Jun 16, 2016 | Health, Home Maintenance, Safe Drinking Water, Water, Well Water
Why is My Sink Pink? Do you see pinkish-red staining in your toilet, on the bottom of the shower curtain and around the drain of your bathroom skin? Do you have a water treatment system but think it’s not working! Actually your water treatment system is probably...
May 17, 2016 | Health, Home Maintenance, Safe Drinking Water, Water, Well Water
Disinfecting Wells – How to Shock a Well If you live in a rural setting and have a well then you should test your water regularly to monitor it for bacterial contamination. Well water is influenced by the surface and ground water supply and because of this...
Apr 7, 2016 | Health, Home Maintenance, Safe Drinking Water, Tannins, Water
UV Water Treatment Cleaner! Ultraviolet or UV is a commonly used form of disinfection. It provides a chemical-free, low-maintenance option for treatment of private water sources. UV water treatment can be used on water from dug or drilled wells, surface water like...
Mar 27, 2016 | Health, Home Maintenance, Safe Drinking Water, Uncategorized, Water, Water filters, Well Water
All About Water Filters – Cartridge Based Systems Water filters are composed of a substance that either trap, adsorbs, or modifies the contaminants in the water which flows through them. This substance they are made of is called the medium or media. There are many...
Aug 21, 2013 | Health, Home Maintenance, Safe Drinking Water, Tannins, Well Water
What is Tannin in Drinking Water Tannins are natural organic materials that are usually the by-products of the natural break down of decaying vegetation and sometimes the product of “natures” fermentation process as opposed to the tannins found in wines. They are...
Jul 31, 2013 | Health, Home Maintenance, Hydrogen Peroxide Water Treatment, Iron in Water, Safe Drinking Water, Well Water
Hydrogen Peroxide – Natures perfect water cleaner! Hydrogen peroxide is classified in microbiology as a “high level disinfectant”, which translates to a maximum level of destruction of most microbial forms. Hydrogen peroxide is used by immune cells...