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16 Jul. 2020
Know how to By-pass your Water Softener
It is important to know how to by-pass your water softener and everybody should know this. There are several different by-pass valves. Some you must push something, others you turn knobs. It is very important for you to figure this out before you have an emergency and realize you do not know how to do it. Read More
26 Jun. 2020
Do not pass out!!!
Do you live in San Antonio?. Save your hot water heater, the average replacement of a hot water heater is $2,000.
With the hard water in San Antonio (average is 18 GPG) you are shortening the life of your hot water heater by 30% if you don’t have water softener. If you have a hot water heater with a tank and have no water softener you should be draining the hot water heater every 6 months to maintain it to its optimal potential. Read More
18 Jun. 2020
Different Problems Caused By Hard Water
Water containing excessive amounts of dissolved calcium, magnesium, iron, and other compounds is called hard water. While it isn’t harmful to consume, and most people can use it safely for everyday tasks like cooking or bathing, it does cause several problems. Simple Water Softeners has worked in this industry for a long time and has seen the impact of hard water. Here’s a look at the issues it can cause:
14 Apr. 2020
Media in Whole House Filtration Needs To Be Maintained
You wanted clean filtered water for your family, so you purchased a whole house filter. A whole house filter removes chlorine, herbicides, pesticides and organics and it gives you nice water. Whole house filtration needs to be maintained, if not properly maintained you will get adverse effects from it. The media or the filter in a whole house filter needs to be replaced on a regular basis. Find out from your installer what is their recommendations.
23 Mar. 2020
Whole House Filtration
If you want clean filtered water for your family so you have to purchase a whole house filter. Whole House Filtration System Removes chlorine, herbicides, pesticides and organics and gives you nice water. An important thing to consider is Whole house filtration needs to be maintained. If not properly maintained you will get adverse effects from it.
07 Oct. 2019
Water Softener or Water Conditioner?
There is a difference, a big difference. Be sure you know what you are buying. The big question is “Does it soften the water“? The biggest difference is a water softener will soften the water and a water conditioner will keep it from sticking to the pipes. Do not be fooled by the name, both types will be called a water softener.
28 May. 2019
Water Softener is a must in San Antonio area
You live in San Antonio or surrounding area you should know that you need a water softener. Just moved in from another state, wondering why your skin is so dry, why your hair is out of control, No soap lather, Scream about the dishes in the dishwasher, yes it works just hard water.
06 May. 2019
Water Softener that uses salt or the salt-less system.
You read about both and it sounds like why am I carrying those bags of salt?
Be careful do your research completely and do not stop at what you want to hear, first let’s explain how they work.
A softener that uses salt has an ion exchange process, this means as the water passes through the resin one calcium ion is exchanged for one sodium. The calcium sticks to the resin bead and does not enter your plumbing coming into your house. Read More
27 Mar. 2019
The benefits of having a water softener in your home here in San Antonio
The benefits of having a water softener in your home include extended life of your plumbing and appliances, softer, healthier skin and nails, reduced water spotting and scale build up in your sinks, tubs, and tiles, and so much more. Water softeners remove calcium, magnesium, and other minerals contained in hard water to make it softer and better for your home.
19 Feb. 2019
A water softener protects the plumbing in your house and keeps the pipes from becoming full of limestone.
The first appliance the water softener protects is the hot water heater, an average cost for a hot water heater is $1,800 not to mention you may end up with a cold shower. Have no water softener with the water as hard as it is in San Antonio you will need to drain your hot water heater twice a year.