Misleading Statements, Falsehoods and Deception: Salt-Free Water Treatment Systems
By Mark S. Timmons, CWS-VI, CI, CSR – aka/”The Water Doctor” For the past several months, I have been troubled by the way salt-free water treatment systems have been marketed by manufacturers and their dealers. After considerable thought, what I am about to write should be welcomed by the ”legitimate” ethical manufacturers and dealers, but may cause [...]
Update On No-Salt Water Softeners
Some companies are selling their products the right way (explaining how it works and not engaging in hyperbole), while others are not so "above-board" in their tactics. I would encourage anyone who is looking to go "salt-free" to think about whether the company they are considering is really a "water treatment company" or just a company that is interested in selling a salt-free product and little else.
Misleading Statements, Falsehoods and Deception: Salt-Free Water Treatment Systems
13 May 2009
By Mark S. Timmons, CWS-VI, CI, CSR – aka/”The Water Doctor” For the past several months, I have been troubled by the way salt-free water treatment systems have been marketed by manufacturers and their dealers. After considerable thought, what I am about to write should be welcomed by the ”legitimate” ethical manufacturers and dealers, but may cause [...]
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Update On No-Salt Water Softeners
04 April 2009
Some companies are selling their products the right way (explaining how it works and not engaging in hyperbole), while others are not so "above-board" in their tactics. I would encourage anyone who is looking to go "salt-free" to think about whether the company they are considering is really a "water treatment company" or just a company that is interested in selling a salt-free product and little else.
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Do Salt-Free Water Softeners Really Work?
25 December 2007
I talk to many people each day, inside and outside the water industry, and the claims by many companies who are trying to sell salt-free, saltless or no-salt (call them what you will) are really confusing. Many are also not rooted in fact. I try to keep an open mind and I am receptive to [...]
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How do you remove rust (iron) from your water?
11 September 2007
A WATER SOFTENER CAN REDUCE IRON TO BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF STAINING, BUT IT CAN NOT TOTALLY REMOVE IT! Under some circumstances, a water softener will work for a while, but the resin bed will gradually become fouled with iron over months or years, decreasing it’s efficiency at removing the iron. To totally remove iron, [...]
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Will an icemaker work with RO water?
11 September 2007
First of all, you can make ice cubes from water produced by reverse osmosis systems. In fact, ice made from reverse osmosis (”RO”) water produces cleaner, clearer and better tasting ice cubes because most of the contaminants are removed from the water. So, just because water is purified by a certain process, (in this case, [...]
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What is the best drinking water system?
21 February 2007
There is no “BEST” filter or system, but there are several questions you should ask yourself to determine which type of system is best for you. There are also some questions you should ask if someone is trying to sell you a water treatment system. First of all you need to determine why you want [...]
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How much money will we really save with a water softener?
21 February 2007
Q. My husband and I recently had a demonstration on how we could save money with a water purification system.The salesman said we needed a purification system for under the kitchen sink and in our basement. He offered us a five-year supply of soap made especially for soft water, and said that we could save [...]
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Predictions for the future…
20 January 2007
I am not Nostradamas and it is often dangerous to try and predict the future, but here is what I see in the near future for water treatment: Legislation will be passed in states that have specific water problems, that ensures new homes will be “plumbed” so that water treatment will be easily installed in that [...]
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Where should we install an RO system in our new home?
20 January 2007
Q. We are currently building a new home and have decided to install a reverse osmosis drinking water system. Should we install a system under our kitchen sink and hook it up to the icemaker. What if we want to put another one at our wet bar or in the master bath? Does that make [...]
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