Discover how this appliance can treat hard water problems and protect your home plumbing system. Plus, five signs you should have one installed.

If you have a water softener that isn't, well, softening your water, it might be time to clean your brine tank. Here's why it's important and how to do it.

Salt-based water softeners and water softening tank exchange programs can be important for prolonging the useful lives of appliances and faucets, but softening water also presents environmental costs.