If you have a water softener in your home, you probably want to know how regularly it’s supposed to clean out the minerals it collects. Should it do that every week? Once a month? And is it something that can be done annually?

This Pentair water softening contractor in Aurora, Illinois, is going to explain how regeneration timing actually works, and why there is no one right answer for everyone.

Dealing with iron in your water can be incredibly frustrating. It can leave you feeling like you’re constantly scrubbing those orange stains off your sinks and tubs, only to see them come back days later. Your clean white clothes may even end up with streaks, and your drinking water might start to taste metallic.

There is a solution to this problem that does not involve nonstop cleaning or buying bottled water — a water softener might be exactly what you need. But can a water softener remove iron from your water? Below, this Pentair water softening company in Kildeer, Illinois is going to explain how these systems handle iron, and why some iron types are harder to remove than others.