Garrelts Blog - Garrelts Water

Is There a Better Aquarium Water Filter than Reverse Osmosis?

We do a lot of water purification. Mostly for Humans. But sometimes we help fish too. We have once such customer in McHenry, IL. Our (human) clients have a nice home in McHenry. They had already softened the 22-25 grain hard water. But that wasn’t enough. Their...

Is there a “Wrong” Iron Filter for Your Water?

Your well water leaves rust stains. You think you need an Iron Filter. You try and research the different options. But it gets confusing. Birm Filter, Greensand Filter, Chemical-Free Iron Filter OH MY! Our clients in Trevor Wisconsin faced this challenge – for the...

LINX Evolution versus Water on Water Reverse Osmosis

Jim, We want to get a drinking water system for our home. We like the idea of Reverse Osmosis, but don’t want something that wastes a lot of water. We looked at some other systems, and want to know how your options compare. Thanks, Nancy We get questions like that...

LINX Evolution Saves 1000’s Gallons of Water over Reverse Osmosis

The LINX Evolution solves a problem our clients have faced for years. Each year, more people are becoming concerned about clean drinking water. You hear about water contamination on the news. Water main breaks. Bacteria. Even pharmaceuticals in tap water. Reverse...

Iron Filter Fixes Church Water and Saves 4000lbs of Salt a Year

The Geneva Church of Latter Day Saints in Geneva Illinois had a water problem. They had a water softener. But they suffered from Iron stains, and a strange smell similar to “metallic rotten eggs”. Yum. A Poor Solution to Well Water Problems The Church previously...

Why a Water Softener Couldn’t Handle a Lakemoor IL Private Well

Our clients in the Village of Lakemoor IL had a private well water problem. They had a Culligan Mark 89 water softener. It used salt. A LOT of salt. But they still had rust stains. Their water smelled. They were not happy. It was time for a change. A neighbor...