| Water, the substance we depend on for survival; | | | | posed by these contaminants. |
| odorless, colorless and tasteless yet fundamental to | | | | Some softener companies are going door to door or |
| the survival of all life. It will dissolve nearly everything | | | | doing telephone solicitation to get into your home to |
| it comes in contact with and carry that substance | | | | sell their salt brine systems. They are promoting |
| with it. Knowing that our water supply is safe is | | | | these systems as if they are home filtration systems. |
| important; and knowing potential problems with the | | | | Unfortunately, their demo is pretty impressive and so |
| water coming into our home and how to make it | | | | are their claims. The price tag is pretty impressive |
| safer is equally important. | | | | too. That is, if "impressive" means up to $8800.00! |
| There are a number of potential problems that can | | | | That's a lot of dough to make your pipes happy! |
| occur along the way with water that comes into our | | | | There is a new, state-of-the-art alternative that |
| homes; among them, high levels of calcium, minerals | | | | provides not only the ultimate in water softening, but |
| and sediment, otherwise known as hardness. Hard | | | | the ultimate in purification as well. It's called |
| water can really be damaging to your home's | | | | Nano-filtration. |
| plumbing and appliances. For many years people have | | | | Nano-filtration is a system that combines the best of |
| been turning to softeners, also known as | | | | available technologies. It does not waste two-thirds |
| conditioners, that use salt to neutralize minerals | | | | of the water coming into the system as reverse |
| causing water to be "hard." | | | | osmosis does. And it does not add salt as |
| When home owners are on municipal sewage | | | | conditioners do. Nano-filtration works with an |
| systems the salt brine from softeners or conditioners | | | | advanced hollow carbon technology that is far |
| backwashes into the system. Sodium makes its way | | | | superior to old fashioned carbon block or activated |
| into the nation's waterways. Those same waterways | | | | carbons. Then it forces the water through a |
| eventually become the water supply to other homes | | | | membrane to remove everything down to .0001 |
| further down the stream. In areas where softeners | | | | microns! What does that mean to you? It means |
| are frequently used, large amounts of sodium have | | | | everything that could possibly be harmful to your |
| become quite a challenge! Municipal water | | | | health or your home is not getting through - even if |
| departments are unable to bear the expense of | | | | your water source is an untreated lake or stream . |
| reverse osmosis systems in order to remove the | | | | Viruses, bacteria, fluoride, arsenic, lead, copper, trace |
| sodium, so they have no choice but to allow it on | | | | pharmaceuticals, endocrine disrupting chemicals, |
| through to their customers. In some cities, sodium | | | | hormones - everything you hear about in the news |
| from water softeners has become such a challenge | | | | that makes you cringe to think about drinking and |
| they have banned the use of salt brine conditioners | | | | bathing in is no longer getting to you or your children. |
| altogether. | | | | It means true peace of mind. |
| Beyond the challenges of sodium in the system, | | | | Nano-Filtration systems are not inexpensive - that is, |
| softeners/conditioners do nothing to address the | | | | unless you compare them to the hugely expensive |
| larger problems of contamination. Cysts, chemicals | | | | softening systems. By comparison, they cost |
| and disinfection byproducts, pharmaceuticals and | | | | thousands of dollars less and give you far more |
| other carcinogens numbering in the hundreds are in | | | | protection for your money! Nano-Filtration is the |
| the public and well water supplies. Conditioned water | | | | solution that is truly "Good for You and Mother Earth |
| may help your plumbing, but it does absolutely | | | | Too! |
| nothing to address the real dangers to you health | | | | |