We recently received the following question regarding nitrates in drinking water:
“Where do nitrates in drinking water come from and are they harmful?”
Typical sources of nitrate contamination include, but are in no way limited to, natur…
Warmer weather means something for pool owners… BESIDES getting to enjoy their backyard oasis more.It also means evaporation. As pool water warms it also evaporates quicker so keep an eye on the water level because if water dips below the skimmer lin…
Around this time of year weather forecasters often say things like, “There’s a 15% chance of spring showers this afternoon…”
Well, WE have something similar to say: “Save 15% on shower filters by ProPur from now until the end of April with disc…
Surfaces and toys in childcare and daycare facilities see an awful lot of contact over the course of a day and must get wiped down with sanitizing and disinfecting solutions frequently. Did you know that in some states laws require the facilities to te…
We recently head from ‘JL’ who asked, “What us the difference between low range quick test and quick test for well water for arsenic? What do you suggest I use for my well water. I have used the quick test before but do not know the difference.”
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How Much Chlorine is too Much Chlorine?
By The Water Test Kit Store: Latest News | September 7, 2018
Earlier this week ‘Justy’ asked, “Our water got tested by a guy trying to sell us a water filtration system for our home and he did a bunch of tests. One test showed we had way too much chlorine he said and is that true? The number he re…
Arsenic Test Kits for Community Testing?
By The Water Test Kit Store: Latest News | September 7, 2018
Earlier today we received an email from ‘Irma’ asking, “I see your small test kits have only 5 tests. We want to do a neighborhood wide testing program but getting it all done will take a while. Does the 100-test version have shelf-life lon…
This morning we received an email from ‘Mandy’ asking, ”
We had our water tested recently and the results said we have MTBE in our water. We have well water and do not know where it came from. Where DID it come from?”
Thank you, …
The other day we heard from ‘Thelma D’ who asked, ”
Does a rotten egg smell in our water make it unsafe to drink?”
As a general rule, when water sample has a rotten egg smell to it the odor comes from dissolved
hydrogen sulfide gas… wh…
