Common Water Softener salt options include: Solar Salt Crystals Morton is a common brand, but there are others. This type of salt is basically dehydrated ocean water, so it may contain some impurities and debris. Usually comes in a blue bag, and is pretty inexpensive. Salt Pellets There are several brands that make pellets. Read the full article…
Do Salt Free Softeners Work?
Salt free softeners, also called scale reducing systems, function much differently than a Water Softener does. A Softener uses a process called ionic exchange, meaning it uses sodium to replace the calcium mineral that causes hard water. This leaves you with soft water, which is the absence of hardness. Types of Salt Free Softeners There Read the full article…
Memorial Day & Water Usage
The holiday weekend is just hours away and we know everyone has fun plans! We also know you will be using more water for parties, filling or topping off your pool, watering your lawn, or pressure washing your house. Read this blog for some helpful tips! Water facts: Pools usually need between 3,000 and 6,000 Read the full article…
What’s In Your Water?
Come see H2O Equipment Company at the Portland Library on Monday, April 20th at 6 pm for our presentation on residential well water! Event Details: Presentation: “What’s In Your Water?” Company: H2O Equipment Company Location: Portland Library – 20 Freestone Avenue, Portland CT in the Mary Flood Room Date: Monday, April 20th Time: 6:00 pm Read the full article…
Hard Water and Acne
Did you recently move into your new home and start to notice shiny new pimples on your face? Or while on vacation, feel your skin become dry, cracked and itchy? You use the same lotions, creams, soaps, even the same makeup – and yet your face has red, irritated pimples. The culprit may be your Read the full article…
Common Well Problems in Connecticut
What Every Connecticut Resident Needs to Know When you live in Connecticut, it’s pretty safe to say that you may be dealing with some well problems. From iron to magnesium to calcium, the Connecticut soil is rich with many minerals, but you don’t exactly want them in your water well. Here’s a rundown of the Read the full article…
Lead in Drinking Water
Lead is an odorless, colorless, and tasteless metal. Lead is rarely naturally occurring in water. However, it can enter your drinking water due to corrosion of any household plumbing, solder, or fittings containing lead. Is Lead harmful? Yes. Lead is considered a toxic metal. If you consume elevated levels of lead, damage to your brain, Read the full article…
What Size Sediment Filter Should I Use
If you have residential well water, we recommend having an In-line Cartridge Filter, also called a Sediment Filter. It acts as a pre-filter to catch sediment and other particles before they can get to your faucets or your water treatment system. There are two different sizes for filter housings: Standard In-Line Cartridge Filter If you Read the full article…
Does low pH effect PEX Plumbing?
Low pH does not corrode PEX plumbing like it does copper piping. Although a house plumbed in PEX or PVC is a great benefit when your well water is acidic, don’t forget about the other components in your home. You still need to protect: Heating elements in your hot water heater, dishwasher, and boiler Read the full article…
Low pH – Acidic Water
What is pH? It stands for “potential of hydrogen”. But think of pH as a scale to measure whether your water is acidic or alkaline. The scale itself has a range of 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. Anything below a 7 is considered acidic. Anything above a 7 is considered alkaline. In CT, Read the full article…