Lead in Washington DC’s water

I read this article in the Washington Post today. It again highlights the importance of homeowners taking responsibility for their own drinking water quality. It is very interesting to note that the CDC falsified test data, and that the use of chloramine exacerbated the lead problem. The US recession has only made things worse for water utilities who continue to be help to extremely high standards with limited operating budgets.

American children are not drinking enough water because it doesn’t taste good

Regardless of how SAFE your tap water is, people won’t drink it if it tastes bad. Many homeowners resort to expensive filter pitchers, or refrigerator filters, but the smart money is on using point of use (POU) or point of entry (POE) water filtration and, purification systems.

DI Water Compatibility Chart

We design and sell a complete line of DI and RO/DI hybrid water processors. So we naturally get a lot of request for information about DI material compatibility. The table below lists the most common interactions. Talk to your local Clean Water Crusader if you require more information.

Fractional Brining – Now Replaced by Differential Brining

Fractional brining software has been replaced by Differential brining, which ensures that a system is able to flush at least once a week to protect from accumulation of Heterotrophic Bacteria (HPC’s) in the media bed without wasting salt; if no water is used between scheduled regeneration overrides, then no salt is used either.