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Is a Water Softener Good For Making Tea and Coffee?
Us Brits drink tea and coffee like there’s no tomorrow and we’ve each got our favourites in the brewing stakes. Ceylon or Cappuccino? Or what about a barista’s concoction or a good old fashioned builder’s tea? The choices are as long as your arm and they all have...
Why A Water Softener Will Keep Your Household Appliances In Great Condition
If you weren’t aware of the connection between hard water and why your kettle gets furred up, or your dishwasher degrades and doesn’t clean the dishes like it once did, you are not alone! Quite rightly, many people assume that the water flowing from the tap in our...
Why Water Softeners are Good for Your Laundry
Hands up! If you don’t currently have a water softener, how quickly do you see a deterioration in the quality of your laundry? By that, I mean how long does it take before towels, jumpers, bed linen, shirts and blouses even, start to lose their softness?...
How Water Softeners can save you Time and Money on your Household Cleaning
Water is water, right? It’s transparent and it flows from taps. We drink it. We wash in it. And we clean with it. It’s all much of a muchness, surely? Well, that’s where you’d be mistaken. There’s a world of difference in water types – primarily to do with whether...
What is reverse osmosis and should it be part of my soft water system?
Reverse Osmosis. It sounds like a topic you should have paid closer attention to in biology classes at school – a bit like photosynthesis. Remember that one?!! To be fair, reverse osmosis is actually a topic that wouldn’t have formed part of the mainstream curriculum....
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...
An Interview With A Recent Water Softener Customer
Today we caught up with Helen, who lives in Waterlooville, a part of the country which has very hard water. Helen bought a water softener from us just a couple of months ago and we were keen to understand what encouraged her to get one in the first place, and how...
Are Water Softeners a Necessity or a Luxury?
It’s funny how we all have different perceptions of things. To some people, if you told them that you’ve had a water softener fitted in your home, their reaction may be one of ‘Why would you do that - what’s wrong with the water that comes out of the tap?’ To...
Water Facts
Water, water, it’s everywhere.So much so, that we too often take it for granted – but where would we be without it!Here are 10 quirky little factoids about the rain that falls from the sky, which you may never have given a moment’s thought to, but which we hope you...
How will a water softener affect my monthly household bills?
The brilliant news is that a water softener will help to reduce your monthly household bills. No question about it. Of course, you will have the initial expense of having the water softener installed. But once it’s in place, you’ll start to make savings on your...
The benefits of buying from local businesses
Supporting your local service provider might sound a bit corny – but there’s often an extremely good reason for doing so. We all appreciate good service and the feeling that as a customer, you are a priority rather than a sales statistic. You want to be reassured that...
Don’t let Covid-19 put you off having a new water softener
There’s no denying that we live in strange and uncertain times. Coronavirus seems to have turned the world on its head – and we certainly aren’t immune here in the south of England by any stretch. That said, in times of crisis, people learn to be resourceful and to...
How does soft water dissolve current limescale?
Simply explained, when it rains, it rains naturally soft water. As it percolates down through the ground, rainfall comes into contact with the chalk and/ or lime bedrock.The acidity of the water dissolves the chalk and brings it to us as hard water. With a water...
2020 – the decade when water looks to clean up its act
As we enter a new decade (technically, it doesn’t actually start until 2021 as 2020 is the last year of the 2011-2020 decade - but we won’t split hairs), the UK water industry is undergoing quite a sea change, with some ambitious targets now in its sights.Many of...
We can still install a soft water system if you have a granite or corian worktop
This might be work that many a tradesman would run a mile from - cutting through a pristine granite worktop in order to install a soft water system. Many customers are understandably concerned that once their new kitchen is fitted and the taps are all in, that it’s...
New property homeowners can get VAT exempt water softeners
Here’s an important announcement for anyone who is just about to move into a brand new home. If the property has yet to be signed off, then if you choose to have a water softener installed before that happens, you’ll basically save yourself 20% on the cost. That’s...
Meet The Team
What a great day delivering block salt! Today, I took Maisie and Max on their first block salt delivery to Chichester, Petersfield, Havant and Bognor Regis. We managed to nearly deliver a tonne of 8 Kg packs of salt. We did not charge delivery, and we had lots of fun....
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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