Fall back! Daylight-saving time ends November 2

Throughout most of the United States, daylight-saving time (DST) will end at 2 a.m. (your local time) on Sunday, November. 2. If you're suffering from post-Halloween overindulgence, you might welcome the extra hour of sleep you'll get after turning back the clock on Saturday night/Sunday morning. (Find out when DST will start and end in 2009 and beyond.)

In this previous entry on daylight-saving time, you'll find a list of smart moves that can enhance safety around your house and save you some money. "Is Daylight-Saving Time Costing Us Money?" provides more details on this seasonal time shift.

Essential information: If you're having trouble getting a good night's sleep, read "How Did You Sleep Last Night?" This feature offers expert advice, details on sound machines designed to enhance sleep, an interactive quiz, and much more.

Comments

[Oliver Aspinwall]

I bought a Sears water softner about 25 years ago and installed it in our new home in Georgia. The softner expired about the same time the warranty did. We moved to Florida about 11 years ago and one of the first things I did was to start checking out water softners. We went with a Kinetico whole house non-electric water softner. Seemed expensive, but we have never had to call for service. Kinetico answers a lot of questions about softners generally, including pros and cons about their own equipment. Any manufacturer is going to want you to buy their product. Duh!! In the end, you have to make the choice.

[Stevan Rounds]

Add me to the growing list of dissappointed members who can not find any comments or suggestions on water softners or other products that we as consumers must cough up thousands of dollars, on products we know very little about. Seems that they could do a better job on listening to what consumers are searching for and do the test and recommend best products

[pat jornacion]

Yes Im also very dissapointed in regards to lack of testing water softner or salt the are being used.

[virginia malone]

please add me to the lest when you test water softners, especially the kinds that do not require NaCl or KCl.

Thanks,

Virginia

[Carson]

It would appear rather pointless of me to complain with so many unanswered responses. Looking for a water softner was the main reason that I purchased consumer reports. Now, I must buy one for my renters. If at least Consumer Reports published a response to the pages of requests for information, we would know if you intended to review water softners, or not. Imagine how upset I will be when I but a water softner this week and find out that a review will be in an upcoming report. Consumenr Reports, you are losing respect and future customers when you continue to ignore your current customers. How can you, with this history, give advice to us on other businesses.

[Kenton Ethridge]

Please add me to this LONG list of people who are needing reliable information on Water Softeners.

[Jean Paneitz]

Will re subscribe when you test and report on water softeners. Why haven't you done so ????

[M Raman]

I agree, I came here to get info on whole house water softener/filtration systems, and was shocked that my search led to a discussion on daylight-saving time instead of providing the information I need before a multi-thousand dollar purchase.

[Ron Smith]

What is Consumer Reports answer to why no reviews on water softners ?

[Scott Mazies]

I too cannot believe that every time I come on here to search for something, they don't have any reviews. Me too on the water softener. I am truly starting to regret paying for my membership as it has not helped me at all in my search for reviews. I think the only thing it helped me out in a purchase was for a bike 2 years ago. :( Thumbs down CR.

[kathy]

Why isn't there a section on reviewing water softeners? I thought for sure I'd find a lot of ratings on a lot of different manufaturers. What a disappointment .

[Ronda]

Ditto on the water softner information. Why no reviews??

[Stuart Rowe]

It's very disappointing that there's no reviews or information on water softeners. I would like to urge Consumer Reports to cover these as soon as possible!

[Greg Blasko]

WHAT-how can this be, no data on water softners. CS are you being paid by someone NOT to do a study on water softners? What gives?

[Claire Anglin]

I've just purchased a membership for Consumer Reports, couldn't believe that the first item I need to see some research on, a water softener, is not available! In reviewing the above comments, how long will it take before CR can be of help. If I'd have known this research wasn't available, I probably wouldn't have purchased a membership. Very disappointed!

[John Myklebust]

Put me on the list. I live outside city limits and our water is extremely hard. I would like to know recommendations about water softeners and info about water softening in general. Thanks.

[Ronald Hatton]

CR could be more tuned in to the average homeowner's needs than for those expensive sporty cars that few of us are interested in. For instance, I am looking for a whole house water softener and the information out there is confusing and most of it is advertising for products sold by their retailers. We need information on this so we can sort out the truth from the hype. CR, are you listening?

[mike]

Looks like the guy (person) at CR that was assigned to monitor posts was canned in the last set of layoffs. Voicing my concerns here would meet a similar fate to my numerous unanswered calls/emails/letters to obama and washington to stop ruining this great country.

[Tony]

Also looking for information on water softeners, they are a major purchase.

[Garry Brill]

I've been with Consumer Reports for over 10-years and today went to look for information on Water Softners (mine just went out after 8 years)....and there is NONE! This is what I rely on to get the needed information when considering a purchase. When I went on line to this site and read how many people are interested, it seems that Consumer Reports just is not listening! That's a shame.....no reason for this. It is a very common and much used household item.

[J. Petersen]

CR, we rely on you to keep us informed. It is hard to find anything online with searches that isn't biased towards the product that is being advertised. Too many choices. Too expensive to make a mistake and little is known about which product is best for the money, how reliable it is and life expectancy of the product. Wake UP, Consumers Reports... we NEED your expertise!

Now I have to go out and ask salesmen which product is best... that's the way before Consumers Reports came along. Boo!

[Robert Penaloza]

Add me to the list of subscribers wanting a comparison test on Water Softeners and Water Filtering Systems.