For many years, chlorine was the disinfectant that was most commonly used by water treatment plants to treat drinking water supplies. Chlorine is extremely effective at killing dangerous pathogens and other contaminants that could otherwise cause waterborne illnesses. But in recent years, many cities have been switching to chloramine as their primary disinfectant. And like…
Effects of Hard Water in your Eastern Pennsylvania or New Jersey Home
One of the most common complaints about water in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey is that it is too hard. This is understandable, because hard water can create all kinds of problems in your home. Today we’re going to take a look at the effects of hard water in your home and how a water…
Why Does My Drinking Water Smell Like Chlorine?
Most people know chlorine as the chemical that’s used to treat the water in swimming pools and hot tubs. But did you know that the very same chemical is used to treat our drinking water as well? In some homes, you might not even notice chlorine in your drinking water. In other homes, the water…
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 disinfectant in public water supplies. Although chlorinating drinking water has proven to be…
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…
Does Your Home’s Tap Water Irritate Your Eyes? Here’s Why and What You Can Do About It!
The contaminants in your tap water can affect your body in a number of different ways. Not only can poor water quality affect your health when you drink your home’s tap water, but it can also affect your body when you shower, wash your hands and perform any other daily task that involves water. One…
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,…
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…
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…