Entries from ECOsmarte blog tagged with 'water softeners'

World Health Organization Study : Minerals in Drinking Water

So let's talk about taking minerals out of drinking water. I had a bit of a head to head with a couple of people on an informational board where a person wrote in asking about a solution for her well...

Gail's Hard Well Water Problem...

Hi, I have a water well and live in the mountains. My water is hard. Do you have a better system than potassium in a water softener system? I also have a pool. I am very chemically sensitive and...

Earth Day is a Happy Day for ECOsmarte

When I first started with ECOsmarte, I had no idea how "green" they were. In fact when I first started with the company, I was just finding out about the whole house filtration systems - having been caught up with...

Potassium Chloride: It's all about the Perception....

Found this article posted on Water Tech Online.com: "Considering potassium chloride for softening" with a subtitle of "Sodium alternative should be promoted to health and environmentally conscious customers." Well that caught my eye...anywhere they are talking about environmentally conscious and...

Since When is a Salt Pool Environmentally Friendly?

Oh man, I just found this on the website of a purveyor of salt pool systems: "What makes the ******* Salt Purification System, by ********, the best choice for your pool? It’s salt…it’s natural… There are no harsh chemicals, nothing...

Another Domino Falls on the Brine Front

Ok, so sue me, I'm in a snit about brine discharge again. I found this article about another town considering a ban on salt water softeners. Dixon, to be specific. I admit I did not know exactly where Dixon is,...

Salt, Salt, Everywhere - A Nasty Price For Soft Water

Here's another one of those -"Uh Oh, Hmmm, salt seems to be a problem here.." articles. This one is from Texas, in a paper called the Community Impact Newspaper, which serves 8 communities in the central Texas area, north of...