Is Hard Water Making You Ill?

We’ve always considered hard water to be an aesthetic concern. You know: hard to clean bathtub ring and film on shower tiles, dry itchy skin after bathing, dramatically higher cleaning costs, increased heating and maintenance costs due to scale build up. But...

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...

The High Cost of Hard Water

Do you realize how much hard water costs you? We’ve been installing water softeners for 44 years, but today many people consider them a luxury. So we’ve put together some facts for you. A recent article by Money Talks News lists these effects of Hard...

A Green Switch

There is a switch going on. A GREEN switch. The switch from bottled water to reusable water containers has been seen across the country, in businesses, homes, waiting rooms, people are seeing the value in drinking from the tap of a filtered water system.   Even...

Water Softener Checklist

If you are considering a water softener – and believe us you should be – take the time to look over this list. We have included things that we think are important to at least consider. There is some room at the bottom to add your own. Feature Ecowater...