Without a water softener, many homeowners attempt to deal with the obvious and annoying side effects of hard water. Until you live with softened water, you may be spending too much time, energy and money on your everyday home chores. Cleaning, laundering, showering, and doing dishes become difficult and time-consuming tasks that could be easier […]
Hard water doesn’t come easy. In fact, it comes with many problems and extra work for you. Although it may not be dangerous to your health, it could be dangerous to your good attitude. Homes dealing with hard water without a water softener are using more chemicals to remove stains and buildup, buying more soaps […]
Often, we hear about California’s water issues, or the Southwest’s water issues, but when was the last time you heard anything specific to your town or neighborhood? We often generalize water problems, but it’s not until they hit our own kitchen sink that we actually care enough to make a change, or even learn more […]
These days, the media is full of doom and gloom about the state of our nation’s economy. Everywhere you look, we are bombarded by messages about unemployment, high gas prices, and people losing their homes. It seems that if there was ever a time to think about saving money, this would be it. But where […]
It seems like all there is these days is reductions. Reducing jobs. Reducing income. Reducing health care. But maybe reductions aren’t always bad. When we can reduce our environmental footprint, it is always a good thing. Whether it is through limiting the amount of plastic water bottles we drink, recycling more, or purchasing a drinking […]
Make this year’s resolution one that will benefit not only yourself, but your family members and the environment. You will have a bigger impact on the quality of your well-being than you may have ever imagined and will be acting responsibly in the discussion on the conservation of water here in California. But, choosing products […]
Homeowners are not the only consumers dealing with the annoying effects of hard water. A US geological study shows that there is hard water found in more than 85% of the country. That means renters are just as likely to have hard water as their fellow counterparts in homes. The effects are the same, and […]
As consumers, we regularly replace household appliances to keep them up-to-date with the newest technologies and increase energy savings. On average, we might replace a computer every 2 years, a refrigerator every 8-10 years, a car every 5-7 years. But there are some appliances that we may not think about replacing as regularly, yet they […]
Anaheim is known for its sunny weather, exciting theme parks, and close proximity to both Los Angeles and the California coast. But what many people don’t realize, including many Anaheim residents know is that the city is also know for having hard water. Actually, Anaheim tests around 18 grains per gallon, which is categorized as […]
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