Archive For September, 2010

Free Well Water Test Kits Offered

By | September 30, 2010

Residents in certain areas of Wisconsin can obtain free water testing kits from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as a result of concerns that some (or many) wells may have gotten contaminated during recent periods of flooding. Health officials pretty much worldwide suggest testing the quality of well water after the tops of wells [...]

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Oklahoma Public Water Systems Not Doing a Good Job

By | September 30, 2010

While the majority of water systems DO stay in compliance with State and Federal drinking water regulations, sometimes mistakes happen, equipment fails, and/or people get lazy and try to cut corners by not testing as often as they should When any or all of those things happen the quality of the water might suffer. For [...]

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Experts: Test Well Water Before Fracking Begins

By | September 29, 2010

As we knew would happen soon, experts in the field of hydraulic fracturing (also called fracking) have made a public statement encouraging land owners to have the quality of their well water tested before allowing hydraulic fracturing to take place near their homes and/or wells. Two experts on the gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing, [...]

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Countertop Nitrate Removal System — Dual Filter

By | September 29, 2010

We have posted a number of articles about nitrates in drinking water and given a number of links to products that can remove nitrates from drinking water… and today we found out that FilterWater.Com has started carrying a highly effective nitrate removal system made by Crystal Quest that costs less than $150, features a dual [...]

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Infrared Thermometer for RC Car Engine Tuning

By | September 28, 2010

OK, so we got a weird question the other day by email… from a guy who wanted to know where he could get his hands on an infrared thermometer that he could use to tune the motor on his radio controlled car. Turns out the guy’s question had a lot of validity. Apparently when racing [...]

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Question about ORP and Pool Water Testing

By | September 28, 2010

It struck us as odd that we had not, yet, received an inquiry about ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential), but that thought will never cross our minds again since ‘Ella’ asked us… I need to find out about the testerORP/Redox for using at the pool And finally, what did they have to say? Could you explain [...]

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Vision Test: Can You See Your Kids?

By | September 27, 2010

The leaves have started to turn, a chill has made a nightly appearance in the air, football has returned to dominate the airwaves on the weekends (and Monday nights), and most importantly, we keep getting slammed with email spam related to Halloween candy, Halloween costumes, Halloween parties and just… general Halloween stuff. High Visibility Blue [...]

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Brita “On Tap” Water Filter — a Simple Solution

By | September 27, 2010

If you would like the taste of filtered water but don’t feel like cluttering you refrigerator with water pitchers, using valuable counter space for a counter top water filter system, installing an under sink water filter system that may require you to know a little about plumbing, the Brita “On Tap” Faucet Filter offers the [...]

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Our First Rude Email Inquiry

By | September 26, 2010

We recently got an email from a person who finds our site lousy, said it has no value, etc. This same person called our contact form a pain in the rear and THEN went ahead and asked us a question anyways…    Why did they contact us? I have a Environmental EP pruducts water filter and [...]

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Four Bottle Water Filter Station — by 3M Filtrete

By | September 26, 2010

Ever wonder if someone made a convenient way to fill reusable personal water bottles with clean, filtered drinking water? If so, then our recent find will make your day. The Filtrete Four Bottle Water Station allows people to pour water in the top of the device for and simultaneously fill four reusable portable water bottles [...]

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