Ask The Water Doctor

Maybe you have heard that alkaline water is good for you and you are convinced that you need to purchase a $4,000.00 Kangen Ionizer or maybe an Alkaline filter which some claim does the same as an ionizer.  I am going to tell you “Not so fast – be careful of what you believe.” There [...]

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This is a question we get many times a day.  Water softeners are one of the following: systems that use the ion exchange process with salt; reverse osmosis systems; deionization systems; or distillation systems to produce water that is below 1 grain of hardness per gallon (GPG). In the interests of full disclosure, I am [...]

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It’s no surprise that water supplies across the nation, from cities to small towns to rural areas, are affected by contaminates and pollutants. Water will always pose threats. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency has statistics that show the number of cases reported from people who got sick from drinking tap water, as well as [...]

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Considering that the human body is 70% water by weight, it only makes sense that we should be drinking the purest water possible. When not properly filtered, water can cause disease, which led us to a search for cleaner and safer water. Although U.S. tap water is some of the cleanest on Earth, there are [...]

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Lets talk about water treatment for coffee & coffee shops. You know, this is a subject that a lot of us don’t agree on. I do know good coffee when I taste it. And you know, most of the coffee I taste that isn’t good can be traced to the fact that there isn’t any [...]

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A man is Shropshire, near London, England died recently from drinking water.  Yahoo reported his death: A haulage firm boss from Shropshire collapsed and died after drinking too much water. Andrew Smith suffered from the rare condition polydipsia, which causes excessive thirst. The 47-year-old was taking prescription medicine that made him thirsty but his family [...]

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Water softeners add some sodium to the water. The amount of sodium a water softener adds to tap water depends on the “hardness” of the water. Hard water contains large amounts of calcium and magnesium. Most water softeners remove the calcium and magnesium and replace them with sodium. The higher the concentration of calcium and magnesium, the more sodium needed to soften the water. Even so, the added sodium doesn’t add up to much.

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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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QUESTION: I have a 5-stage reverse osmosis system. The water pressure at my faucet is low and dripping at the water dispenser at the refrigerator. It takes about 10 minutes to full a regular glass of water at the fridge.  I bought a Aquatec 500 series permeate pump and installed it per the instructions but [...]

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