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The Myth About Flow Rates

The Myth About Flow Rates

From time to time, we get asked about whether water softeners can affect flow rates.  Often this occurs when a customer has read through a manufacturer’s literature, making claims that their water softeners won’t just improve the flow rate but that their...

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What Is A Whole House Water Filter System?

What Is A Whole House Water Filter System?

Think of a whole house water filter system as the gateway to your property. The filter is positioned to treat the water at the point the mains supply enters your home – ensuring that wherever the water flows after that point, the vast majority of its contaminants are...

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Can I Use Soft Water In My Fish Tank Or Fish Pond?

Can I Use Soft Water In My Fish Tank Or Fish Pond?

Whether you are the proud owner of a fish tank full of goldfish or you have something more exotic, like koi carp, swimming about in the garden pond, making sure that your aquatic pets stay in optimum health can be a delicate balance.    For both regular...

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Kinetico Water Softeners Explained

Kinetico Water Softeners Explained

Let’s be straight here – we love Kinetico Water Softeners. We sell plenty of them, we have done for years – and we intend to do so well into the future.   We say this with plenty of sound evidence to back it up.   Kinetico is an American company....

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Our Top 10 Manufacturers of Water Softeners

Our Top 10 Manufacturers of Water Softeners

We are passionate about customer protection and rights – and providing impartial, unbiased advice on the subject of soft water wherever we can.  When it comes to selecting a particular water softener or supplier, we want consumers to select what they feel is best...

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Your Chance to be part of Plastics Free July

Your Chance to be part of Plastics Free July

In case you weren’t aware, this month has been designated Plastic Free July – a brilliant initiative highlighting awareness about the dangers of plastic and what we, as consumers, can do to help keep plastic use out of our daily lives. Plastic Free July is a major...

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Why We Don’t Suggest Site Surveys

Why We Don’t Suggest Site Surveys

When customers make enquiries about having a water softener installed in their property, there are some who are under the impression that we will need to make a special visit to carry out a site survey.  You might be surprised to learn that this isn’t actually...

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Lauren Heads Up Our Customer Relations

Lauren Heads Up Our Customer Relations

Given the importance we place on putting our clients first, we are delighted to welcome Lauren Hartt into the fold, as our new Head of Customer Relations. It is a role to which she is ideally suited, following 16 years of customer service experience.   Prior...

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It’s Kristie At Your Service….

It’s Kristie At Your Service….

Where would we be without Kristie Jenkins? Since she started working for SJ Water Softeners in September 2019, Kristie has become a key part of the business, in her wide-ranging role of Office/ Customer Services Manager.   In a small and growing business,...

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Water Softeners Are The New Dishwashers!

Water Softeners Are The New Dishwashers!

Can you remember the time when dishwashers weren’t mainstream household appliances? Hang on a minute, Scott, I hear you proclaim. I thought you sold water softeners and water filters!  And you’d be right!  We don’t sell dishwashers and have no intention of...

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Is Soft Water OK For Pets to Drink?

Is Soft Water OK For Pets to Drink?

At SJ Water Softeners, we are frequently asked whether it is OK for dogs and cats to drink water after it’s gone through a water softener.  After all, given that pets seem quite happy to suck up water from revolting looking ponds and puddles, you would think it...

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Your Plumbing Checklist Explained

Your Plumbing Checklist Explained

At the point you decide to have a water softener installed in your home, it certainly helps if you have some headline knowledge about how the plumbing system works.  I’m not saying you need to have any plumbing qualifications – far from it. But it can be useful...

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Meet Alan… At Your Service

Meet Alan… At Your Service

It’s great to announce the arrival of Alan Shaddick, who has recently joined the Scott Jenkins Water Softeners team as a Senior Service Engineer. Alan brings a wealth of experience to the role, which is good news for our customers. For many years, he worked as a Field...

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Job Opportunity – Soft Water System Installer

Job Opportunity – Soft Water System Installer

This is a busy and exciting time for the Scott Jenkins Water Softeners business, as we continue to grow across the south of England - I am delighted to say. And it does mean we could do with some more ‘boots on the ground’. So, if you are looking for an opportunity to...

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Why Water Softeners Are Great For Dog Grooming

Why Water Softeners Are Great For Dog Grooming

We love our pets – especially our dogs. No wonder they are called “man’s best friend”! As part of our “connection” with our beloved pooches, we spend hours grooming them.  Dogs just love being pampered – which is why we spend an inordinate amount of time brushing...

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Installed in the Royal Suite at Buckingham Palace

Preventing scale in hot water systems as the chain expands

Installing water softeners for NHS Home Kidney Dialysis

Delivering soft water to London’s most luxurious hotel

Soft water for this forward-thinking restaurant & bar

Beautiful food, beer and soft water for The Chantry

A highly reviewed Italian restaurant know the benefits soft water can bring

Cheswood Lee Apartments in Worthing have soft water on tap

Royal Garden Hotel are now enjoying the benefits of soft water

Darlington Court care home had a softener installed recently

Bringing authentic Spanish Tapas to Brighton since 2009, now with soft water!

C&C window cleaners are now serving their customers with soft water

The University of Chichester are now loving the benefits soft water can bring to their staff & students

These guys service, repair & supply equipment, often including softeners which are used for dishwashers, oven steamers & glass cleaners

They have two deli's in Central London and have just opened a restaurant in Chiswick which all utilise soft water

Itchenor Sailing Club are are one of the leading dinghy and keelboat sailing clubs in the UK, now benefiting from soft water