March is National Kidney Month and a time to focus on the steps we can take to keep our kidneys happy and healthy. Drinking enough water each day is an important part of your health. After all, about 60-70% of your body weight is made up of water, and every part of your…
Do I Need a Water Softener?
Are your faucets covered in stains? Do you suffer from chronically dry skin? Does your glassware seem more prone to breaking? Do your clothes look faded? These are all common signs of hard water. No, hard water is not an immediate health or safety concern but it can contribute to larger problems for your home…
The Slippery Slope of Keeping Our Surfaces Safe in Winter
Who hasn’t been stuck behind a spreader and heard the pinging as the road salt hits your car? Or more recently, you can tell a storm is coming when you see the tell tale lines on the roads left from the brining trucks. These certainly help to keep our roads more safely traversed during a…
Keeping Your Home and Appliances in Tip Top Shape for the Holidays
The Holidays are in full swing. That means more cooking and baking, more shared meals and more dishes to tackle. More people visiting equals more showers, flushing and laundry. All of this equals your water using appliances working overtime and hard water effects magnifying! Hard water spotting, scale build up and discoloration…
Thanksgiving Water Facts
While turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce are the major players this time of year, let’s not forget about the importance of water and how it shapes our holiday more than you would think! Pilgrims and water – that’s right, there would be no Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade if it hadn’t been for…
Busting Some Water Treatment Myths
This week we will bust the top 5 myths that we run into when it comes to water treatment and focus on the facts instead. 1. MYTH: YOU CAN NEVER FULLY WASH OUT SOAP USING SOFT WATER. FACT: Showering in soft water can make your skin feel…
Potential Harmful Effects of Iron in Your Water
Iron is an essential mineral, but high levels in your drinking water should be removed. Iron in water has many negative effects, but here are the most common ones: Effects on Your Health – While a low level of iron isn’t harmful in and of itself, iron in drinking water is classified as…
The Lansdale Patch Reports: “Cancer-Linked Contaminants In Lansdale Drinking Water”
A new study found drinking water is often less safe than what the federal government may deem legal. We are in the season of spooky ghosts, goblins and scary stories. What could be scarier than the recent article written by Justin Heinz from The Patch. He tells the tale of water containing…
Staying Hydrated in the Fall and Winter Months
As the cold weather creeps in and you replace shorts and flip flops with jeans and boots, it’s easy to feel like you aren’t as thirsty or that proper hydration is not as important. It makes sense to think that since you’re not sweating from every pore on your body you don’t need to drink…