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Will a Saltless System Work For Me?

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Putting a water softener only on the hot water is kind of like putting one foot in ice water and the other in boiling water – on the average you won’t like the experience!

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Major Water Snob Wants Good Water

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

It not only softens the water for the whole house, but also reduces or removes the chlorine and other chemicals. I suspect that you drink RO water because you don’t want the chlorine and chemicals in your drinking water, but did you know that you absorb more chemicals and chlorine through your skin and through inhalation (vaporization) in a 20 minute shower than you could ever drink?

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Tags: Reverse Osmosis · Salt-Free · Water Softeners

How much money will we really save with a water softener?

February 21st, 2007 · 5 Comments

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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