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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If You Want to Fix Bad Water, You Need to Test it First
Posted on 25 October 2012.
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All internet companies aren’t equal
Posted on 19 September 2012.
Right off the bat, I have to give this disclaimer: US Water really isn’t an “internet” company. We are a highly professional, greatly experienced water treatment company with technical support by Certified Water Specialists 365 days a year, from 8 AM until 11 PM, that happens to sell on the internet, but in reality we [...]
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Water Testing for Wells
Posted on 05 September 2012.
Any type of water treatment equipment needed for well water treatment is secondary to a good water analysis. When you have well water that smells bad and/or stains, the type of equipment you need to fix it depends upon what exactly is in the water and at what level. For instance, If you have iron [...]
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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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Can I Get Iron Out of My Irrigation Water?
Posted on 29 April 2012.
This is a common question that we get a lot. It seems that a number of people have irrigation systems that use well water to water their grass, shrubs or gardens. They do this even if they are connected to the city water supply for their homes, because of the large amount of water that [...]
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Flow-Max Filters
Posted on 21 December 2011.
J.J. asked this question: I have been using Flow-Max Filters for many years to clean water in Haiti and Cuba. We typically use the 2 ¾” X 20” pleated filters in 50 micron, 5 micron, 1 micron and 0.35 or 0.20 micron. I have checked your website, but cannot find any performance data from the [...]
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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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