Crystal Clear Water Company

The simple act of breathing during the winter months can cause you to lose a significant amount of water, making it vital at this time of year to stay on top of your hydration needs and those of ...

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Great quality work and took the time to explain things to us after the installation of the water treatment equipment.  These efforts are genuinely appreciated.   Doug -Ankeny, IA

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Thank you for having such a fine employees and making such a good product available to us.   Don -West Des Moines

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This thing is awesome!! I could not live without it. Mike, installer of the equipment, is the best. He always comes wearing a smile. Diane -Johnston, IA

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Our water treatment keeps my whites white, and my toilet clean! Deb – Elkhart

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Our clients love our bottle-less water cooler from Crystal Clear Water.  The water tastes great and it has been completely hassle-free! Amy (Dale Carnegie Training) West Des Moines

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We appreciate the great service, I have never had soft water before but I can definitely tell the difference! Brian -Ankeny, IA

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There is probably no better axiom that describes my experience as the one that says, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.”   My story begins some 36 years ago; just after we built...

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My softener is wonderful, I wish I would have done it a long time ago.   Brenda -Urbandale

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How great is it to find that drinking coffee could be so beneficial to your health? As I sit here reading all the benefits of coffee, while enjoying a nice cup of Crème Caramel pod coffee, I thi...

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They answered all of our questions about our drinking water system and were very informative. I would highly recommend Crystal Clear Water!!   Angela -Mitchellville, IA

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I have been very pleased with the customer service over the last 7 years.   Angi -Ankeny, IA

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Water Softeners Reverse Osmosis Bottle-free Systems Filtration Coolers

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Coffee Delivery Coffee Brewers Coffee Supplies

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Business Water Delivery Home Water Delivery Specialty Water Delivery Cases of Bottled Water

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There seems to be a lot of calls with concerns about sodium in their softened water. Questions like: “I have high blood pressure, is the soft water bad for me?” “My Dr. told me I need a low...

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There seems to be a lot of calls with concerns about sodium in their softened water. Questions like: “I have high blood pressure, is the soft water bad for me? “My Dr. told me I need a low so...

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The Des Moines Register recently printed an article written by Diane Heldt for ‘The Gazzette’, in Cedar Rapids, titled ‘Iowa schools offer alternatives to bottled water’. As a consumer t...

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With all the concerns about our water and these findings of contamination in our water sources, why are we still struggling to have good, clean water?  It is vital to our very existence.  Harsh...

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April 22, 2012 will mark the 42nd annual Earth Day event celebrated all over the world. Started by Senator Gaylord Nelson, in 1970, as an environmental protest to call attention to increased poll...

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As I work on a few new blogs to add for your viewing, I wanted to take this time to ask you what you would like to see in our blogs.  Whether it is questions about tap water; treated water or fi...

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Who is with me on this? You just want a cup of coffee and it seems forever for the coffee pot to brew. Some days it just seems like it should be simpler. Guess what?! It is! Now you can brew coff...

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As I was perusing water articles for my next blog, I found a WQA (Water Quality Association) informational soft water piece. It talks about all the waste that occurs when you don’t have your ha...

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There is compelling evidence that animals on tap water have more harmful agents in their tissues than animals using water that has been treated to remove those contaminants. Sadly, many animals a...

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How many of you made a resolution to drink more water?  That is a step in the right direction to a healthier, more well……..well, you.  Water is the most precious commodity, other than food,...

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Des Moines Water Works has a public website with a nitrate meter.  You can go to this often and see the daily flucutations of the nitrates in the Des Moines, Iowa area water system.  If you rec...

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In a society of commercialism and strong, effective marketing, we have been raised with the belief that the “squeaky-clean” feel from our water is a nice, clean feeling. We imagine we are cle...

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Total dissolved solids (TDS) are everything that can be dissolved in water. Sources of TDS include industrial discharge, sewage, fertilizers, road run-off, soil erosion and organic sources such a...

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Trihalomethanes (THM’s) are chemical compounds that show up in different forms such as chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, and bromoform.  THM’s are considered carcinogen...

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In January 2011, the Des Moines Water Works chose to reduce the amount of fluoride in our tap water by 0.3 parts per million (from 1 ppm to 0.7 ppm) following recommendations by the U.S. Departme...

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Nitrates are released into the ground by fertilization methods, septic leakage, animal manure & decay of natural deposits. Nitrate levels in Iowa  continue to be among the highest in the natio...

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Chlorine:  A halogen element that is isolated as a poisonous, greenish-yellow gas described as having a pungent/choking odor, that has many uses. It is often used as a disinfectant in water trea...

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It is hard to imagine our drinking water having chemicals in it, but there are many present.  The amount allowed is set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and communicated by the ‘Max...

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How exciting!!  The Iowa State Fair is back in town.  August 11th, 2011 through August 21st, 2011. Listed in the book of ‘100 things To Do Before You Die’, you will find the Iowa State Fai...

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I found this great quote…..’Water is the most neglected nutrient in your diet, but one of the most vital’…….Kelly Barton.  I was thinking about a topic of soda pop and diabetes, and th...

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What is up with the water needs at restaurants?  Do you find it displeasing that they do not offer good tasting filtered/purified water or even a bottled water option.    Then when they do of...

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I have been reading about concerns of having a water softener with a septic tank.  There is much speculation for and against.  The argument being that the sodium content of the water can negati...

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Last week we received a call from a woman, in the Des Moines, Iowa area, about needing a water softener for her new tankless water heater she had purchased.  We briefly mentioned the energy savi...

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Water is such a crucial element to our existence.  A person could only survive one week without water.  Our bodies are made up of 70-80% water.  On an average day, an adult can lose 80oz of wa...

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There has been a lot of speculation about fluoride in our water and if it is good for us or not.  Everything we seem to be reading tells us that it is not good for us.  Just in Des Moines, Iowa...

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Just because Earth Day has passed it is still important to celebrate our Earth everyday.  There are many ways to continue to help our Earth, improve our environment & pass this one to all genera...

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Today we celebrate the earth, and of course, the need to protect our environment for future generations.  Speaking of those generations, ever notice how many clothes they leave us to wash?  In ...

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In honor of Earth day we wanted to talk about a study conducted by Battalle Memorial Institute compared the difference of household appliances / products that use water.  For example, gas water...

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Problems with water treatment facilities happen close to home and seem to be happening more and more frequent.  It is becoming very apparent that the only ways to be certain you’ve got good ...

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Everyday it seems there is yet another concern about the water we use.  Chlorine is not a new health concern, but how many people know of the effects of chlorine and your body?  Here is an arti...

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Since tap water affects bread making (see the blog for last week), how does it affect your food.  Here is an interesting article to give you some insight. http://www.springhillatcanfield.com/tas...

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Let’s talk about tap water and your bread.  Recently published, was an article about tap water being bad for making bread.  The article claims that chemicals in the water kill the yeast.  A...

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Carcinogen – A substance or agent that causes cancer. A recent report suggests that millions of people could be ingesting harmful carcinogens. Crystal Clear Bottled Water is a place to go for...

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In light of the recent news surrounding Fluoride in our public water system we thought it would be beneficial to note that Crystal Clear Bottled Water does NOT contain Fluoride.  Have you done a...

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The Benefits of Natural Alkaline Water Natural alkaline water is water with the presence of dissolved minerals such as calcium, magnesium and potassium.  The basic benefit of alkaline water is ...

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