Does your water taste salty? If you don’t live near the ocean or a salt mine and you’re wondering how the heck salt got in your water you should know that in most cases what you’re tasting is Chloride. Chloride can make its way into your water source several different ways such as, agricultural runoff, wastewater from industries, natural deposits, and road salting. But my guess … [Read more...] about Salty Water
Bottled vs Tap
About 10 years ago the bottled water industry took off and has been showing record sales ever since. Everyone has there own reasons for drinking bottled water whether it’s convenience, health-concerns, taste, clever marketing, ect. But the clear consensus among most people is that they don’t trust the water that comes out of their tap. The bottled-water industry is riding this … [Read more...] about Bottled vs Tap
Why and when should you change your refrigerator water filter?
Here is a link to a previous article written to help explain why you should change refrigerator water filters every 6 months. . … [Read more...] about Why and when should you change your refrigerator water filter?
Rust and Sediment
Rust and sediment is the most common water problem and ranks right up there with Chlorine. If your water is cloudy or brown, and you can see particles floating in your water, then you have rust and sediment in your water. The dirt, rust, and sand sediment may not be harmful, but it does have it's bad attributes. Rust and sediment will reduce the life of your appliances, make … [Read more...] about Rust and Sediment
What is a Water Filter?
Let’s start with a few definitions of water filters. From WordNet - a filter to remove impurities from the water supply From Wikipedia - A filter is a device which removes impurities from water by means of physical barrier. Filters are used to treat water for irrigation, drinking water, aquariums, and swimming pools. A Water Filter can be best described as a device used to … [Read more...] about What is a Water Filter?
