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Kitchen with Water Appliances and Soft Water

Difference Between Water Softeners and Water Conditioners

Salt or Potassium Based Water Softener

Through the ion-exchange process this system removes hard water minerals (dissolved limerock) from the water before the water enters your home. There is an exchange of hard water for salt or potassium ions in the water softener’s resin tank.  As larger volumes of water are softened, the beads become coated with hardness ions. The control valve draws salt or potassium from the brine tank cleaning the beads.  This causes the stripping of the limerock from the beads and then discharges with the excess salt or potassium, into a waste water drain.

Removal of the hard water minerals prevents the formation of unsightly water scum that adheres to surfaces in your home, skin and clothing.  With this Water Treatment system soaps and detergents will lather easily and work more efficiently.  You will use 80% less, which is easy on your budget and safe for your family.  Absence of hard minerals also extends the life of your water using appliances, and prevents your pipes from clogging with limerock scale.

Water Conditioner

In the salt-free process dissolved limerock remains in the water, but its form then changes so it will not cling to surfaces or precipitate into scale. Using Template Assisted Crystallization (TAC), it processes water through a catalytic media.  It then converts hardness minerals to hardness crystals, which do not bind to surfaces.

You do not need a back-wash control valve because the system works as a Conditioner not as a Softener. Since the system does not capture hard minerals it does not need to be purged.  It requires no chemicals, salt, potassium, or valve repair and is easy to install.

On the other hand you still have the dissolved limerock in your water, which means your body is still exposed to it.

In Summary:

A Water Softener REMOVES hard water minerals from the water.   A Water Conditioner only ALTERS the minerals, allowing them to remain in the water.

Now that you know the difference between a Softener and a Conditioner, which one would you choose?  Contact us today for a water test!

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Making New Year's Resolutions with Best Water Solutions

Boost Your Metabolism All Day Long

Happy 2017! We hope you enjoyed the Holidays with your family and friends, eating delicious food.

Now that it’s over, you may be feeling guilty about the extra calories you consumed. And may have included “losing weight” in your New Year’s Resolutions. We know this is not an easy one to accomplish, but here are a few hydrating tips to help you.

Drink Water

“Staying hydrated is essential to your health and weight loss goals,” says Amy Shapiro MS, RD, CDN of Real Nutrition NYC. She suggests that you make a habit to drink at least one glass before work and then continue throughout the day.

According to a study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism Drinking, more water may increase the rate at which healthy people burn calories.

After drinking approximately 17 ounces of water (about 2 tall glasses) participants’ metabolic rates increased by 30%. The researchers estimate that increasing water intake by 1.5 liters a day (about 6 cups) burns an extra 17,400 calories over the course of a year. That’s a weight loss of approximately 5 pounds per year!

Drink Green Tea

Believe it or not, Green Tea is a very effective fat burner! Most people opt for coffee over tea unaware they are missing out on a major metabolism boost. The brew contains catechins, a type of antioxidant that helps trigger the release of fat from cells. This helps speed the liver’s capacity for turning fat into energy. In a recent 12-week study, participants who drank 4-5 cups of green tea daily, and then did a 25 minute workout, lost an average of 2 more pounds and more belly fat than the non-tea drinking exercisers.

Drink Oolong Tea

A traditional Chinese antioxidant-rich tea that not only helps keep cholesterol levels low and aids digestion. It can also help increase your metabolism. Oolong – like Green Tea – is also packed with catechins, improving the body’s ability to metabolize fat, boosting weight loss efforts. A study in the Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine found that participants who regularly sipped oolong tea lost 6 pounds over the course of the six-week time period. That’s 1 pound a week! Oolong tea is just one of the 22 Best Teas for Weight Loss!

Skip Diet Soda

Contrary to popular belief, drinking diet soda can actually get in the way of reaching your goal of having a flat belly. According to research published in the journal Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, artificially sweetened beverages may disrupt the body’s normal metabolic response to sugar, increasing appetite! Diet drinks are being linked to weight gain, metabolic syndrome and a host of other ills.

Don’t Make the Mistake of Drinking Sugary Drinks Instead!

They are packed with calories, therefore you want to cut it out of your diet. And choose homemade teas that increase your metabolism (you can sweeten them with stevia or agave syrup). Or use the proven miracle beverage known as Purified Water. It’s colorless, odorless, pure, and delicious to drink!

These tips should get you off to a very good start.

You can find more information on this subject in: 55 Best Ways To Boost Your Metabolism And Lose Weight  http://goo.gl/VVNhcr.

Since some of these tips are water related, make sure the water you use is the healthiest for you and your loved ones.

Give us a call today to schedule a FREE Water Analysis and find out what is in your water. We can advise you on the best Water Treatment option for you and your family.

Gainesville: (352) 372-2707   –   Ocala: (352) 369-1707   –   Toll-Free: (800) 516-8962

Or Email us: info@BestWaterSolutions.com

You can also fill out the form on this link: https://bestwatersolutions.comfree-water-analysis/  and a member of our team will contact you to make an appointment at your earliest convenience.