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The $847 Hard Water Tax
McCandless Plumbing created a data-driven report connecting water quality variations across Pennsylvania to specific homeowner costs. The Western New York company reveals that homeowners in hard water areas (>180 mg/L) pay an average of $847 more annually in plumbing costs, breaking down into water heater repairs ($420), fixture replacements ($215), scale removal ($145), and emergency repairs ($67).
Threat of PFAS Pesticides
SpringWell wrote an educational piece connecting agricultural PFAS use to drinking water contamination while promoting their whole-home PFAS filtration system as the solution. Author Tommy Stricklin explains that PFAS "forever chemicals" are increasingly added to pesticides as ingredients to enhance performance, with fluorinated pesticides now applied to staple crops like corn, wheat, kale, spinach, apples, and strawberries.
Holiday PFAS Education
This month, SpringWell started their "12 Days of PFAS" series that mixes holiday themes with important water safety education. Author and chief water specialist Tommy Stricklin set up the campaign to build knowledge step by step, starting with basic PFAS facts and moving through where contamination comes from, health risks, and rule changes before showing their water filter as the answer.
Water Changes in Winter
Watercure published a timely guide explaining why water tastes different during winter months, positioning themselves as the solution for holiday hosting concerns. In it, the New York company explains that cold water holds minerals like iron and manganese differently than warm water, making these compounds more noticeable and creating metallic or earthy tastes (especially rough for well water users).
