and dermatitis, are worsened by hard water. Softened water on tap will provide respite – the softer the water, the better it is for skin and hair. And clothing, towels and bed linen will all appear softer and smoother if they aren’t regularly washed in hard water.

Limescale is also caused by hard water. It will collect relentlessly on any wet kitchen and bathroom surfaces. Water softeners prevent the scale from forming. Limescale is also a nightmare for central heating systems; it blocks up pipework and water tanks. A system forever exposed to scale will waste huge amounts of energy, simply to keep producing the right levels of heat and hot water for your home – resulting in unnecessarily high energy bills. Soft water= reduced fuel costs and a healthy, long-lasting boiler.

Tangmere has a water hardness reading of about 260 parts per million (ppm). That’s high, bearing in mind any measurement over 200 ppm is deemed to be hard. An efficient, cost-effective Scott Jenkins Water Softener in your home will bring that reading down to virtually zero.

Tangmere – an Overview

Annual rainfall: 28.8inch or 731.52mm.

Tangmere is a village in the Chichester District of West Sussex, located three miles north east of Chichester. At the 2011 Census the population was 2,625.

Tangmere was formerly the home of the RAF Tangmere airfield, which played a pivotal role in the Second World War, especially during the Battle of Britain.

The RAF commandeered the majority of houses in the centre of the village, with only six to eight families being allowed to stay. Part of the former airfield is now home to the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum.

With the boom in modern housing, Tangmere has seen an influx of young families, most of whom work in and around Chichester.