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 disinfectant in public water supplies. Although chlorinating drinking water has proven to be…
Does a Reverse Osmosis Filter Remove Bacteria From Tap Water?
There are many different types of water contaminants, and they can differ greatly both in their behavior and their size and shape. As a result, different methods of filtration are better at removing certain contaminants than others. Bacteria are a category of contaminants that many homeowners are concerned about, which is why we often hear…
Why Are Hidden Water Contaminants a Serious Problem in Tap Water?
Homeowners often come to us because they can sense that something is wrong with their water. The problem might be a bad taste, an offensive odor, floating particles or even a strange color. These are all great reasons to install a water system in your home, but there are many other homeowners who don’t even…
Bacteria in Tap Water: How Does it Get There and How Can Your Avoid It?
It might come as a surprise that bacteria is a concern for tap water. After all, we wash our hands in tap water with the intention of avoiding bacteria in the first place! As it turns out, however, bacteria can show up in many different forms in public and private water supplies. Today we’re going…
How Do I Know if I Have Hard Water or Soft Water?
If you were given a glass of water and asked to determine whether the water was soft or hard, you might have a tough time doing it. That’s because water’s hardness isn’t made most apparent by the way that it looks, but rather by the effects that it has on your body and your home….
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 tested for them. In the water quality industry,…
Why Does My Tap Water Smells Like Rotten Eggs?
Of all of the different smells that tap water can develop, the rotten egg smell is probably the worst. It is a strong and offensive odor that would make anyone weary of consuming the water that gives it off. Although this is a relatively common problem with tap water, it’s also something that can fixed….
Sources of Water Contamination: How Contaminants are introduced as Water Travels to Your Home
Tap water has to travel quite a distance in order to get from its source to your home. By the time water comes out of your faucets, it has been taken from a water supply, disinfected and sent through a winding network of pipes, and contaminants could have been introduced at any point in the…
Does Your Tap Water Taste Metallic? Find Out Why and How to Fix the Problem!
Whenever you drink water that has a strange taste, it’s almost always because there’s something in the water that shouldn’t be there. One of the most common taste-related complaints that homeowners have about their water is that it gives off a metallic flavor. If this is a problem in your home, you’re likely wondering where…