Jewel Of The South Suburbs

[dacas1]

"So if good water is a factor in your decision for moving Will County will disappoint!"

Unless you are on a well in a rural area or something, this statement is patently untrue. Most collar Will county suburbs such as Homer Glen, New Lenox, Frankfort, etc, all drink the same exact water they drink in the skyscrapers downtown. Lake Michigan city water.

[urza216]

Originally Posted by dacas1

"So if good water is a factor in your decision for moving Will County will disappoint!"

Unless you are on a well in a rural area or something, this statement is patently untrue. Most collar Will county suburbs such as Homer Glen, New Lenox, Frankfort, etc, all drink the same exact water they drink in the skyscrapers downtown. Lake Michigan city water.

Monee water is terrible.

[dacas1]

"Monee water is terrible."

That's because Monee does not have city water. The village draws it's water from two wells. It took me 10 seconds of research to learn this.

Village of Monee - Water Department

[linicx]

The comment about rust stain in clothes made me tihink. I've lived in many places and always had a water conditoner. A good conditioner properly installed used with the correct salt will get rid of rust in water. I personally install on both hot and colld water throughout the house and solve the whole problem rather tan half of it. You will use less soap and your clothes will look better for it - this has been my experience with hard water, sulpher water, lake water, and tainted well water.

[deechee]

Originally Posted by linicx

The comment about rust stain in clothes made me tihink. I've lived in many places and always had a water conditoner. A good conditioner properly installed used with the correct salt will get rid of rust in water. I personally install on both hot and colld water throughout the house and solve the whole problem rather tan half of it. You will use less soap and your clothes will look better for it - this has been my experience with hard water, sulpher water, lake water, and tainted well water.

I must say that I think a simple water softener and a Brita filter will work wonders. I'm thinking of buying one myself although I receive city water.

[linicx]

Hmmm... never considered Brita. I didn't know they had a whole house filter. If you are talking about drinking water I won't take the chance as it is farm chemicals that leached into th water. I buy bottled and recyle a 50 gallon barrel of plastic every month.

For years I owned a top loader washer and used the name brand salt pellets I bought at the store. Then I bought a front loader and got a skin disease. I switched to the potassium cloride pellets -because it didn't hurt. And I canged to a natural soap because it didn't make me itch. What I learned was I bought two new products that are eco-friendly and do not hurt the ground or the septic system. Plus my clothes look better.

It is a simple system. 1 tank in the basement. To me it makes no sense to have 1/2 soft water + 1/2 hard water. Btw, potassium is not nearly as salty as sodium chloride salt, either..

I forgot to add there is a softner salt made speciifcally to treat rust. Sometimes it is hard to tell whether it is rust from old pipes in the house or from the city water.

Originally Posted by deechee

I must say that I think a simple water softener and a Brita filter will work wonders. I'm thinking of buying one myself although I receive city water.

[deechee]

Originally Posted by linicx

Hmmm... never considered Brita. I didn't know they had a whole house filter. If you are talking about drinking water I won't take the chance as it is farm chemicals that leached into th water. I buy bottled and recyle a 50 gallon barrel of plastic every month.

For years I owned a top loader washer and used the name brand salt pellets I bought at the store. Then I bought a front loader and got a skin disease. I switched to the potassium cloride pellets -because it didn't hurt. And I canged to a natural soap because it didn't make me itch. What I learned was I bought two new products that are eco-friendly and do not hurt the ground or the septic system. Plus my clothes look better.

It is a simple system. 1 tank in the basement. To me it makes no sense to have 1/2 soft water + 1/2 hard water. Btw, potassium is not nearly as salty as sodium chloride salt, either..

I forgot to add there is a softner salt made speciifcally to treat rust. Sometimes it is hard to tell whether it is rust from old pipes in the house or from the city water.

Hmm. I wasn't talking about a filter for the entire house, but rather just one of those twist on things that you pick up from the store.

I have switched to all natural soap as well, for everything from the dishes, to the clothes as well as household cleansers. I feel much better about using them outdoors when cleaning the windows.

I will read more on water softeners. I would like to have one for my home, and I want to make sure it's the right one.

ANYWAYS, lol, the Jewel of the south suburbs is Flossmoor

[urza216]

I agree with Deechee and ParkForester. The jewel of the South Suburbs is Flossmoor.