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If you are on a private water supply, we strongly encourage you to protect yourself and your family’s health with an ultraviolet disinfection system which renders all type of bacteria harmless. In my opinion, ultraviolet or UV is the technology of choice to provide bacteria-free water.

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9 out 0f 10 dogs and cats prefer chlorine-free, chemical free, great-tasting water. The 10th one? We won’t go there….

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More and more people are wondering if it really exists?   DVGW-512 is allegedly the standard for testing salt-free water treatment systems.  In fact, one company (WATTS) is claiming (in a convoluted, round-about way) that their product is approved by DVGW-512.  Check out this LINK if you want proof.  While they don’t actually “LIE” they lead [...]

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One of the most popular products in the water treatment business is the GE Merlin 700 Gallon Per Day Reverse Osmosis System.  It delivers nearly a half gallon a minute under ideal conditions.  Consumers hear that it is “tankless” and assume it is better than other “tank-type” RO’s and is the latest and greatest in [...]

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A few days ago, I had a customer call me who said “Why did you install a salt-based water softener in my house?  There is a technician here from A Plumbing Company who says that’s the old-fashioned way and that I should soften it the new way with ‘Easy Water.’” I don’t respond well to [...]

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Personally, I believe that calling these products “softeners” brands the seller as a charlatan because they do not in fact, soften the water. An argument can be made that they “condition” the water, but that is also deceptive in my opinion. Most people who have hard water use the words “softener” and “conditioner” interchangeably.

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While I have been involved in water treatment for nearly 40 years and have been certified in numerous techniques and disciplines, I must admit that I do not know it all, so if you are an internet marketer of salt-free water softeners or conditioners and can prove your claims, here’s your chance to prove me wrong. Supply the proof to back up these claims that I took word-for-word from your websites:

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Is the company whose product you are thinking of purchasing a true “water treatement company” or are they just “one trick pony?” In other words, do they sell just one-type of product, such as a radio frequency device, or are they truly someone who is qualified to treat any water problem. There is no one “black box” that solves every water problems and there are many companies whose products have very limited validity.

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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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Filtration, carbon filtration and oxidation are well-established methods of conditioning or treating water, so I will further assume that you are referring to the plethora of companies who are promoting “salt-free water conditioners.” I will say that there is some validity to most of these methods, however companies or websites who say that they “soften” water without salt or make other prespoterous claims like “salt can be absorbed through the skin” or that electronic devices increase sudzing are not dealing in reality and should not be trusted.

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