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4 Tips for Dealing with Hard Water

If you’ve ever noticed pesky, white spots on dishes or an excess amount of buildup around faucets, it’s most likely because you have hard water. This is a problem that millions of people deal with because they live in high

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Should I Use a Water Softener for my Well?

Groundwater is an energy-efficient, renewable resource that provides water to many homes using a municipal water system – or a well. The further you live in the country, the more likely the water in your home is provided through a

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4 Myths About Water Softeners

If you don’t know much about water softeners or how they work, it can be easy to believe some of the myths out there. At Kinetico San Antonio, we think it’s important to inform our customers and debunk these myths

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How Is Hard Water Measured?

Hard water is considered any water that contains high amounts of minerals, such as calcium and magnesium. Dissolved into the water through the water cycle, these minerals can be found in well and city water. Although hard water is not

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Is Reverse Osmosis Water Good For You?

So what exactly is “reverse osmosis?” According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “reverse osmosis is the movement of freshwater through a semipermeable membrane when pressure is applied to a solution (such as seawater) on one side of it,” – or, in

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Reverse Osmosis Water For Your Garden

Maintaining a garden that flourishes seasonally isn’t easy. Although nature does a lot of the job for you, your garden needs your tender love and care on a daily basis. The rule of thumb for watering your garden is to

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Impact of Hard Water on Human Bodies

It may not seem like it at first, but hard water can take a serious toll not only on your house but on your body, too. There may be more negative effects of hard water than you would expect. Installing

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All About Saltless Water Systems

Hard water can have a damaging effect on your home and your health. Keeping your pipes and shower walls clean is a struggle without a water softener, but adding salt and chemicals to achieve soft water isn’t your only option.

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Cooking With Soft Water

There are plenty of people who don’t know the difference between hard water and soft water. And though water doesn’t have a flavor, or at least isn’t supposed to, it sure can make a difference in taste when cooking with