Aqua Clear - Official Water Treatment and Plumbing Blog

Professional Water Treatment and Plumbing Advice Blog

Hiring a professional for home repairs and renovations is always better than tackling the project independently. However, you may have questions about your plumbing — like why your toilet is making strange noises — that don’t require a visit from one of our pros.

We want our customers to have reliable answers, so we’ve created a water treatment and plumbing advice blog. On these pages, you’ll find insight into the world of water treatment and plumbing systems along with valuable information, tips, and tricks.

A close-up of a thermostat with ice crystals forming representing water softeners during freezing.

How Winter Weather Impacts Your Water Softener (and What You Can Do About It)

By Mike Nester • November 26, 2025
Freezing temps can damage your water softener. Learn how to protect it with insulation, bypass mode, and pre-winter checks. Schedule service with Aqua Clear.
Close-up of hard-water mineral spots on a glass and faucet with limescale.

How to Identify and Fix Hard Water Problems in Virginia

By Mike Nester • October 27, 2025
Spotting on dishes, dry skin, dull hair, and worn clothes are signs of hard water. Learn how whole-house water softeners solve mineral buildup for lasting results in Virginia.
Reverse osmosis water purification & cleaning system under kitchen sink installed by Aqua Clear.

Why Fall Is the Ideal Time to Check Your Virginia Water Filtration System

By Mike Nester • September 30, 2025
Fall winds and ecosystem shifts can increase debris, bacteria, and minerals in your water. Schedule a Virginia water filtration inspection to protect quality and support higher seasonal use.
Water drop representing need to inspect a water filtration system in a Virginia home during summer.

End-of-Summer Water Filtration Tips for Virginia Homes

By Mike Nester • August 26, 2025
Protect your home's water quality in Virginia with these expert end-of-summer water filtration tips. Learn when to replace filters, inspect systems, and upgrade.
Flooded Virginia neighborhood after a summer storm, highlighting water runoff.

How Virginia Water Quality Changes During Summer Storm Season

By Mike Nester • July 31, 2025
Learn how Virginia’s summer storms affect water quality and why whole-home filtration is essential. Protect your health with expert tips from Aqua Clear.
Modern kitchen sink with filtered water running from the tap, symbolizing clean water from in home.

How Whole-House Water Filtration Enhances Your Home’s Water Quality Year-Round

By Mike Nester • June 23, 2025
Discover how whole-house water filtration in Virginia improves water quality, prevents pipe damage, and keeps your family safe. Aqua Clear can help year-round.
Washing fruits and vegetables in a sink with filtered water in Virginia.

5 Signs You Need a Whole-Home Water Filtration System This Summer

By Mike Nester • May 27, 2025
Strange smells, cloudy water, and dry skin? These are signs you need whole-home water filtration in Virginia. Get clean, healthy water this summer.
A woman in Virginia getting water from the tap in a clear glass.

Why Your Virginia Tap Water Might Taste Bad (and What You Can Do About It This Spring)

By Mike Nester • April 29, 2025
Find out why your Virginia tap water tastes off and how spring water filtration services can remove bad odors, chlorine, and contaminants. Contact Aqua Clear today!
Homeowner testing water quality with Aqua Clear filtration system in Virginia.

Spring Into Clean Water: How Aqua Clear Can Improve Your Home’s Water Quality

By Mike Nester • March 31, 2025
Discover how Aqua Clear can improve your home’s water quality in Virginia with filtration systems that remove hard minerals, chlorine, and harmful contaminants.
A reverse osmosis filtration system removing forever chemicals from drinking water in Virginia.

Eliminating Forever Chemicals in Virginia’s Water: Why Reverse Osmosis Is the Ultimate Solution

By Mike Nester • February 28, 2025
Protect your home from PFAs! Learn how reverse osmosis removes forever chemicals from drinking water in Virginia and improves water quality.
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Our experts have created this blog to answer common questions about plumbing fixtures and our water treatment services. Whether you want to know what causes hard water or what may be causing the strange smell in your drain, you can find the answer here.

Read through our water treatment and plumbing advice blog, and you’ll find information on the following topics:

  • Fixing a leaky faucet
  • What a gas leak smells like
  • Unclogging a toilet
  • Signs of plumbing problems 
  • Why you should filter your water

We update our catalog frequently, so come back and read our latest article. If we’re missing something you want to learn about, let us know, and we’ll see what we can do. Contact us today to suggest our next topic!