US Water Systems Blog - Ask The Water Doctor

Thank you to all of our customers for an amazing 2019 where we grew by 37%.  Thank you for trusting us to treat your water.  70% of the world is covered by water... the rest is covered by US Water Systems.

If you are buying any water treatment equipment, make sure you are buying it from a member of the Water Quality Association (WQA) as they are bound by a Code of Ethics.  Don't settle for anything less...

Does the NuvoH2O salt free water softener really soften the water?  The short answer is really no, it does not.

If you have iron in your water, don't make the fatal mistake of trying to remove it with a water softener or just another generic iron filter.   It is imperative that you have a third-party laboratory water test and make sure that you apply the proper equipment.  I most cases, a water softener is not the answer to removing rust or iron in the water.

When we think of Canada, we think of vast expanses of forests and beautiful lakes and mountain streams. We think of it as a beautiful natural setting... and it is... except when it isn't! It was recently reported by AP Writer Martha Mendoza, that there are high concentrations of lead in the water. In fact, in some areas, the lead level is consistently higher than in Flint, Michigan. Mendoza re...

US Water Systems sells more water treatment systems for craft beer breweries in the USA than anyone. So, let me preface this with: We love Craft Brewers and enjoy working with them on all sorts of water treatment projects. After all, beer is 95% water and water is the #1 ingredient in your product. However, recently I learned that about 60 breweries submitted an Amici Curiae Brief ("Friend o...

If you happen to believe that, you probably better stop reading this right about now.  Many Americans don't even think twice about drinking a glass of water. However, a report recently released by the Environmental Working Group found more than 270 harmful contaminants in local drinking water across the nation. These substances are linked to cancer, damage to the brain and nervous system, h...

Whenever a natural disaster strikes, it's human nature that we want to help, whether it be an earthquake, fire, tornado or hurricane. So, as in the case of the devastating Hurricane Dorian that recently decimated the Bahamas, many non-profits, churches, and NGO's are quick to help and one of the first things they do is send about a hundred trillion plastic bottles of water to the people who need ...

We live in a world where information is readily available on nearly every subject.  Water quality is no different.  More and more consumers are becoming aware of troubling contaminants and problems in their water supplies.  Flint, Michigan is but the tip of the iceberg.  There are likely 2,000+ cities with similar problems due to aging infrastructure and poor maintenance practices, as well as ...

OK, this is nothing salacious - I just like the headline!  Well, there is actually truth in that headline.  The dirty secret is: the inside of a residential reverse osmosis tank accumulates and breed heterotrophic bacteria over time. Heterotrophic bacteria are microorganisms that use organic carbon as food.  They are detected using Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) which is used to measure the b...

I often get calls from people concerned about their water softener operation.  I have found that most people don’t understand how a water softener works.  This blog is intended to give a brief description on how a water softener works. Water softeners like the Matrixx Water Softener With Smartphone Programming (pictured belwo) use a process called ion exchange.  Every element in...

A few days ago, I was rummaging through some old slides and I stumbled across one from 1979. It was of the very first installation of an RO - DI system in an Indiana hospital. Back then, nearly every hospital used a steam distiller for high purity water, which was both expensive and labor-intensive. They contacted me to solve that problem. I have to admit that I knew very little about this t...