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How Do You Know When Your Water Softener Needs to be Replaced?

By Karen - Principle at Independent Water Service, Inc - Yakima, WA | January 7, 2022

Water softeners are a great addition to any home, as they not only help to remove certain minerals from your drinking water, they also leave your dishes sparkling every wash and keep your pipes from getting sediment buildup. The lifespan of a water softener can be lengthened or shortened by the care and maintenance it … Read more

What is the Difference Between Purified and Filtered Water

By Karen - Principle at Independent Water Service, Inc - Yakima, WA | January 4, 2022

Clean drinking water is crucial to our everyday health. Depending on where you live and how your tap water measures up, impurities like pathogens and pesticides have the potential to leak into drinking water and can cause a myriad of issues from an upset stomach to illnesses like E.coli and Legionnaires disease. Here in Yakima, WA … Read more

How Do You Tell if Your Tap Water is Contaminated?

By Karen - Principle at Independent Water Service, Inc - Yakima, WA | December 13, 2021

Your tap water is one of the most-used things in your house. Whether we drink it, shower in it, wash clothes with it, or brush our teeth with it, it’s an essential part of our lives. This fact makes it important to know if and when our water is contaminated.  Modern water filters and water … Read more

Choosing the Best Reverse Osmosis System For Your Home – A Guide

By Karen - Principle at Independent Water Service, Inc - Yakima, WA | December 8, 2021

Doctors often say that if you want to be healthier, you should drink more water. Staying hydrated helps your body function the way it should, and helps flush toxins, keep your skin hydrated, and maintain healthy kidney function. However, not all drinking water is made equal. If you live in an area where this is … Read more

5 Water Contamination Signs & How a Whole House Water Refiner Can Help

By Karen - Principle at Independent Water Service, Inc - Yakima, WA | December 3, 2021

Water is our primary source for survival and is also vitally essential to our health and wellbeing. While these are well known facts, what’s hidden in the water you drink every day isn’t necessarily obvious. Whether you utilize private well water or municipally provided tap water, your water may include contaminants that can significantly affect … Read more

Why You Need a Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System for Your Home

By Karen - Principle at Independent Water Service, Inc - Yakima, WA | November 8, 2021

Water storage and drinking water can become contaminated at the blink of an eye. All it takes is a bad storm, burst pipes or a company disposing of their waste improperly and soon enough, your drinking water is unfit for consumption. You may have heard of reverse osmosis water systems, but the added benefits you … Read more

Common Misconceptions About Water Softeners

By Karen - Principle at Independent Water Service, Inc - Yakima, WA | November 5, 2021

It is commonplace for people to hesitate when purchasing a new appliance for their home or business, especially when there is so much information floating around that is at odds with one another. You want to feel excited about your next big purchase, not apprehensive and so this article will help put your mind at … Read more

Is It Time To Replace Your Home Water Filter?

By Karen - Principle at Independent Water Service, Inc - Yakima, WA | October 4, 2021

Not only does having refreshing, filtered water taste great but many of your home appliances and systems rely on having quality water running through them to provide and enhance their performance. Therefore, if you have a home water filter connected, you want to know that it’s doing its job properly. But when something tastes off, … Read more

Water Bill Keep Increasing? Here’s Why.

By Karen - Principle at Independent Water Service, Inc - Yakima, WA | October 1, 2021

Has this happened to you? You’re sitting at the kitchen table paying your monthly bills and you discover one of your bills is way more expensive than you are used to. Now you must become your own brand of utilities-private-detective to figure out why and how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. A water … Read more