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Salt Free Water Softeners & Sodium in Water

Water softeners add some sodium to the water. The amount of sodium a water softener adds to tap water depends on the “hardness” of the water. Hard water contains large amounts of calcium and magnesium. Most water softeners remove the calcium and magnesium and replace them with sodium. The higher the concentration of calcium and magnesium, the more sodium needed to soften the water. Even so, the added sodium doesn’t add up to much.

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Who Are You Buying From?

Go to any website that sells any type of water treatment and once you get there, click on “about us.”  What are they?  What are they about?  Who are they?  What do you really know about them?  Really, who are they? In most cases, you are going to read this Boilerplate BS (that’s exactly what [...]

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The Pelican Challenge

At US Water we sell Green Wave Salt Free Water Conditioners.  There is also a company called Pelican that sells what we believe is essentially the same thing, although they call it a “salt-free water softener” even though it does not soften the water or even approach the threshold of what would be considered “soft [...]

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Hard Water Causes Plugged Drains

Soap scum is a common source of clogs in bathtub drain systems. While it is not solid, it can solidify after it goes down the drain, gradually building up on your drain’s walls. As it does this, it can also stick to anything else passing through your drain, such as hair, making your other potential clogs into real clogs more quickly.

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Water Softeners – Absolutely Not!

Question: The Pelican and the Futura state you will use less soap and detergent with their salt free system compared to not having treated water. Are they lying? At least Pelican states you will use even less soap with a salt based system compared to salt free system. Is the green wave basically the same [...]

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Water Softeners Verses Water Conditioners

You need to understand that when I say “water softener,” I am referring to a water treatment system that utilizes ion-exchange resin which is regenerated with salt to take the water to below 1 grain of hardness per gallon.  That is the generally accepted definition of water softening.  Of course, there are always people who [...]

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Water’s Dirty Little Secret

I frequently talk to customers who say “I’ve read testimonials about (you fill in the name) system on the internet.  Do you have any testimonials for your product?” The answer is “maybe, sometimes and no!” Well, yes we do, but I can tell you one thing – all of our testimonials were written by our [...]

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Alternatives to Water Softeners

Alternatives to Water Softeners

Arizona State University recently completed an Evaluation of Alternatives to Domestic Ion Exchange Water Softeners on April 26, 2011.  An overview of that evaluation can he found HERE.  Mara Wiest, Dr. Peter Fox, Dr. Lee Wontae, HDR, and Tim Thomure, HDR were responsible for the study.  The study objective was to:  ”identify credible alternatives to [...]

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