BLOCK SALT PRICE INCREASE

January 2022 Unfortunately due to recent manufacturer’s price increases across the board, which are beyond our control in relation to salt production, transport, packaging and discharge rates, we have had to make the difficult decision to increase our block salt...

Why Does Limescale Build Up In Your Kettle?

A common scene that happens in many households in winter is the nightmare of waking up, turning on the kettle to make a hot cup of tea and finding out the kettle is covered in limescale. This issue, which primarily affects hard water areas in the UK is known as...

Where In The UK Are The Hard Water Areas?

Water quality across the UK can vary significantly, depending on where you live. This can be due to water in some areas containing a build-up of minerals such and calcium and magnesium, which is known as hard water. Hard water doesn’t lather up with soap, and can...

What Are The Benefits And Issues With Hard Water?

Not every drop of water that comes out of the tap is the same depending on where you live. For example, if you live in Tidworth, a town that was rated to have the tastiest water and second-softest water in the country, your water will taste very different to that...

Tips On Removing Hard Water Stains

More than half of Brits live in hard water areas, which means most of us are familiar with the difficulty of getting rid of hard water stains in kitchens and bathrooms. That is why these tips on how to remove these stubborn marks will be greatly received.   Right...

Houseplant Care In Hard Water Areas

The trend for bringing the outdoors into our homes with an abundance of houseplants, or biophilic design, has become very popular in the past couple of years. But while there are many benefits to keeping houseplants, they can have different feeding, watering, and care...

Scientists Study Tea Made With Hard Water

If you drink black tea, you may have noticed a thin, oily film that forms at the top of the drink, especially if you live in a hard water area. Why does this happen? According to new research, the answer lies in its physics, fluid dynamics, and the chemist-tea! BBC’s...

Avoid Cold Showers After Sunburn

Phew, it’s been a scorcher recently, and with the easing of the lockdown, plenty of people have been taking advantage of the freedom to meet up with friends in the park, and get a bit of sunshine after spending the majority of the past 18 months cooped up inside. But...

Why Soft Water Can Make Your Cooking Taste Better

Many areas of the UK have hard water, especially in the south-east of England. This means that the water contains much higher levels of dissolved minerals such as calcium and magnesium than soft water. There is nothing unsafe about hard water, although it can cause...