Having enough minerals in your diet is essential if you want to achieve optimal health. Minerals aid in many important bodily functions, and they help strengthen your bones, organs, blood cells and more. So when some people hear that water softeners and water filtration systems can remove minerals from water, they become concerned that filtered…
What is the Safe Drinking Water Act? Here’s What North and South Carolina Homeowners Should Know
Drinking water in the United States is regulated by a law called the Safe Drinking Water Act. With this law in place, many homeowners wonder why water in the Carolinas still suffers from quality issues. So today we’re going to talk about what the Safe Drinking Water Act is and the limitations of the law…
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…
What is an Activated Carbon Water Filter?
There are all kinds of different contaminants in tap water, and often times that means that multiple filtration techniques are needed to take care of all of them. One of the most popular of those techniques is activated carbon. Today we’re going to talk about what an activated carbon water filter is and what role…
My Tap Water Smells like Rotten Eggs! Why is This Happening and What Can I Do To Stop It?
Although there are many health-related reasons to filter your water, one of the top reasons that homeowners begin to consider residential water treatment systems is because of offensive tastes and smells coming from their tap water. And if your water begins to smell like rotten eggs, you will most certainly want to do something to…
Choosing the Best Water Filtration System for your Home
There are many different types of water filtration systems on the market, and it can be difficult to decide which one is right for your home in North or South Carolina. In order to help you through the process, today we’re going to talk about some of the most important things to think about when…
What Effects Does Water Quality Have on Your Home’s Pipes?
The quality of your home’s water can certainly affect your body’s health, but it can also affect the condition of something else in your home: your pipes. Although some water contaminants can flow through your pipes without harming them, others can cause severe corrosion and clogging. Today we’re going to talk about the effects water…
Water Softener vs. Water Filter: What’s the Difference Between the Two?
In general, water treatment systems can be broken down into two basic categories: water softeners and water filters. The type that’s right for you will depend entirely on what’s in your water and what you want to get out of the system(s) you install. Today we’re going to talk about the differences of a water…
What is the “White Stuff” in My Drinking Water?
When you fill up a glass of water, do you notice white flaky particles floating around? This is certainly not appealing, and you’re probably wondering where those particles come from and what you can do to get rid of them. So today we’re going to talk about the “white stuff” that sometimes appears in tap…