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« Home / Clean Water Blog Clean Water Blog 6 Oct Water Softener and Whole House Water Filter Confusion Posted: 10/06/10 Written by: Mark Harris   Most people confuse the term water softener system with water filter system.  A water softener only replaces healthy minerals with sodium ions, and does nothing to remove chlorine and organic contaminants.  Yet some people have always had a water softener on their house, or they are confused by the misinformation that has been propagated for years by water softener companies.  This is understandable, as most people do not have the time to research water systems, and many simply do what their parents and friends have always done.   This is why you will see the reference to “water softener alternative” on our... View Entire Blog | Comments (0) 5 Oct Water Systems; Do the Research Before You Buy Posted: 10/05/10 Written by: Dan Hillard   As I have written about before, buying a water system for your home or business can be tricky.  Don’t be fooled by unsubstantiated claims. Whether you’re looking for a water softener, a water softener alternative or a water filter system, there are lots of choices and lots of conflicting information out there. Concerns over just what is in a glass of tap water have grown exponentially in the past decade.   It's no surprise that the sheer number of water treatment devices on the market should be just as expansive. Want a simple water filter? There are more than 2,500 different kinds on... View Entire Blog | Comments (0) 5 Aug Calculate the Real Cost of Water for Your Home Posted: 08/05/10 Written by: Dan Hillard   Before You Buy a Water System, Do the Math Buying a water softener or any water system for your home can be tricky.  With so many choices and so much conflicting information out there, how do you choose?  Use the facts and do the math. LifeSource -  Low Cost & Low Maintenance LifeSource Water Systems are tested and certified to last 4 times longer than any other whole-house water system, period.  LifeSource systems are NSF/ANSI tested and certified for a filtration capacity of 1.6 million gallons to 4 million gallons for the largest residential model.  The next best competitive system is only certified for 460,000... View Entire Blog | Comments (0) 28 Jun What is a Water Softener? Posted: 06/28/10 Written by: Dan Hillard   A water softener is a water treatment device that helps to reduce the amount of calcium and magnesium ions in water by replacing those ions with double the amount of sodium ions.  But is that all they do?  Yep, that’s all.   Why do people ruin their tap water by removing healthy minerals and replacing them with salt? Well, they think water softeners do more.  Many people think that a water softener is a do-all miracle water appliance. Maybe because over the past 7 decades water treatment companies have “conditioned” people to believe such a thing.   There are some common myths regarding the function of... View Entire Blog | Comments (0) Newsletter Sign-Up Name: Email:   Connect With Us Subscribe to RSS Categories - Water News - Water Softeners - Water Filters - Water Filter Reviews - Bottled Water - Health and Beauty - Eco-Friendly Recent Posts - Stay Hydrated with Filtered Water - LifeSource Donates a Water System for the SEED House - Reality Bites: Why Go to War Over Whales? - Jeopardy’s Alex Trebek Explores New Career with LifeSource? - Monterey Peninsula Country Club Goes Bottle Free - Unicef Tap Project – Buy Celebrity Tap Water & Save Lives - World Water Day 2011 - Dr. Oz Recommends Whole-House Water Filtration - Canadian Universities Ban Plastic Water Bottles for Good - Habitat For Humanity and LifeSource Team Up Recent Comments - Great Article, Love it. Have a LifeSource Water System for over a year and it's the best system we've owned.

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