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Tips to Keep your Water-Using Appliances Strong for the Holidays Clean dishes sitting in a dishwasher with the door open and the racks out

Christmas is almost here and you are probably starting to think about the turkey and all the fixings to go along with it. Making a delicious dinner is a lot less stressful when appliances in your home are in top working shape. No one needs a malfunctioning dishwasher with all those Christmas dishes to tackle. Hard water […]

Spooky Tales of Bathroom Slime shower scale from hard water slime

There is nothing like a long, leisurely soak in a luxurious hot bath to soothe away the stresses of the day – that is, until your bathroom slime (aka soap scum and scale) starts to take over your tub. Bathtubs, faucets and showers are magnets for mildew, soap scum, grime, scale, and stubborn stains. Hard […]

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