Aquarius Water Conditioning Blog

How Hard Water Effects Home Cooking Whether it’s for a holiday or just a recipe you’ve been dying to make for your friends and family, you don’t want your homemade meal to be spoiled. If you feel your recipes haven’t been coming out as you envisioned, don’t blame your chef skills. You may want to […]

If there’s one thing our state is known for, it’s our waterways. However, a recent study (released last month) by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) states that there at least 581 new contaminated water sources in our state — including the St. Croix River.  Contamination in the St. Croix One of the biggest shocks […]

Prepare Your Plumbing for Thanksgiving The holiday season is just around the corner, and while you’re probably spending time preparing your turkey and fixings, you should also take a few moments to ensure your plumbing is ready. Follow these four simple tips to keep your Thanksgiving stress-free! 1. Don’t Throw Everything Down the Garbage Disposal […]

Road Salt In Your Drinking Water For our fellow Wisconsin and Minnesota residents, it comes as no surprise that our towns typically turn into mini polar vortexes in the winter, and our best defense against the snow is road salt. These tiny particles cover our roads and find their way into our homes — and […]

Sulfur in Your Home’s Drinking Water For most homeowners, smelling rotten eggs coming from your water is alarming but not unheard of. We know that this smell is a result of too much sulfur in your water supply, and that good, clean water typically is odorless and tasteless.  Sulfur can be dangerous to your health […]

Just because summer is officially over doesn’t mean we can’t continue to find ways to conserve water. Sure, you may not be washing your car or using the sprinklers anymore, but here are five easy ways to save water this fall: 1. Water Plants Less Often Now that it’s getting colder outside, outdoor greenery won’t […]

We admit: the first time you fill your pitcher, the transformation from murky tap water to a crystal clear elixir was probably pretty impressive. But just like many appliance inventions in the past, it may be time to sit back and think about the actual efficiency of your store-bought water pitcher. Here’s why. Water Filters […]

A telltale sign of having hard water in your home is finding brown, yellow, and grey stains on surfaces that regularly come in contact with water such as your kitchen and bathroom. Hard water is called ‘hard’ due to its mineral content, which includes high levels of sulfur.  Most surfaces can be scrubbed to remove […]

Studies on the water we drink — whether from the store or our home tap water — have shown that there is a potential risk of exposure to many minerals and containments. However, there is a grave risk that the contaminants found in tap water are mammary carcinogens and endocrine-increasing compounds. These toxins have been […]

Kidney stones typically form when our urine contains more crystal-forming substances than fluid. For this reason, some have concerned themselves about hard water and if it could potentially cause kidney stones to form (because of its high level of calcium and other minerals). Here’s what you should know: Hard Water and Kidney Stones When urine […]