First let’s start with some facts. Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis) by name. Sounds awful, right?  Well, if you are, in fact, an eczema sufferer it is…awful. Eczema is a chronic skin condition most likely introduced into your system when you were a baby or young child. It presents itself as an itchy rash-type breakout over your body sometimes accompanied by blistering and red patches. Eczema is triggered by environmental irritants such as soaps, detergents, and heat. Eczema affects 20% of children aged up to 11 years old and 8% of teenagers and adults. Eczema is described, by those who suffer ..read more

Believe it or not, it’s winter here in northern New Jersey. Despite the incredibly mild temperatures and lack of snow this year, there is still a lot of cold air and below 40 temps which we all know produce those pesky drying winter effects. Why Is My Skin So Dry? Our skin feels dryer in the winter months and that is because there is less moisture in the air than in the summer months. Air has the capacity to hold water. The warmer the air, the more moisture it can hold. Think about how the humidity feels during the summer months. The colder the air, the dryer your skin. In ..read more

Passaic Bergen Water has been servicing Millburn and its surrounding area for over 60 years. After performing thousands of free in-home water tests it is very clear that there are 3 major water issues that can affect your home and most importantly your health. 1. Lead Lead is all around us; in fact, everyone has at least some trace amount of the heavy metal in their body. While small amounts are completely harmless, exposure to larger quantities can cause serious illness, known collectively as lead poisoning. Symptoms of lead poisoning may include one or more of the following: Headaches Achin ..read more

New Jersey is a wonderful state with plenty of breath-taking acreage full of forests, wild life, farms, and waterways. Our drinking water is streamed to us from different waterways throughout the state including open reservoir basins, underground wells, rivers, streams and lakes. New Jersey offers a bounty of boundless, magnificent bodies of water for us to enjoy. Considering the amount of water tributaries contributing to what comes out of our faucets, it’s always a very sensible idea to understand what’s happening to your water before you grab a glass and let it flow. The Waterways in ..read more

W.E.T. A key element of any product installed in your home today is that it incorporates W.E.T. technology (Water Efficient Technology). W.E.T. is an environmentally friendly system that uses less water when rinsing your water softening system. Softening your water requires only as much water as required to rinse the waste matter from the medium. If you’re not sure about your water softener’s efficiency, give us a call. Available Supplies One may think keeping up with having enough salt on hand to keep your water softener running can present a challenge. Be sure your water so ..read more

When we think about our drinking water, can we honestly say that we are drinking the same water our prehistoric ancestors drank? Yes, we are. Well, at least some of it still remains today. The differences in the drinking water from then until now are part science and part human nature. Science explains that through the natural cycle of water, photosynthesis and other biological scenarios, some but not all the water from the prehistoric times still exists today. However, because of the influences of human nature on our drinking water, such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals dumped in the ..read more

Is one more viable than the other? Here is some interesting information to help you understand the difference when choosing a salt versus a salt-free water softening system and yet insuring you’re doing what’s best for your environment, home and family. How the salt based system works: Water softening is removing calcium (Ca2+) and Magnesium (Mg2+) from the water through ion exchange which uses a polymer resin bed that gives off a sodium particle in exchange for those hardness minerals,. Works great. As water is flushing through the process, the system is made to automatically ..read more

[responsive_vid] If you’re hearing that popping sound or something similar, it most likely means calcium and magnesium deposits are gathering in the bottom of your hot water heater. These minerals cling to the inside of the tank and build up into what is called scale. All of this gunk can collect on the bottom creating enough space in between the heating element and the water itself, thus compromising both supply and efficiency. Not only does this cause you to get less hot water, but it also means your gas or electric bill will be more expensive. Any surface containing scale is more prone ..read more

Living in this area you begin to accept the fact that you will eventually need to replace almost all of the appliances in your home more frequently than folks in other areas of the country. Incredible, you say or perhaps your response is ‘huh’? Here in the northern portion of New Jersey—specifically, Bergen and Passaic counties, we have some of the hardest water spilling out of our faucets. First, let’s take a look at why that is then we’ll get a better understanding of how it affects your household appliances, and last, we’ll talk about how to address the issue so you’re spending less money i ..read more

We know water to be the classic all-time cleaning agent, necessary for washing clothes, dishes, and ourselves. But what should we do when we discover that there are water stains in our homes? Unsightly white, orange, gray, or bluish residue can slowly appear over time where water is regularly used, leaving discoloration and frustration. What Causes the Stains? Water stains are caused by a variety of minerals that occur naturally in water; this is called “hard” water. In fact, most water across the United States contains excessive minerals, the most common being calcium,&nbs ..read more