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The blog of Ecowater
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Beyond water softeners: The origins of water problems
Water is an indestructible resource; there is as much water on earth and in the skies today as existed 5,000 years ago. However, clean water is a precious resource fundamental to life as we know it. While our water supply remains constant, we are polluting it faster than nature can clean it. And, we are polluting it with more contaminants than ever before. The hydrological cycle Nature purifies ...
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Water Softeners – single and twin tank systems
Is less really more! Amongst the huge variety of ion exchange water softeners available in the UK there is a one question which is asked again and again, 'which water softener is better, a single tank system or a twin tank system?' For those people not familiar with the design of water softeners. All ion exchange water softeners use resin beads to provide an exchange process which, as the hard water passes through the beads, takes out the calcium and ...
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EcoWater a history of 80 years in water treatment
Since our founder Lynn Lindsay's first patent in 1925, we have singularly dedicated our professional lives to solving the challenges facing residential water supplies around the world. EcoWater Systems' Patent WallToday, EcoWater products and the technological advancement that make them possible, are built on 80 plus years of applied research and hundreds of patents worldwide of proprietary scientific ...
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Family staying for Christmas?
Are you expecting extra people to be staying over for the Christmas holidays? If you own an EcoWater water softener, don’t worry about your soft water. Your EcoWater water softener will keep on producing lashings of soft water, even if your home is bursting at the seams. EcoWater's intelligent technology measures the home's water usage and collects information from the day it's installed, and it keeps a history of your home's water use. It knows each day ...
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A water softener – the best energy saving device
If you live in London and the south east, East Anglia and the Home Counties you will probably be experiencing some of the hardest water in the UK. Sixty percent of the UK suffers with hard water. Hard water is water that contains dissolved chalk, lime and other minerals. The affects of hard water is easy to see, scale in ...
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How a water softener will save you money
We often take the water that comes into our homes for granted. Water is vital to our wellbeing, we use it to drink, cook, wash and heat our homes. The quality of the water coming into our homes is controlled by water authorities who ensure we all have safe, good quality water. But there are some issues they cannot fully address. Sixty percent of homes in the UK have 'hard water', that is water containing calcium and ...
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Hard Water vs Soft Water
It’s easy to look at water and see an innocent transparent liquid. It could also be true that water is the most ‘taken-for-granted’ substance in the western world. Available on tap in almost every home in the UK, this generic substance forms the basics of our lives. However, how much about water do we understand? And importantly (the topic of this blog), what is the ...
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Will a water softener save me money?
Yes. With softened water the quantity of soaps, detergents and household cleaning materials will reduce by up to 50%. Your appliances will be protected from damaging limescale and your heating bills can be reduced by up to 20%. In fact water softeners have been named as one of the best energy saving appliances you can buy.
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The Future of the Bathroom
I read recently that work/life balance in the UK caused by the current financial crisis, is sending people scurrying to the bathroom. The bathroom is now seen as the place to relax and a refuge from the pressures of modern life. Obviously to relax in a bath of softened water - what could be better! The Future Laboratory research shows that consumers spend 13 days a year in the bathroom, however, its the last room in the ...
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How long will a water softener last?
An EcoWater softener, if well maintained, can last for 12 to 15 years.
