Learn more about your tap water.
Published: 8/4/2018
The bottled water industry is seeing growth year after year. Drinking tap water is no longer considered a stigma, but it isn’t exactly “cool” either. Below, we consider both as drinking water options and discuss what you should weigh then you are deciding whether to turn on the tap or reach into the fridge. The…Read More
Published: 8/4/2018
Our water can contaminants that we don’t want to consume. For this reason, we often like to filter or in some way purify it before drinking. There are various filtration methods that can achieve this purpose. We’ll discuss some below. Commercial Water Purifier A commercial water purifier filters out sediment, pathogens, metals and other pollutants…Read More
Published: 8/3/2018
We require clean water for a host of activities — to bathe, to drink, to clean our homes and more. The quality of water we use can be determined in any number of ways, but the best is testing. Testing can be done at the public water facility level, but it can (and should) also…Read More
Published: 8/3/2018
An effective water filter is an important element that goes into making a healthy home. There is a range of water filters available in the market for every home type. There are countertop units for apartments and full under-counter and whole-house units for use in bigger houses. Finding a good water filter has never been…Read More
Published: 7/22/2018
Reverse osmosis is a water filtration system that works using pressure. With the force of this pressure, water is conducted through a semi-permeable membrane, from an unfiltered side (in this case your tap water) to a filtered side. In this way, pure water (relatively speaking) is separated from any pollutant molecules that are too large…Read More
Published: 7/22/2018
Distillation is a method of purifying water. To understand whether distilled water is safe or good to drink, we must know how it is produced and from where the water originated. Distilled water is any water that has been purified by distillation. For distillation, we can use different processes, but all of them consist of…Read More
Published: 8/3/2018
Contrary to what some people may think, tap water is actually healthy for you. Many people are still unaware of this — just survey the disposal bins of any major city to see the preference many people have for bottled water. We are lucky to have a quality supply of water from the tap, then…Read More
Published: 7/27/2018
To cut to the chase, chloramine is a water disinfectant. It commonly occurs when ammonia and chlorine are brought together in a disinfection process. Many (but not yet most) public water supply systems use chloramine a secondary disinfectant agent. How Chloramines Are Used In scientific terms, chloramines are amines that contain at least one chlorine…Read More
Published: 5/7/2018
A rotten egg smell coming from water is a popular problem. The good news is that it’s often not a health issue, but it can still be off-putting, especially if you aren’t used to it. This article will walk through the smell, the water’s taste, the causes, and what can be done about that rotten…Read More
Published: 5/5/2018
If you are looking to improve the taste of your tap water, there are a number of easy solutions available to you. Almost all of these involve filtering the water, in order to remove whatever is making it taste bad, but the good news is that this sort of filtering is simple, affordable, has almost…Read More
Published: 3/31/2018
Choosing a water filter isn’t as simple as you might think. That’s because there is a surprising amount of chemistry and physics (plus hydrology and biology) that goes into these devices. Most of the tough stuff can be left up to the engineers and PhDs who are designing and defining water filters, but choosing a…Read More
Published: 1/25/2018
Wondering if your tap water is safe to drink? It’s an important question, no matter where you live, but it’s one that is not always easy to answer. Water collects contaminants in stages and it’s filtered in stages as well. So, logically, the first step to clean water is a clean source — the reservoir,…Read More
Published: 2/23/2018
A common concern among people shopping for water filters is whether there is lead in the water they are drinking. Particularly after the scandal in Flint, Michigan, there is heightened scrutiny around drinking water, and rightfully so. Lead is a toxic metal that occurs naturally in the earth and has been used most notable in…Read More
Published: 7/27/2018
We all know how important the consumption of water is. However, it’s easy to forget that almost as important as the drinking of water is that the liquid is clean, since this is how to avoid diseases and provide benefits to each of the organs of our body. There are any number of ways to…Read More
Published: 7/27/2018
NSF International is an independent global organization that develops standards, analyzes and certifies products for the water, food, health, sciences, and consumer product industries, generally with the goal of to minimizing adverse health effects and protect the environment. Founded in 1944, its mission is to protect and improve human health the world over. As an independent…Read More
Published: 2/7/2018
Much has been made lately of the health benefits of alkaline water. But what is it, and is it really beneficial? Like other substances, water’s acidity or alkalinity is measured by its pH level. pH is a number that measures acidity or alkalinity on a scale of 1 to 14, with 1 being the most…Read More
Published: 1/27/2018
Are you getting cloudy, milky-looking water coming out of your tap? This is a common problem. Let’s troubleshoot it. There could be a number of things happening with your water, but with some patience it should be easy enough to figure out what’s happening, or at least rule out some things before calling in outside…Read More
Published: 7/28/2018
Pure water is colorless, odorless and tasteless, but pure water is rarely found in nature. In fact pure water is difficult enough to find anyway (depending on your definition of purity that is). Contaminants — that is, impurities — are very common in water. Some of them are unhealthy while some of them, like minerals,…Read More
Published: 2/4/2018
“Tap water” is any water that comes out of a tap, a valve that controls the release of a liquid or gas. A water tap can be a faucet, spigot, or hydrant and expels water used not just for drinking, but also for washing, cooking, and toilet-flushing. It is distinct from other types of fresh…Read More