What is Water Hardness

We hear a lot about water hardness, but what is it, where does it come from and what does it do? Chemically, water hardness is made up mostly by Calcium and Magnesium.  Water is called the universal solvent, dissolving some of almost anything it comes in contact with....

Water Treatment for Dummies

The Water Quality Association just published and ebook – Water Treatment for Dummies. It provides great information for the everyone. Here’s from the Introduction Water, water everywhere. But is it good and safe to drink or use? How can you tell if the...

What Do We Do?

A lot of people do not really know what we do – friends, customers, suppliers . . . A lot of people have heard of us, know our name and know some of what we do but I want to take this opportunity to answer the question. Over 50 years ago, Andy Holmes saw a need...

Should You Drink Soft Water?

One of the most common questions that we hear about water softeners is whether we should drink the water. It’s a great question and one of the first things that I wanted to know when we started. A water softeners purpose is to remove the hardness minerals from...