This brief article gives information about several common contaminants found in private wells. It should help you decide when to sample your well and how often.
Why Testing Your Well Water is Essential
Category: Water And Health
Understanding Chlorine Skin Effects: A Comprehensive Guide
Chlorinated City Water Can be Tough on Your Skin Living in the city has its perks, but when it comes to water quality, urban dwellers often face a hidden challenge: chlorinated water. While chlorine effectively disinfects water, making it safe to drink, its presence in your home water supply can have unintended consequences, especially for … Continue reading Understanding Chlorine Skin Effects: A Comprehensive Guide
How to Filter Water After Chlorination
A good question to ask is how to filter chlorine from water. Chlorination can be a very effective treatment method for bacteria and odors and a good pre-treatment for filtering iron and manganese particles. However, the process can cause users problems in septic tanks, as the chlorine will kill the bacteria in the tank and … Continue reading How to Filter Water After Chlorination
Whole House Chlorine and Chloramine Water Filtration Systems
Are you concerned about Chlorine and Chloramines in your water? Considering whole house chlorine and chloramine water filtration system for your family? These water treatment systems are particularly useful if you are on city water, as chlorine has long been, and the preferred disinfection method is used in municipal treatment systems. There are three primary … Continue reading Whole House Chlorine and Chloramine Water Filtration Systems
Test for a Wide Range of Well Water Contaminants
If your family gets drinking water from a private well, do you know if your water is safe to drink? What health risks could you and your family face? Where can you go for help or advice? It is a good idea to have your well water tested at least once every few years for … Continue reading Test for a Wide Range of Well Water Contaminants
How to Test for a Wide Range of Well Water Contaminants at a Low Cost
If your family gets drinking water from a private well, do you know if your water is safe to drink? What health risks could you and your family face? Where can you go for help or advice? It is a good idea to have your well water tested at least once every few years for … Continue reading How to Test for a Wide Range of Well Water Contaminants at a Low Cost
Point of Use Ozone and How to Use It
Ozonation is a process used for disinfecting water. It is a common water treatment method used to replace chlorination for a variety of different purposes.
5 Ways to Preserve Your Pipes in Sub-zero Temps
Chilling cold fronts are sweeping across the central and eastern United States this winter with record lows. Thick snow and heavy rain has coated many eastern cities this winter. Local water utilities have released warnings of the potential for problems associated with frozen pipes. Water left over in pipes and hoses can freeze if exposed … Continue reading 5 Ways to Preserve Your Pipes in Sub-zero Temps
Disinfect With Caution: Contaminants can Buildup in the Disinfection Process
Disinfecting your well water is a crucial step in ensuring you have clean drinking water for your household. However, the disinfection process should be highly monitored and designed according to the needs of your system because contaminants can build up in the disinfection process if done irresponsibly. Some parasites have become very resistant to common … Continue reading Disinfect With Caution: Contaminants can Buildup in the Disinfection Process
Why You May Need Point of Use Water Filtration
New analysis of Los Angeles city water distribution systems shows huge deficiencies in the cleanliness and durability of the city's water pipes. Large amounts of money are spent at Los Angeles water treatment facilities, only to be pumped through city distribution pipes that are on average 58 years old and desperately require maintenance. The contaminated … Continue reading Why You May Need Point of Use Water Filtration
