A reader asked me today about a company called Aqualiv and frankly, I had never heard of them. These kinds of companies pop up daily and make lots of claims, but are they rooted in fact? Not hardly, it turns out. Their website is http://www.aqualiv.com/ On their home page, here is what they say: The [...]
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Aqualiv – Truth or Consequences?
Posted on 11 April 2013.
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Water Softener or Water Conditioner?
Posted on 15 March 2013.
This is a question we get many times a day. Water softeners are one of the following: systems that use the ion exchange process with salt; reverse osmosis systems; deionization systems; or distillation systems to produce water that is below 1 grain of hardness per gallon (GPG). In the interests of full disclosure, I am [...]
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Don’t Be Hassled With Hard Water
Posted on 17 February 2013.
Do you wash your clothes and they come out feeling harsh or looking dingy? After you shower, do you feel like there is a film of sticky soap left on your skin? Is your hair starting to look dull and lifeless? Have you dishes lost their shine? If you have experienced one or all of [...]
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Salt Free Water Softeners & Sodium in Water
Posted on 13 September 2012.
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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Good Ice Comes From Good Water and Equals Good Business
Posted on 02 September 2012.
Of course, if you are reading this, you already know that I am all about good water, quality, pure water, awesome water, and maybe you are too, but do you insist on it? For instance, when I go out to a restaurant to eat, I do not drink the water unless they have bottled water [...]
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So You Want Pyrolox or Filox to Remove Iron or Sulfur?
Posted on 04 August 2012.
You might want to re-think that. Maybe you have heard good things about Filox or Pyrolox or for that matter, Oxylox, Adox, Catalox, Birm or Greensand Plus, and you are thinking about using one of these systems for your water problems. I would strongly advise you to think again. The side effects are bad and [...]
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Who Are You Buying From?
Posted on 03 August 2012.
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
Posted on 26 June 2012.
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
Posted on 10 June 2012.
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!
Posted on 04 June 2012.
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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