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Don’t Let Hard Water Ruin Your Holidays
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Better Coffee Starts with Better Water
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The Importance of Water Quality in Assisted Living
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Hard Water Problems: Common Myths of Water Softeners
Read MoreWith the amount of news available to us today, seemingly endless amount of information broadcasted to us about water quality issues in different places around the world, and here locally in the , it’s difficult to understand what exactly you might need to do about your hard water problems. Needs can vary from area to […]
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Why Does My Tap Water Taste Like This?
Read MoreThe subject of water taste can be, well…subjective. After all, each individual has his or her specific palate for sensing flavors. But there are certain instances when water undeniably has a certain unpleasant flavor. The question is — is this ok, or is this something you should worry about? Let’s take a look at […]
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Copper Pipes — A Potential Risk To Your Water Supply
Read MoreCopper is one metal that acid water can dissolve into your water system. While copper pipes are used in household plumbing, and it is in fact necessary for your diet, it can be poisonous. Infants and Wilson’s Disease Risks The body has a natural way of regulating copper. However, children under one year old do […]
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Sulfur in your Water (Rotten Egg Smell) – What You Can Do
Read MoreThe most common way to diagnose a contamination of sulfur or hydrogen sulfate in your home is the smell. To that end, there are simple steps you can take to eliminate this from your faucets. Determine the Source Your first order of business is to find the source — in your drain, or in your […]
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Total Dissolved Solids: Six Major Contamination Sources
Read MoreTotal Dissolved Solids (TDS) is the combination of any cations (positively charged) and anions (negatively charged) in your water. Having a test for TDS can tell you the amount, but will not identify the nature of these ionic relationships. Total dissolved solids can come from a number of sources, and the location of your home, […]
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Last Chance! Wanted: Dead or Alive
Read MoreWe all know that the purpose of a water softener is to reduce or completely get rid of the minerals that make our water hard. Winter is just a couple months away which not only means fresh snow and the holidays, it also means dry skin and dull hair. With a Culligan HE Water Softener, […]