The Water Softener Blog

Water softening systems are basically an appliance that treats incoming water to the home to remove hardness minerals (Calcium, Magnesium) present in water and provide conditioned, softened water for the home to protect plumbing fixtures and water-using appliances to prevent hard water scale buildup and iron staining. Making the home run more efficient. Water softeners/conditioners are not the solution to every water treatment problem. There are a myriad of water chemistry problems such as high iron, manganese, hydrogen sulfide, and low PH along with many other water problems that require different types of water treatment equipment to correctly treat the water.  The first step in determining the proper water treatment solution is a complete water analysis to determine the hardness, iron, and other water chemistry issues that may need more treatment than a water softener. Water softeners have six main components: 1. Control Valve 2. Distributor Tube 3. Water Sof...

Water filters cover the gambit from simple faucet filters, refrigerator filters, in-line filters to filter housings with a replaceable filter cartridge to all types of whole house backwashing / regenerating filtration systems that remove, iron, odors, manganese, radium, lead, turbidity and a plethora of other water problems.  This subject covers such a wide range of water problems it could take many blog articles to cover just the basics of water filtration.   One thing I know for certain though is what the typical consumer considers a water filter and what a water treatment professional would consider a water filter are totally different.

Is rusty water causing strife in the home for you and the wife?   Is the wife normally blonde but suddenly finds herself becoming a Redhead?  You could try telling her "red hair" is in vogue these days and she looks great as a redhead but that's probably not the best approach to solving the problem or keeping her happy!  I have a better idea.  Let her know you can fix the water and she will always be that naturally beautiful blonde you married!  You can make that happen and she can have blonde hair again.  Great water makes everything better and a "Happy Wife, is a Happy Life"! What are the culprits causing the problems? Iron, Manganese, and hydrogen sulfide are the most obvious problems with well water, causing staining on everything and everyone Hydrogen sulfide also has that nasty, rotten egg smell.  All three can cause problems, even at very low levels.  The good news is you don't have to live with water like this because all these wat...

How Do I Fix My Hard Water Problems? That is a good question!  The simple answer is to install  a water softener.  The real answer is more complicated, but it doesn't have to be, as long as you do some homework to make sure you purchase the right water treatment system to solve your hard water problems. The Water Softener Blog - How to Choose the Right Water Softener System: A Complete Guide for Homeowners and DIY There are a lot of options out there now for so-called "Salt Free Water Softeners".  Magnetic gadgets (to change the polarity of the water), media to bond the calcium and magnesium together (to make a larger molecular particle) that, theoretically, won't fall out of solution as easily, etc, etc.   At this point, all of that is just "Hocus Pocus" and a money grab.  Here is a good example of how they get your money, then back down.   I get a call from a young couple who are having well water issues. They asked if I could come o...

Every drop of water on Earth has been here since the beginning of time.  71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Of that water, 96.5% is in our oceans as salt water. That leaves 3.5% left as fresh water, but 69% of that water is locked up in glaciers and the polar ice caps. This leaves less than 1% of the total volume of water on Earth available as fresh water, and most of that is deep underground and unavailable to us.  So you see, there is actually very little water available for all of us to live our daily lives.  That is why it is so important to protect and conserve our water resources and do what we can individually to ensure this precious resource is available for future generations. The Water Cycle The Earth's "Water Cycle" plays the key role in determining how and where these precious water resources are available and distributed. With the constant cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, these water resources move abou...