Soft water may feel slimy, but the alleged “slime” is not really slime at all – it’s your skin’s natural oils. If you oiled your skin and stepped into the shower, how would that feel? Let your mind re-think the showering experience as a moisturizing experience – it feels pretty darn good. Remember, you Read the full article…
Who Wants to Buy a Water Softener?
Who Wants to Buy a Water Softener? Let’s face it. A Water Softener is not a luxury car, a new tablet, or a big screen TV. You may not rush your friends down into your basement to show them that new Water Softener. But, hold on. That Water Softener could be one of the smartest Read the full article…
Etching and Hard Water
What is Etching? ETCHING is the scratching or pitting of glassware. It creates a frosty and cloudy look to dishes. What is Hard Water? HARD WATER means you have dissolved rock in your water. That rock leaves white deposits on everything it touches. How Do I Know If I Have Hard Water? Soak your glass Read the full article…
Do You Like the Taste of Your Water?
Tasty Drinking Water Reverse Osmosis Systems are for pure drinking water, right from your kitchen sink. Reverse Osmosis greatly improves the taste, odor, quality, and appearance of your drinking water. We have many people calling us to say they don’t drink their water because of the taste. For the summer months especially, you want tasty Read the full article…
Can Soft Water Be Too Soft?
A question we are often asked in the water treatment world is, can my water be too soft? Technically, no. Soft water is the total absence of hardness. Hardness is the measure of how much dissolved rock there is floating around in your water. A Water Softener will remove all hardness from your water! It Read the full article…
April Showers Bring…Water Problems?
Spring is here. We all love the warmer weather. But with spring comes some changes in weather. Your water chemistry is influenced by precipitation such as rainfall, snowfall, and drought. Your well water quality is also influenced by its contact with the earth. It may take days, weeks, months, decades and even centuries before that Read the full article…
Does a Whole House Sediment Filter Remove Iron?
Yes and No. A sediment filter removes particles. But most of the iron in your CT well water is NOT in particle form. In fact, it’s what they call “clear iron water” because when you fill a cup of water, the color is clear. But sometimes that clear iron water that is dissolved in your Read the full article…
Water Softener Treatment For Bacteria?
No, it does not. A Water Softener removes hardness, iron, and manganese. These are dissolved minerals that are naturally found in well water, and even city water. They can be a real nuisance but they are not harmful to your health. Bacteria CAN be harmful to your health but it depends on the type of Read the full article…
Acidic Well Water in CT
In Connecticut, acidic water is very common. It means your water has a low pH. Why is my water acidic? The process on how your well water becomes acidic is very complex. The short version is that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves into water and makes carbonic acid. Acid rain then falls to the Read the full article…
How much Salt does a Water Softener add to your Drinking Water?
For one 8 oz glass of water, a softener adds about 2 milligrams of sodium for every grain of hardness. Notice I said sodium (Na) and NOT salt. Salt is actually sodium chloride (NaCl). A water softener adds sodium to your softened water but NOT chloride. The chloride washes away when your softener goes through Read the full article…