Of all of the problems that the United States has to contend with, one of the more surprising of them might be the country’s aging water treatment and transmission infrastructure. One reputable source for information on this topic is the American Society of Civil Engineers, which has recently released a shocking statistic: every year, we lose more than 6 billion …
3-Step Water Filtering from Iron Boss
Clean water is a must-have for most homes and businesses, but not everyone understands the differences between a simple, store-bought water filter and a comprehensive, multi-stage solution like the one available from Iron Boss and the LeverEdge. It’s important to understand some basics about the most common nuisance chemicals that are present in untreated water that finds its way to …
Product Spotlight: The Venti Solar Attic Fan
Solar attic fans are a great way to increase the efficiency of your home or commercial building. The biggest benefit of installing solar attic fans may seem obvious – circulated air means lower cooling costs. Granting this, you may find yourself thinking, “Why not just get the least expensive solar attic fan on the market? They all perform essentially the same …
A Deeper Dive into the Aqua Solar Pool Heating System
Heated pools are sometimes considered a luxury because of the perception that they are costly to maintain, partly due to the electricity cost associated with operation. In a traditional heated pool that uses electric heating elements to heat the pool water, cost is indeed a big factor. These types of systems are needed, however, in areas where temperatures are too …
The Differences Between Direct, Indirect and Drainback Solar Water Heaters
Did you know that there are three different types of solar water heaters available from The LeverEdge? We offer multiple styles of water heaters because no two customers have the exact same needs for a solar water heating system. In this week’s post, we’re going to identify the key characteristics of these three heaters, and what makes them beneficial above …
Why Finance a Water Treatment System?
You may already know that you need to take action to improve the quality of the water you use every day in your home or business. Perhaps you’ve done the research enough to know that basic water treatment by municipal water suppliers isn’t enough to ensure that the cleanest water possible is being made available to you. However, you might …
What Are the Risks of Consuming Untreated Water?
It can be easy to take for granted the water that we are used to getting straight from the ‘tap’ – water for cooking, bathing, giving to pets and, of course, drinking. Municipal water treatment facilities are, for the most part, very efficient when it comes to treating water before it is sent through distribution pipes that terminate in your home …
Air Quality – The Dirty Elephant in the Room
It’s literally all around us, and it’s absolutely unavoidable even if we tried not to take a breath: the air. It carries life-giving oxygen that we all need to survive, but it can also carry dangerous particles, organisms, and foul odors. It’s time to take a good, hard look at the quality of the air in your home or business. …
What is Sodium Chloride and Why Does Your Pool Need It?
There’s a chemical coursing through your body right now that you also use as a flavor enhancer for your food. It’s necessary for human life, and it exists virtually everywhere on planet Earth. That chemical is sodium chloride, also known as NaCl – also known as common table salt. That’s right…sodium chloride is just the molecular name for table salt …
“Hidden” Benefits of Solar Attic Fans
Adding a solar-powered cooling fan to an attic or another area of a building provides some fairly obvious benefits: increased air circulation, lower power consumption, and reduced cooling costs. However, there are even more benefits to installing solar attic fans – many of our customers don’t even realize these benefits exist until discussing their project with us. Beyond the basics of …