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Our world relies upon water. Whether we bathe in it, drink it, water the plants with it, cook our food in it, or simply cool off on a hot Summer day by swimming in it, we should always make sure our water is clean, pure and safe. Hence the reason why you should test your water or have your water tested on a regular basis.    water testing kits
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Summary of NSF Water Filter Standards 07/30/2010: If we had a nickel for every single time someone asked us what NSF 42, 44, 53, 55, 58, 62 and 177 meant… we’d have a huge pile of nickels and STILL not have enough money for that diamond-plated, gold-encrusted, platinum embossed drinking fountain w/ the GIANT water purification FACTORY attached to it from the [...] read more! Filter Media for Water Softener 07/29/2010: Certified to NSF/ANSI 61 standard, this water softener resin media works for both residential and commercial applications. How Does the Softener Media Work? This particular Water Softener Media operates using a widely used cation exchange mechanism like many other resins on the market. Advantage of This Softener Media? As a convenience, water softener owners may [...] read more! Water Contamination From Torpedo Testing? 07/29/2010: Of all the things a person should have to worry about affecting their drinking water, who in their right mind would think that torpedo testing would ever become an issue? Not us, but folks in the San Gabriel Valley region of California have something to think about… unfortunately. The San Gabriel Mountains may be an [...] read more! SenSafe Lead in Paint Test Kit 07/28/2010: Why do you see a blog posting dealing with testing for lead in paint on a web site dedicated to water quality and water quality? Simple: The folks responsible for this site care about the health and safety of families and want them to live lead-free lives whenever possible. Why should a family or person [...] read more! Question: How Can I Filter Hot Water? 07/28/2010: The other day we received an email from ErnieB_121 who had a question about filtering hot water before use in his restaurant. Hi, I hope you can help me with a problem I’m having in my restaurant. I’m getting ridiculous amounts of buildup clogging the prefilter things on the hot water line of my dishwasher [...] read more! Urine, Sweat, Skin and Cosmetics in Pool Water May Cause Cell Damage 07/27/2010: Taking a leak in the swimming pool… now shown to potentially cause harmful cell damage. As if the whole ‘Ewwwww! GROSS!!!’ factor shouldn’t have ALREADY given people incentive not to do it, right? Well we all know how lazy OTHER people… ahem… can be. Public swimming pools are more dangerous than you might think, a [...] read more! Crystal Quest Replacement Pitcher Filter (CQE-RC) 07/27/2010: Crystal Quest pitcher replacement filter Manufacturer: Crystal QuestModel Number: CQE-RC 4 stages of convenient filtration with a 2,000 gallon capacity. In stages 1 and 2 KDF55 and KDF85 media reduce iron, mercury, copper, nickel, chromium, other dissolved metals, and harmful bacteria. Stage 3 features an ion exchange resin that reduces heavy metals (such as lead, [...] read more! Bacteria in the Water Cooler? 07/27/2010: Ewwwww…… Yuck! Could bacteria really live in the trusty water coolers at work or in your home? Unfortunately we have to say… “YES.” Think of it this way: When you swap out the large, cumbersome jugs when the current jug runs out of water, the feeder tube that will stick into the new jug gets [...] read more! Useful Add-On for RO and Other Filter Systems (UV Sterilizer) 07/26/2010: While a quality reverse osmosis system DOES provide excellent protection against waterborne contaminants, including various forms of bacteria and cysts (i.e. Giardia and Cryptosporidium), use of a UV sterilizer system on water exiting a reverse osmosis system adds an extra level of protection against organics unmatched by any other readily available water purification method. Ultraviolet [...] read more! Water Filter System for People w/ Compromised Immune Systems 07/23/2010: We recently received an email inquiry from Lisa containing a question about water treatment systems for people with compromised immune systems. My son has just been diagnoses with an immune deficiency, and I should be sterilizing his drinking water -which I am doing by boiling for him. I am wondering if distilled or reverse osmosis, [...] read more! Arsenic in Water Test Kits Bacteria in Water Tests Chlorine Test Kits (Free) Chlorine Test Kits (Total) Copper in Water Test Kit Cyanide in Water Test Lead in Water Test Kit Lead in Soil Test Kit Lead in Paint Test Kit Metals in Water Test Total Iron in Water Test