ETC

1. Water Basics
2. Hard Water

• What is hard water?

• What are hardness minerals?

• How do you measure hardness?

• Why should hard water concern me?

• Who will test my water for hardness?

• My water is hard; now what?

•  Which water conditioning company should I call?

• What should I look for in a water conditioner?

• I have a water conditioner, now my water feels "slimy"!

3. Water that Smells

•  My water stinks! What can I do?

•  OK, it's my raw water that smells -- now what?

• Minor, musty smell

• Strong, rotten-egg smell

• Strong, musty smell

• Solutions:

  Filters
  Feeders
  Aeration

4. Water that Stains

• I have red stains in my sinks and other fixtures -- Help!!

• Iron types:

oxidized
soluble
colloidal
bacterial
organic bound

I have blue or green stains on my fixtures -- Help!!
copper in your water supply
copper pipes & corrosive water
Water and Health/Disease
Drinking water and weakened immune systems - What is Cryptosporidosis?
Improving your drinking water
Filters
Selective Resins
Deinonization
Distillation
Reverse Osmosis
What is the best water for coffee?
Water Testing Information
When Should I Test?
What Could I Test For?