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Water Softener vs. Water Filter: What’s the Difference Between the Two?
In general, water treatment systems can be broken down into two basic categories: water softeners and water filters. The type that’s right for you will depend entirely on what’s in your water and what you want to get out of the system(s) you install. Today we’re going...
What are Tannins and How Do They Get Into Drinking Water?
Many people have heard of tannins in relation to wine: they are what gives wine its “dry” taste. But did you know that tannins are also a form of water contamination? As it turns out, high levels of tannins can affect the taste and smell of tap water, in addition to...
What Are the Effects of Chemicals in Our Tap Water?
As more and more chemicals are used within the United States, the risk of those chemicals contaminating our water supplies continues to rise. These chemicals can have some serious consequences when it comes to quality of the water in your home. Today we’re going to...
What are the Effects of Farming on Well Water in Pennsylvania and New Jersey Homes?
One of the problems with well water is that its quality can be easily influenced by the location of the well. Since homes with well water tend to be in rural areas, many private wells are located near farms that grow food and/or raise livestock. There are a number of...
What Are the Effects of Washing Organic Produce in Unfiltered Tap Water?
As more and more studies are performed on the food that we eat in America, many questions are being raised about the health effects of chemicals and farming practices that are used to grow our fruits and vegetables. As a reaction to this, people are buying more...
What are Total Dissolved Solids in Water?
Some of the most damaging tap water contaminants are too small for the naked eye to see. In order to get a general idea of your water quality, these tiny contaminants are often grouped into a measurement known as total dissolved solids. Today we’re going to talk about...
What are Trihalomethanes in Water and How Do They Affect Our Health?
Prior to the 1900’s, much of the drinking water in the United States was at a high risk for containing dangerous pathogens that were responsible for various life-threatening illnesses. This threat was nearly eliminated with the advent of using chlorine as a...
What Do Total Dissolved Solids Say about Your Home’s Water Quality?
One of the biggest problems with different types of water contamination is that many contaminants cannot be seen just by looking at a glass of water. In fact, you might not even know that your water contains some of the most harmful contaminants around if you never...
What is an Activated Carbon Water Filter?
There are all kinds of different contaminants in tap water, and often times that means that multiple filtration techniques are needed to take care of all of them. One of the most popular of those techniques is activated carbon. Today we’re going to talk about what an...
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...