There are many different ways that tap water can get contaminated. As a result, water quality issues can vary greatly from city to city and even from home to home. One of the most prominent factors that plays into the quality of your home’s tap water is where that water originates from. Today we’re going…
What is Chloramine and Why is it Added to Drinking Water?
Many people are aware of the fact that water treatment plants add chlorine to drinking water supplies in order to disinfect them. But in recent years there has been an increased use of another, lesser-known type of disinfectant called chloramine. Given the fact that more than one in five Americans use drinking water that has…
How Does Cryptosporidium Get into Tap Water and How Can You Remove It?
Water treatment plants use chlorine as their primary disinfectant ingredient. And although chlorine is a very powerful disinfectant, there are some water contaminants that are resistant to the chemical. One such contaminant is cryptosporidium, which is the cause of a waterborne disease that can have some serious health consequences. Today we’re going to talk about…
Can a Water Softener Remove Iron from your Home’s Water?
The purpose of a water softener is to remove hardness minerals from your water in order to prevent the many issues associated with hard water. As a side effect of the water softening process, water softeners can also remove small traces of a few other contaminants, including iron. But just because a water softener can…
Can a Water Softener Remove Iron from the Tap Water in your Greater Philadelphia Area Home?
Water softeners serve a specific purpose: they remove hardness minerals from your tap water. But as it turns out, the ion exchange process that’s used by water softeners can also remove traces of a few other types of water contaminants, including iron. Today we’re going to talk about whether or not a water softener alone…
What is the Rotten Egg Smell in Well Water?
When it comes to water quality, one of the most common complaints that we hear from homeowners about their private wells is that their water smells like rotten eggs. Not only does this smell make it difficult to drink your tap water, but it can also cause you to worry about what’s in your water….
What is Water Quality? A Look at the Potential Issues Plaguing Your Water
Before you choose a water treatment system for your home, you should be aware of all of the potential problems that your water can face. Today we’re going to answer the question, “What is water quality?” and talk about some of the most common issues that plague the water in PA and NJ homes! Water…
4 Effects Hard Water has on your Water Heater
Of all of the things in your home that are affected by hard water, your water heater suffers from some of the biggest problems. That’s because hard water can affect everything from how efficiently your water heater operates to how long it will last. Today we’re going to talk about four effects that hard water…
Arsenic in Drinking Water: How it gets there and what to do about it
Of the many different contaminants that can be found in our drinking water, arsenic is one that has been getting some of the most attention over the past few years. This colorless and odorless element has been linked to a number of serious health effects, and tens of millions of people in the United States…