Those of us who are fortunate enough to own luxury high-performance sports cars have been told the same thing by auto dealers: use premium high-performance petrol to ensure the engine works properly. This makes total sense, as there is a big difference between fueling a luxury car and a Kia. Our bodies are no different, [...]
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Is Your Body’s Engine Running on Premium?
Posted on 09 March 2013.
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What about a wiper on a UV light?
Posted on 20 November 2012.
Some of you don’t know what I am referring to when I say a “wiper on a UV bulb.” OK, here is what a wiper does: It used to be that some ultraviolet lights (especially commercial ones) utilized a rod that had an seal or o-ring connected to it that you could slide the rod [...]
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If You Want to Fix Bad Water, You Need to Test it First
Posted on 25 October 2012.
Nearly everyone we talk to says that they have bad water. Many say their water is the worst that we can imagine. While it seems so to many of them, they really have no point of reference as to how bad their water really is. They just know that they don’t like it and that [...]
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Good Ice Comes From Good Water and Equals Good Business
Posted on 02 September 2012.
Of course, if you are reading this, you already know that I am all about good water, quality, pure water, awesome water, and maybe you are too, but do you insist on it? For instance, when I go out to a restaurant to eat, I do not drink the water unless they have bottled water [...]
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So You Want Pyrolox or Filox to Remove Iron or Sulfur?
Posted on 04 August 2012.
You might want to re-think that. Maybe you have heard good things about Filox or Pyrolox or for that matter, Oxylox, Adox, Catalox, Birm or Greensand Plus, and you are thinking about using one of these systems for your water problems. I would strongly advise you to think again. The side effects are bad and [...]
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Who Are You Buying From?
Posted on 03 August 2012.
Go to any website that sells any type of water treatment and once you get there, click on “about us.” What are they? What are they about? Who are they? What do you really know about them? Really, who are they? In most cases, you are going to read this Boilerplate BS (that’s exactly what [...]
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Which System Do I Need to Remove Iron?
Posted on 14 June 2012.
That’s a question we get a lot, and the question is not easily answered because it depends upon a number of issues, including the following: iron levels of your water; the pH of the water; the levels of manganese and/or sulfur in the water; whether the water has any iron-reducing bacteria (IRB) or sulfate-reducing bacteria [...]
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New Years Resolutions
Posted on 30 December 2011.
So it’s the beginning of a new year again. Time to reflect, start thinking about those fun taxes, and attempt yet again (and hopefully succeed) that New Years resolution of losing weight. Here’s a tip: eat healthy, work out, and drink lots of water. You may not know this, but water – something all of [...]
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Chemical-Free Iron and Sulfur Removal
Posted on 23 November 2011.
It was about 15 years ago that we started the experimentation of adding air to water to oxidize iron, manganese and sulfur. We have did this on and off many times since then, but it was only recently that we really hit upon a system design that we knew would be economical, sustainable, scalable and [...]
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