One of the most commonly shared pieces of advice that people give about how to lose weight is to drink a lot of water. Although drinking water on its own does not cause weight loss, the side effects of drinking water and choosing water over other beverages can help you lose weight for a number…
Effects of Hard Water in your Eastern Pennsylvania or New Jersey Home
One of the most common complaints about water in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey is that it is too hard. This is understandable, because hard water can create all kinds of problems in your home. Today we’re going to take a look at the effects of hard water in your home and how a water…
Do You Need Both a Water Softener and a Water Filtration System in Your NJ or PA Home?
If you’re relatively new to the world of water treatment, you might not be clear about the differences between water filtration systems and water softeners. Both types of systems will improve the quality of your tap water, but they do so in different ways. So do you need both a water softener and a whole…
Is a Whole Water House Filtration System Right for Me? Answer These Questions to Find out!
When you’re choosing a water filtration system for your home, one decision that you have to make is where you want your water filtered. Whereas a point-of-use filter will purify water at a single tap right before water leaves the faucet, a whole house filtration system will filter your water as soon as it enters…
What is an Activated Carbon Water Filter?
There are all kinds of different contaminants in tap water, and often times that means that multiple filtration techniques are needed to take care of all of them. One of the most popular of those techniques is activated carbon. Today we’re going to talk about what an activated carbon water filter is and what role…
Does Your City Disinfect Water with Chloramine? Here’s Why You Should Consider Removing It
For many years, chlorine was the disinfectant that was most commonly used by water treatment plants to treat drinking water supplies. Chlorine is extremely effective at killing dangerous pathogens and other contaminants that could otherwise cause waterborne illnesses. But in recent years, many cities have been switching to chloramine as their primary disinfectant. And like…
What Sets the Hague WaterMax Apart From Conventional Water Softeners?
If you’ve compared the features of any of the conventional water softeners on the market, you might think that there isn’t much difference from one product to the next. The Hague WaterMax, however, is in a category of its own. It’s also the number one water softener that we recommend to our customers, and today…
Bacteria in Tap Water: How Does it Get There and How Can Your Avoid It?
It might come as a surprise that bacteria is a concern for tap water. After all, we wash our hands in tap water with the intention of avoiding bacteria in the first place! As it turns out, however, bacteria can show up in many different forms in public and private water supplies. Today we’re going…
How Will Your Bathrooms Benefit from Installing a Water Softener?
If you consider all the rooms in your home where water is used in one way or another, your bathrooms are where it’s consumed the most. Whether you’re brushing your teeth, washing your hands, using the toilet or taking a shower, water is used for nearly everything you do in the bathroom. So if your…