Boil Water Advisory

Boil Water Advisory

The conventional and highly appropriate response from regulatory agencies in times of water emergencies is to notify all consumers to boil all water used for drinking or culinary purposes until bacteriological samples demonstrate that the water is safe, and/oruntil...
Corrosions Accelerators

Corrosions Accelerators

Recently I did a site survey at a local 20-year-old hotel. The internal copper water pipes are eroding away for some reason. The punch list above includes potential causes. This erosion will not fix itself. If the root cause cannot be identified, then an internal pipe...
How Hard Is Your Water

How Hard Is Your Water

When people speak of soft water, I have heard everything from 0 to 7 grains of calcium carbonate /gal (gpg). The official definition is below. Water hardness is classified by the U.S. Department of Interior and the Water Quality Association asfollows:Units are grains...
Drain Pans and Water Softeners

Drain Pans and Water Softeners

When purchasing a water filter system, the installation of the system is important. Some of the things to look for on the main line systems are drain pans. As you can see from the picture, most of the water filter system can be placed in a pan with a drain pipe to the...