Detailed entries for one subject from the INDEX TO HOW TO DO IT INFORMATION.
Click on a see also (sa) or tracing (xx) to view detailed entries about a related subject.
The entries are in alphabetical order by magazine name and then in chronological sequence.
To obtain a copy of any magazine article contact your local public library or the publisher.

Understanding residential water softeners. How a softener works and how to tell if your home needs one.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #291 Sep 1988 (v.38#7) pg. 80
Added Info FAMILY HANDYMAN #294 Jan 1989 (v.39#1) pg. 14

How to deal with hard water. A look at how ion-exchange softeners work and how to determine if you need one. Includes suggestions on installation.
HANDY ANDY Mar 1979 (v.3#6) pg. 61

The soft water hard sell. How to determine if your home really needs a water softener.
HOME MECHANIX #734 Jun 1989 (v.85) pg. 37

Installing a water softener is made easier with plastic pipe.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Jan-Feb 1983 (v.8#1) pg. 79

Six ways to make bad water good, including purifying, filtering and softening.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1969 (v.131#5) pg. 184

Water softeners. How the typical home water softener system operates to remove calcium and magnesium from hard water.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1998 (v.175#8) pg. 109

How to install your own water softener.
POPULAR SCIENCE Dec 1977 (v.211#6) pg. 114

Water watch. Tips on selecting water treatment equipment for a home. A brief look at filters, softeners, disinfecting units, etc.
PRACTICAL HOMEOWNER Apr 1990 (v.5#3) pg. 22
Added Info PRACTICAL HOMEOWNER Nov-Dec 1990 (v.5#8) pg. 12

Copyright © by Norman Lathrop Enterprises. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, print photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior expressed permission of Norman Lathrop Enterprises, except as permitted by law.