by Debbie Bonge | May 2, 2018 | Water Contamination, Water Quality, Water Treatment Products, Whole House Water Filtration
One of the top reasons why homeowners choose to install residential water filtration systems is to protect the health of their families. Since filtering your water can decrease your risk of developing serious and chronic illnesses, you might also think that...
by Debbie Bonge | May 2, 2018 | Water Contamination, Water Quality
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the amount of children who have been identified as being on the autism spectrum rose from 1 in every 150 children to 1 in every 68 children between 2000 and 2010. Although there are many theories as to why...
by Debbie Bonge | May 2, 2018 | Bottled Water, Water Contamination
If you’ve been following the news last week, you may have come across some stories about a recall of 14 different brands of bottled water due to possible E. coli contamination. Thankfully, there have been no reports of consumers getting ill from drinking the...
by Debbie Bonge | May 2, 2018 | Water Contamination, Water Quality, Water Treatment Products
Although we now know that lead exposure can be detrimental to our health, there was a time that the health effects of lead were less known and the metal was used in many of our public and residential water systems. Because many of those systems are still used today,...
by Debbie Bonge | May 2, 2018 | Water Contamination, Water Quality, Water Treatment Products, Whole House Water Filtration
Whereas some water contaminants are known simply by their names (iron, arsenic, lead, sulfur, etc.), others are known by the group of related contaminants that they are a part of. Volatile Organic Chemicals are an example of the latter category, and they can be a...
by Debbie Bonge | May 2, 2018 | Water Contamination, Water Quality, Water Treatment Products, Whole House Water Filtration
Water softeners rely on resin beads to remove hardness minerals from your water. As a result, the effectiveness of your water softener depends largely on the condition of those beads. Unfortunately, water that’s high in chlorine can damage resin beads and greatly...
