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Water Softeners | Salt-Based vs. Salt-Free Water Softening Systems
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
Water is an essential resource for living beings, and it is necessary to ensure that the water you drink has removed the impurities and chemicals present in hard water. To do that, you need a water softener. The question is whether you should buy a salt-based or salt-free water softener. To make this choice, you must know […]
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Water Softeners vs Water Filters Systems – Which One Do I Need?
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
When taking a decision between water filter systems and water softener systems, the most important question that has to be answered is: what’s the final quality of water that you need? Commonly, underground water is the primary source of water for municipal systems. Underground water has a higher percentage of minerals in comparison to surface water. This […]
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Grain Capacity-Understanding True Water Softener Capacity
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
On the internet, in each big box store, and local water softener shops you will find water softeners rated by their “grain capacity.” This rating is unfamiliar to people who are new to the science of water softening, and salespeople often gloss over it likely because they do not understand its implications in selecting a water […]
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Why You Can Still Get Spotting with a Water Softener
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
Here’s a perplexing question we get from people now and then… They just installed a water softener to help remove minerals that form scale buildup, soap scum, and other hard water issues – but they still see spotting on their dishes, faucets and after washing their SUV. So what’s happening? Is their water softener not working right? There are many other […]
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How to Tell if You Need a Water Softener
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
Possibilities are if you are living in an area with hard water, you are familiar with the problems of living in an area with hard water. You may have received calls from water softener sales people, but you have no idea what you should do. This article will answer the following next-step questions: Do you have hard […]
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What Size Water Softener Should I Choose?
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
So it is time, you have finally had it with scrubbing the lime-scale build-up around your taps, in your toilets and pretty much every other surface that comes into contact with the hard water in your residence. Perhaps the last straw was that you spent your hard earned money on fixing your washing machine or dishwasher, […]
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Safe Drinking Water Standards: What You Need To Know
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
There is nothing more essential than accessible and clean filtered drinking water. Human beings need to drink 2 liters of safe drinking water every day, on average. But in spite of our universal demand for safe drinking water, one in every nine people doesn’t have access today. This amounts to over 840 million people. And when unsafe […]
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8 Huge Signs You Have A Hard Water Problem In Your Home
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
You just moved into your new home, but you notice something doesn’t smell right… After a few weeks of smelly clothes and your hair not getting clean, you have a sneaking suspicion that there may be a problem with your tap water. Your problem is likely hard water – an excess amount of minerals in your water […]
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Why Do Water Filters Differ So Much In Price?
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
If you this a post with this title is some rant about how much you should be spending on your water filter, Well – it’s not. That is none of our business. What this article explains is why so many water filter brands sell what appear to be the exact same products for such different prices. To be […]
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What You Need to Know About Owning a Home with a Well
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
A home in a peaceful remote area is a dream come true for many people. But if you own a house in a rural area’s thinking of a move, you may be in for a few surprises. One of the major differences between country and city living is where you get your tap water. In most rural homes […]
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How to Test Home Water Quality – and Why You Really Should
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
If you have some doubts about the quality of the water in your home, it is necessary to check and take appropriate measures about it. With such a wide variety of water filters, treatment additives, purification systems on the market, it can be hard to sort-out what you need to solve water quality problems in your […]
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NSF and WQA Certified Water Filters
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
Considering NSF 53 certified water filter?In this post, we explain the various NSF and WQA criteria used to certify modern water filtration systems and recommend a few top-rated water filter and water ionizer systems that have these accreditation. Water filter manufacturers are similar to any other business. They need to sell their products and they’re prone […]
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How Do Water Softeners Work? (A Quick Intro) – All About Water Softeners
- VH410 VIQUA UV Water Disinfection System: 2020 Review - February 2
- Eddy Electric Water Descaler: 2020 Review - February 1
- Fleck 5600 SXT Digital Metered Water Softener System: 2020 Review - February 1
Water softeners are just machines, but machines that perform a complex operation to provide you with pure water that we call, ‘soft water.’ Before you can answer “how do water softeners work?” you first have to understand what hard water is. Since there are four different primary kinds of water softening systems, the reply to the question […]
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