Posts tagged 'Water Softening'

That's a fair question because if you go to most websites you cannot really discover who you are dealing with.  I mean, when you buy from Amazon, you know that they are this behemoth and Jeff Bezos is the CEO and you can read books and articles about Amazon and Jeff to understand who you are dealing with... in case you are from another planet.  But when you buy a water softener or reverse osmosi...

To many families the joy of home ownership is sometimes spoiled when they find out that their "Home Sweet Home" has water that is less than desirable. For the record, that happens to be a pretty high percentage of the homes in the United States. However, no matter what the water problem(s) might be, "Point-of-Entry" water treatment is simply the best solution, whatever the problem(s) might be. ...

UNDERSTANDING MY WATER TEST RESULTS Q. My wife and I are struggling to understand our recent water test and determine what water treatment we need if any. I'm wondering if you can help us? We are considering the limeblaster. We are in northern Minnesota and have well water. We have a white chalky film in our shower. We have rust stains in our toilet. Since we have had soft water in the past...

We get literally dozens of these cases some days: Customer: Hi. I purchased a water softener on Amazon along with professional installations. The unit is not cycling. I’ve been trying for a few weeks to reach someone on the Amazon site but no one is replying.  I’ve since had the installer come back out and check to ensure it’s been installed correctly, which was verified.  I think the pr...

Can I Use a Water Softener With a Septic Tank? Frequently, potential customers contact us and say “I can’t have a water softener because I have a septic tank.”  That statement, in and of itself is completely untrue. It is simply not true that water softener regeneration discharges pose a problem to septic systems or to the leach field. Studies have shown that water softener regeneration wa...

I received this question today: Hi Mark, What is your take on Magnetic Water Softening Systems? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sustainable-water-softener#/ They claim that no salt, no backwashing is needed for life. "Fix it once and you are done".  I'm sure you must have heard of Magnetic Water Softening, and I wanted to know your take on it, since you are an expert. Personall...

Q.  [Can you compare] prices for a whole home carbon filter and water softer and the specs? We are about to buy the AquaSauna 1,000,000 gal carbon filter and their saltless softer but I want to compare it to others and their prices too. Thanks -- Deanna A.  It's impossible for me to compare our systems to Aquasana salt-free water softeners and their carbon filters for a few reasons: We d...

Q.  "After testing our well water it is showing Nitrate-N at 11.62. The County limit is 10. What type of filter would you suggest?" A.  I would recommend a reverse osmosis drinking water system, like this:  https://www.uswatersystems.com/aquapurion-plus-5-stage-reverse-osmosis-system.html  Q.  Can the Pulsar Intercepter pre-filter + Pulsar Disruptor sub-micron filter work together as ...

Q.  I have iron bacteria and my well company gave me a backwashing carbon and some other white media that goes on the bottom is that going to eliminate my problem? A.  Based upon what you have told me, I would say there are two chances:  Slim and None!  Before you do anything, do this first: https://www.uswatersystems.com/us-water-lab-water-test.html  ________________________________...

Question: We have an Iron Pro 2 combination water softener, iron filter Fleck 5600 SXT for the whole house.  We have had it almost 6 months.  We still cannot get it to remove  the iron from the water.  We keep adjusting higher and it is still not taking the iron out.  All my appliances , showers, sinks nn and  washer are still turning orange from the iron.  Please contact as to how to g...

You might have acid water if your copper plumbing looks green and corroded, if you sometimes have "pinhole" leaks in your copper plumbing or if you see greenish-blue stains on sinks, faucets, fixtures, or inside your toilet tanks. Any or all of these issues can indicate that you have acid water. Water with a pH of 7.0 is considered to be neutral.  If the pH is above 7.0, the water is considere...

Chemical contamination or water pollution is something nearly every individual is aware of unless they have been living under a rock. Two chemical contaminants that have been in the news recently have been discovered in an area of Southeastern North Carolina around Cape Fear, Wilmington and surrounding areas.  These are what we call  “emerging contaminants” because they are currently unregul...