Hard water rarely announces itself with a single dramatic leak. It creeps in quietly, leaving cloudy glasses, stiff laundry, ...

Two water departments have advised residents In Los Angeles against drinking tap water due to potential contamination concerns from the ongoing wildfires. The risk of chemicals and pathogens entering ...

A hard water test kit helps determine just how high is the mineral content in your tap water. (Photo by Donna Kallner) On a recent episode of Jeopardy!, the correct response to one clue was “What is ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

Tap water is central to just about everything you do at home, from drinking to showering to cooking. You’ll probably never go a day without using it. But how much can you really trust your home’s ...

You don’t have to be a scientist to know if your home has hard water. Maybe you’ve seen cloudy spots on glassware or experienced a crusted-up kitchen faucet. Maybe the film on the shower door seems ...