What Makes Water “Hard?” Your water is hard when it has minerals dissolved in it. Usually, these minerals are a combination of Calcium and Magnesium. An old way of describing how much hardness there is is to use “grains per gallon.” If you had five grains per gallon (gpg) and

Global Water Crisis There can be an overwhelming sense of helplessness when it comes to our global water crisis. I know a couple who recently got back from Las Vegas. The husband chuckled at his wife who was obsessed with keeping all the lights off in their room when they

Why You Should Test Your Water Supply Contamination Concerns It seems that everyday there is a new story about public water systems being contaminated with hazardous materials of one sort or another. The state of our country’s infrastructure is crumbling due to age, overuse, and lack of maintenance. Even folks

By Diana M The other day, I deceived myself into thinking that I could kick my brain into high gear with caffeine. I thought I could concoct a home blend of high test mocha java honey goodness, drink it down and all the magic would happen. Once my senses were

Water Supply Safety By now we are certain you have read headlines regarding some US water supplies. Perhaps some of these headlines are hitting close to your home. It is not our intent to belabor these headlines or to frighten anyone with news headlines. However, we do feel that it

By Brian L, http://www.kinetico.com/blog/post/frozen-water-worries-when-you-live-in-the-snowbelt.aspx I’ve always found that when I have not been drinking enough water I start to get a headache. And this winter has proven to me that an overabundance of water can generate headaches as well, but they are of a different sort. We live in northern