Soap on hands

[Spicoli43]

This is so bizarre to me, I don't even know how to search for it.

If I wash my hands with bar soap in the kitchen sink with Hot water, it will eventually take care of the soap on my hands, but it takes a while. If I switch to Cold, it removes all the soap almost instantly.

If I do the same thing in the bathrooms, it doesn't matter whether I use Hot or Cold, the water doesn't remove the same exact soap.

Has anybody even heard of that?

 

[bud16415]

Sounds like you have a water softener hooked to the kitchen sink one side only.

 

[Spicoli43]

Sounds like you have a water softener hooked to the kitchen sink one side only.

That's impossible to trace, but it's hooked to the Bathrooms because I have noticed the difference in both when I forgot to run the softener for a couple of weeks.

 

[bud16415]

Yep it was common to leave the cold water in the kitchen sink off the softener for cooking water. I have seen it also done with a bypass valve.

 

[Spicoli43]

Ok, thanks. I have never heard of that.

 

[bud16415]

https://terrylove.com/forums/index....e-for-new-homes-cold-water-kitchen-tap.74631/

 

[Spicoli43]

I haven't cooked with sink water for more than 20 years, haven't lived in areas with good water. (City and Well).. That concept is so far out in Left field for me.

 

[BuzzLOL]

Keep my hand washing dispensers filled with mild dishwashing liquid since it cleans better and rinses off quickly without leaving a greasy feeling on my hands/fingers... only use bar soap in the shower...

This city's tap water came within hours of killing me, so I ingest it minimally... even avoid water coming from melted ice cubes in drinks...

 

[bud16415]

Another reason for having one place for non-softened water besides cooking is people like to use it for watering houseplants.

It seemed to be more common to do this in the 60s-70s than it is today. Not sure if today’s systems work better or just that they found out most people don’t care.

 

[Spicoli43]

Keep my hand washing dispensers filled with mild dishwashing liquid since it cleans better and rinses off quickly without leaving a greasy feeling on my hands/fingers... only use bar soap in the shower...

This city's tap water came within hours of killing me, so I ingest it minimally... even avoid water coming from melted ice cubes in drinks...

Yeah, I have a gallon of the Bronner's Peppermint stuff somewhere. I have no intention of smelling like that, which confuses my brain as to why I bought it, but I will try it.

I freeze RO water if I want Ice cubes, didn't hook up the fridge.