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What Do I Need to Know Before Purchasing a Water Softener?

There are several different options when it comes to treating the water in your home .  The decision on whether you choose to install a water softener, water conditioner, reverse osmosis system , water purification, or water filtration system all comes down to the quality of the water from your tap.  Depending on the minerals and contaminants that are in your water the treatment option chosen for installation will vary.  Below are the most commonly asked questions surrounding water softeners and water treatment options . What is hard water by definition? All water naturally contains minerals such as calcium and magnesium that dissolve in it.  Water that contains more than one grain of a combination of minerals is considered to be hard.  To determine what level of minerals can be found in your homes water bring a sample from each faucet into Reynolds Water Conditioning Co .  What should concern me about having hard water? One of the biggest concerns when it comes to havi

Sprinklers and Hard Water Don't Mix Well for This Florida Home Owner

Having sprinkler systems installed while living in South Florida is pretty common, however having brown iron spots covering the outside of your siding is not exactly what homeowners are happy to see when living there. Where does this brown coloring on siding coming from? The answer is from the hard water inside the sprinklers.  The mineral filled water hits the siding on your house and although it seems harmless at first, it will start to produce more and more iron stains. A local woman named Karen Clarke had this very issue at her condo. Her sprinkler was set to spray only the grass but somehow had gotten turned which made it begin hitting the home instead. The article done by WSVN gives further details on this occurrence. Reynolds Water Conditioning Company specializes in these hard water needs and has options available such as Irrigation Stain Control Systems to help provide prevention from such hard water stains from occurring in the first place .

Do You Trust the Quality of Water Coming from Your Tap?

Ever since the water crisis in Flint, MI many homeowners all around the United States have started to pay closer attention to the water coming from their tap.  Issues with the water supply in Milwaukee have recently surfaced as well, more info can be found at NPR WUWM 89.7 .   This focus on tap water quality has led to research, both official and unofficial, being done on where people are getting their drinking water from.  It is safe to say that most homeowners are still enjoying quality water from their taps, 51% remarking they drink straight from the tap and 40% saying they filter tap water before drinking it.  This isn’t really a surprise considering the multitude of water treatment options available to remove the contaminants in water throughout the home.  If you are one of the many homeowners questioning the quality of your tap water the experts at Reynolds water Conditioning Company help!