Posts by Paul Burkhardt

You woke up this morning and your water felt smooth and soft as normal. But as you’re getting ready to go to bed, you notice that your soap is not lathering well and your water feels hard. Why does...

You may already have heard that Brita water filters are great for removing certain impurities from your drinking water that can make your drinking water taste bad or cause odors in your drinking...

You hear you’re water softener regenerating and remember that you meant to add salt to the brine tank. Is it too late to add salt, can you add salt to a water softener while it is running? You...

You just purchased a new home with a water softener already in it, but the house has been empty for some time and the water softener has not been used. Is the water softener ok and how long can a...

As you check your water softener to see if it is time to add salt to your brine tank, you notice that the brine tank is full of water. What should you do and why is your water softener salt/brine...

Have you ever poured yourself a glass of filtered water and noticed that it looks cloudy? Your filtered water has a cloudy, almost milky look to it when you fill your glass and you think to yourself,...