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Water quality plays a role in the longevity of boilers, water heaters and water pumps.
Water that is highly acidic or full of minerals is tougher on equipment than treated water, and life spans should be lowered accordingly. This is the case in many rural parts of the country, where houses often have their own wells. For heating systems, boilers last longer than hot-air systems because the water helps to moderate heat extremes, making hot and cold cycles less stressful on the equipment. The estimates shown on page 48 are for heating and cooling equipment in an adequately insulated house of roughly 2,000 sq. Click here for books about building a house.