Silica in Casselberry Florida Water

Unhealthy Levels of Silica in the Water Supply of Casselberry Florida Homes

Silica is a natural mineral that can appear in tap water as dissolved silica or as silicates. While it may not noticeably change flavor, it can cause persistent nuisances in Casselberry homes — especially in our hard, Central Florida groundwater. When water heats or evaporates, silica can leave behind tough deposits that are harder to remove than ordinary mineral scale, producing more spotting on glass, buildup on fixtures, and reduced efficiency in hot-water appliances.

Because dissolved silica and silicates remain stable in water, they aren’t always resolved by the same treatments that address hardness. Typical water softeners focus on calcium and magnesium and generally don’t remove silica effectively. Silica can also occur as very fine particulate that behaves differently from dissolved forms, so even when your water from around Lake Concord Park or Fern Park seems ‘softened,’ silica-related spotting or scale can persist.