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Whole House Water Purification Systems
Asked by M.T. from Chicago
on April 26, 2011
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We are looking into getting a whole house water purification system. We have community well water that is extremely hard, and we don't really like the taste. Right n...
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- My husband and I have the Kinetico RO system for drinking and we have a water treatment system for our regular water (baths, washer, etc). I love our RO system, but th...
- Whatever u do don't call rainsoft! They are the pushy sales people that won't leave until u sign. Came at 7:30 stayed til 9:30 PM ended up costing a lot of $ so NOT ...
- We have Barrington city water which is from wells. We had installed a reverse osmosis water system by angel company in Barrington. The water tastes great. We only h...
Water Softener
Asked by L.A. from Kansas City
on March 21, 2007
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Does anyone have an inhome water softener? I'm just looking into them, and not sure where to start.
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- The water softener is a must at our home due to eczema. We can feel the difference when we visit family who does not have a water softening system. The only caution ...
- We are building a house on 2 acres & will have well water. We just purchased a water softener that doesn't use salt. Here's the website: http://www.no-salt.com/. It c...
- we have one and i love it!! almost no scrubbing the bathtub or sinks, use very little soap/detergent. just make sure you get one that has easy to find (and affordable)...
Water Softeners???
Asked by J.R. from Minneapolis
on November 17, 2006
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Apparently we have really hard water and that's why my new dishwasher isn't getting my bottles clean. It keeps leaving little bits of stuff blown up inside of them th...
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- I lived in apartments for years which always have hard water! Now I own my own home with a water softener and I can't believe the difference it makes in how clean my d...
- I work at Commers Water. I work in the customer service department. What we do here at Commers is a little differant than what "other" companies do. We find the right ...
- Hi J., As a mother of ten who has dealt with lots of different poor water quality issues in our different homes....I'll just give you a website to go to and let you...
Tap Water Vs. Bottled Water
Asked by J.J. from Cleveland
on July 30, 2008
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Hello moms! I had a discussion with another mamasource.com mom who told me that infants should have their formula mixed with tap water instead of bottled water becaus...
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- J., we live in the country and have well water and my 13 month old son has always been on bottled water in his formula because I would NEVER let him drink that water s...
- You are supposed to boil your water first! The formula can will tell you that right on the back of it. I believe doctors don't recommend fluoride for infants until af...
- You have to be very careful of bottled water too!!! Some of the bottled water contains added salt and other chemicals that your baby doesn't need. (Neither does anyo...
Tap Water Vs. Bottled Fluoridated Water
Asked by A.M. from San Diego
on March 21, 2009
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When my first son was born 2 years ago my pediatrician said to give him tap water(it has the fluoride that he says the kids need). Just recently, at my sons 2 year old...
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- I have been using the Nursery water that has fluoride in it since my baby was 2 weeks old. I live in golden valley and we have well water, it seems that every time I t...
- I agree with a few of the responses that you have already gotten. Floride is a toxin and my four children only get the very little bit that I can not control outside ...
- #1 I ask your water department for info abt how much fluride is in you water. #2 I say your dentist is probably right & I wouldn't give him the floride tables unless ...
Tips/tricks on Drinking Enough Water
Asked by R.D. from Austin
on April 30, 2010
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I have never been great at drinking the recommended daily amount of water and now that I am nursing it is super important that I do. I'd like to hear everyone's tips o...
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- As for the quality of water, I would recommend installing a reverse osmosis water filter in your house. This can be done on a large scale for your entire home, or on ...
- I am pregnant and water hits my stomach hard and makes me gag sometimes. But I must drink it......I love lemon in it and it adds extra benefits like vitamin C. Try fre...
- I find that I can drink more water if it is room temperature. I don't love water, but I love my babies so like anything else we have to do as moms that we don't love....
Water Used to Mix with Powdered Formula
Asked by V.S. from Chicago
on April 5, 2010
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What kind of water are you supposed to use to mix with powdered formula? Purified? Distilled? ?? My husband bought distilled...is this ok? It is at room temp...we'r...
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- We used nursery water (from Jewel) with fluoride AFTER our son got teeth. I would not use flouride water before the teeth come in and I read somewhere that you should...
- Read the instructions on your formula, but of course you can warm the water before mixing it. However, it is recommended that you do not microwave the water because i...
- Tap water is fine. Just use warm water; no need to use microwave.
Help Pls, High Level of Lead in Water in Our Area
Asked by L.N. from Pittsburgh
on December 19, 2010
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Hi moms, I just received a letter from Westview water who services the water in my area and they found "high level of lead" in the water system here so they were basic...
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- Boiling will NOT remove lead. And I wouldn't trust Brita to do it either. Switch to bottled water for now. I wouldn't woryy too much. Historically all pipes were mad...
- Lead has just recently been singled out as one of our "dangers", its been around forever and we've all been exposed to it. When they say "high lead counts" it means...
- Here's some basic info for you: http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/private/wells/disease/lead.html Sounds like... a real legal issue.... as well as health. ...
Anyone Have Experience with EcoWater?
Asked by A.R. from Dallas
on June 26, 2009
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Hi Mamas! We just had a guy come and talk to our family about EcoWater and wanting to sell us this water purification system that works through osmosis. It would not ...
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- Hi, if this is a reverse osmosis water system, then I think it's a good idea! However it may be pretty expensive if you get the system for your entire house.- my husb...
- Hi A., It might be just me but no one had mention the price and extra cost on this systems. We made the huge mistake installing one of these systems in 2004 and till ...
- We do not have EcoWater, but we have RainSoft purification in our house. It sounds to be close to the same products. We love our system! The filters for ours is a pr...
Hardwater Stains on Glasses
Asked by K.B. from Phoenix
on November 24, 2008
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Hi Moms, My problem is after my glasses come out of the dishwasher they have white streaks and gunk all over them that cannot be scrubbed off. I think it is because w...
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- Hi K., I have a dishwash det that is organic, non toxic AND will get all the white streaks off of the dishes. My Boss has BLACK dishes and they always had white strwak...
- I have found that Lemi-shine works wonders. I found it at WalMart in the dishwashing section and add a little in with each load. Good luck, K.
- Hi K.-- I had the EXACT same problem and it drove me nuts. But I found a product called Lemi Shine that works beautifully. It is in a green and yellow bottle, next t...
