If your drinking water smells like rotten eggs, you may have sulfur in your water. Technically, the chemical compound that causes “rotten-egg” smell is a flammable, colorless, and extremely hazardous gas – hydrogen sulfide. How sulfur ends up in well water? Sulfate and hydrogen sulfide are two forms of sulfur that are commonly found in […]
What Makes Water “Hard?” Your water is hard when it has minerals dissolved in it. Usually, these minerals are a combination of Calcium and Magnesium. An old way of describing how much hardness there is is to use “grains per gallon.” If you had five grains per gallon (gpg) and pulled out all the minerals, […]
Global Water Crisis There can be an overwhelming sense of helplessness when it comes to our global water crisis. I know a couple who recently got back from Las Vegas. The husband chuckled at his wife who was obsessed with keeping all the lights off in their room when they were not there. (The tour […]
Why You Should Test Your Water Supply Contamination Concerns It seems that everyday there is a new story about public water systems being contaminated with hazardous materials of one sort or another. The state of our country’s infrastructure is crumbling due to age, overuse, and lack of maintenance. Even folks with private water wells are at risk […]
By Diana M The other day, I deceived myself into thinking that I could kick my brain into high gear with caffeine. I thought I could concoct a home blend of high test mocha java honey goodness, drink it down and all the magic would happen. Once my senses were ramped up, I’d be totally […]
Water Supply Safety By now we are certain you have read headlines regarding some US water supplies. Perhaps some of these headlines are hitting close to your home. It is not our intent to belabor these headlines or to frighten anyone with news headlines. However, we do feel that it is important that we all […]
By Brian L, http://www.kinetico.com/blog/post/frozen-water-worries-when-you-live-in-the-snowbelt.aspx I’ve always found that when I have not been drinking enough water I start to get a headache. And this winter has proven to me that an overabundance of water can generate headaches as well, but they are of a different sort. We live in northern Ohio, south of Lake Erie […]
There is much coverage in all the media lately regarding lead in the water in Flint, Michigan and now in Sebring, Ohio. We can also remember the same issue in Washington DC about 12 years ago. According to the Mayo Clinic’s website Lead poisoning is a serious subject and one where elevated lead levels in […]
You’ve probably already heard the warnings about drinking enough water when the temperature rises. But your body needs an adequate supply of water no matter what the temperature. Even in cooler temperatures, you should make sure you’re getting enough water. Dry outside temperatures and heated indoor environments evaporate moisture from your skin and contribute to fluid loss. Most […]
Even with modern conveniences such as microwaves, automatic bread makers and convection ovens, cooking can consume a lot of time and effort in the kitchen. However, a simple solution can make a difference in the taste and appearance of prepared foods-quality water. Most people who own drinking water systems use them strictly for drinking purposes. […]