If you’re thinking about adding a solar water heater to your home, you’re probably wondering how much money you can save. Will it be enough to offset the initial installation cost? The short answer is that you could save hundreds of dollars a year on your electric bill. Read on for more information about solar water heaters, how they work, …
Keep Plastic Out of the Oceans – Invest in a Drinking Water System
As of 2015, scientists estimated there were about 150 million metric tons of plastic in the world’s oceans. That number is expected to quadruple to 600 million metric tons by 2040. How many plastic bottles is your family contributing to that number every year? To help save the oceans – and the entire planet – for your children and grandchildren, …
Heat and Cool Your Pool Without Electricity Using a Solar Pool Heater
If you live in the southern parts of the country, it may not make sense to pay to heat your pool for a few months in the winter and cool it for a few months in the summer. Now, you can do both without adding to your electric bill by investing in a solar pool heater. What Is a Solar …
How to Make Your Pool as Energy-Efficient as Possible
As much as you love your pool, it adds significantly to your electric bills every month. What if there was a way to save thousands of dollars a year on the costs of maintaining your pool? There are actually several upgrades you can make to reduce the operating expenses of your pool and make it more energy-efficient. Here are some …
Salt Chlorine Generators Are a Better Way to Chlorinate Your Pool
Whether you use liquid, powder, or tablets, traditional pool chlorine is obnoxious. It stings your eyes, bleaches out your swimsuits, corrodes your pool, and can be harmful if you handle it improperly. Luckily, there’s a better way to chlorinate your pool. What Is a Salt Chlorine Generator? Salt chlorine generators convert dissolved salt into chlorine gas, which disinfects your pool …
Add a Pool Heat Pump and Swim Year-Round
If your pool is more than just a place to escape the hot summer sun, you probably get sad when you need to drain it every fall. What if you didn’t need to stop using your pool when the temperatures dropped and could instead swim around the year? With a pool heat pump, that dream can become a reality! Traditional …
Save Your Skin – Get a Water Conditioner
Does it seem like your hair and skin are always dry, no matter how many lotions, conditioners, or other products you use? The culprit could be your home’s water. Hard water is extremely drying, so a water conditioner could help save your skin and hair. What is hard water, and why does it dry out your skin? What is a …
Why You Should Add a Drinking Water Filtration System to Your Home
There are a lot of great reasons you should invest in a drinking water filtration system for your home. For example, whole-home systems are more convenient than faucet or pitcher filters, they’re better for the environment and more cost-effective than plastic bottles, and they may raise the value of your home. Let’s take a closer look at why you should …
Solar Pool Heaters Are Better for Your Wallet and the Environment
Whether you’re concerned about the environment, your electric bill, or both, solar pool heaters can warm up your pool by 10 to 15 degrees without increasing your electric bill or using fossil fuels. How do solar pool heaters work, what are the benefits, and what is one thing solar pool heaters can do that regular heaters can’t? Read on for …