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How To Choose A Water Treatment Company: Questions to Ask

Are you considering installing a new water treatment system in your home? Wondering how to know which company is best for you? Here are some questions to ask:

 

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Can the company demonstrate that they are certified by the national Water Quality Association? (http://www.wqa.org)

(This may be your best assurance that a company meets the technical and ethical standards that you deserve)

   Yes
   
Does the company have a full-time installation staff that is nationally certified and has years of hands-on local experience? Or are they hiring day or contract labor?  Or does the company perform water treatment as a sideline to supplement a business looking for additional revenue?

 

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Can the company show valid insurance certificates proving they are well insured to protect you and your property in case of an accident, mistake or unplanned damage?  

 

 

Liability $2,000,000

Vehicle $1,000,000
 
   
Can they show valid insurance certificates proving the technicians are covered by Worker’s Compensation Insurance to protect you from a potential lawsuit if they are injured on your property?

 

 Yes
   
Does the company have a Master Level Certified Water Specialist on staff with advanced training to ensure correct match of technologies with your water chemistry? And ensure correct sizing of equipment to properly treat your water without losing water pressure in your house?

 

 Yes
Does the company complete thorough background investigations and screenings of job applicants to ensure only people with the highest integrity will be working in your home?

 

   Yes
 
   
Is the technician who will be servicing your system rewarded with a commission for every part they use in the repair process? Whether you need the part or not?

 

   No
 
   
Are the equipment and parts they are offering proprietary and available only to one dealer in your region? Thereby forcing you to use that dealer whether their service team meets your expectations or not?

 

   No
 
   
Is the technician certified by a national, independent, third-party? Thereby demonstrating knowledge of safe, correct use of electrical, plumbing, technological materials and procedures?

 

   Yes
 
   

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Best Water Solutions has been serving our friends and neighbors in North Central Florida since 1982. Every member of our service team is factory-trained and nationally certified through the Water Quality Association (WQA). We take pride in the thoroughness and quality of our work and the value we bring to our customers.

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

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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!

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

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