Whether water is “hard” or “soft” can be confusing terminology. After all, it’s a liquid, right? Well, a water’s hardness level refers to the amount of minerals found in it. Mainly, this is measured according to calcium carbonate, although magnesium is a major culprit...
Americans never seem to be able to agree on whether it is healthy to be drinking tap water. You’ve likely seen scary videos on the internet of intense distilling processes of tap water that show a surprising amount of specular debris left behind, but does that...
When it comes to your home’s plumbing, it can be difficult to know when things are going wrong. Nestled inside of your walls and under the ground, your plumbing system isn’t readily visible. Often, by the time people realize that there’s a problem, it’s because of a...
A faucet aerator is one of the simplest and most useful devices in your home’s plumbing system. Few people even realize that it exists, or what exactly its function is. However, knowing about your aerators can help you have a better flow from all your sinks and...
Most of us here in Utah don’t often worry about droughts. However, outside of California, Salt Lake may be the city at the highest risk for drought in the U.S. Utah is the 2nd driest state in the nation, and yet we’re one of the highest consumers of water per capita!...
With the weather heating up, your kids are probably begging you to just turn on the sprinklers and let them run around. However, turning on your sprinklers in the middle of the day is quite the waste of water. Below are a few water games you can play with your kids...
