If you are shopping for a new appliance for your home, chances are that one of the deciding factors of your purchase is its efficiency. Imagine that you’re looking for a new air conditioner to beat back some of the summer heat and have it narrowed down to two different Read more…
If you take great pride in the cleanliness of your home, then hard water may be the invisible enemy that you are combating more often than you would like. As we have pointed out, hard water stores very high levels of minerals including calcium and magnesium. Because our primary source Read more…
The last few months have highlighted the essential parts of our lives in a way that many of us hadn’t considered before. When going to the grocery store becomes a challenge, when money gets tight, or when going to work becomes an impossibility, we notice the things that are temporarily Read more…
Every now and then, a story about serious water problems such as lead contamination in Flint, Michigan, makes headlines and raises concerns. But the truth is, most municipal water in the United States is safe to drink. We’re lucky to live in part of the world where clean drinking water Read more…
As we start to creep into the warm…ok, HOT summer months here in South Texas, beauty regiments take on a whole new meaning with more outdoor activities. We all know the sun can cause damage to your skin and hair, but did you also know that hard water can too? Read more…
Extraordinary times don’t necessarily call for extraordinary measures. Especially when it’s something that just makes sense. There are a lot of uncertain things happening in our world right now with the Coronavirus pandemic. It makes us sad to see so many folks in our community going through hard financial times Read more…
If you own a home, you’ve noticed that you need to always be one step ahead of an impending home repair. It requires consistent maintenance to keep everything moving smoothly. All of that maintenance requires specific tools for specific jobs. You wouldn’t use a pipe wrench to paint a pantry. Read more…
Not that we don’t have enough to worry about right now, but there has been a lot of talk about the safety of the water system during a crisis, like the one we are in now. More and more questions are raised when people are flocking to their nearest H-E-B Read more…
We know this can be a little confusing, especially when you barely know how your water softener works. Here’s the easy answer. Your brine tank should be at least 1/3 of way full. When filling your brine tank, try to fill it at least half-way. Filling your softeners brine tank Read more…
Let’s face it, the water in our area of the country, here in South Texas is all hard water. Most all South Texas residential water users have had to deal with one of water’s less-appealing characteristics: hardness. Water hardness is a measurement of the minerals—calcium and magnesium, along with other Read more…