Drinking Quality Water, Water Filtration Questions & Answers
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I had a PUR filter on my sink for about a year before it started falling apart and spewing water everywhere, tried the Brita pitcher and that also started leaking near the spout a month after I purchased. Im tired of spending money on these crappy products. I would buy a filter for the entire house but we rent. Whats the ultimate in home water solution that is fail proof? All I drink is water…
Sterilight is the maker. I am interested in buying a water filtration system for my entire house.
We just began renting a house out in the country that has well water. I have always had water from public water sources before, so I’m feeling a little uneasy about having well water. I plan on asking the landlord when the water was last tested and what the results were, and I also plan on getting a filtration system to filter water for drinking, but generally, is well water safe/clean?
Thanks
My husband and I opted to purchase a new water filtration system for our new home in early May. A company came to our house, was very pushy at selling the unit and gave us a great deal……no payments until February 2011 and they will make the 7 payment until then for us. We asked to think it over and once again they offered to lower the cost and we said why not. They installed the unit the very next day. We had some troubles trying to get financed by their lending company and had to jump lots of hurdles along the way, but thought it was all done and over since we hadn’t heard from the company in over 3 weeks. Well we received a visitor from the company stating they had to amend the contract and get another finance company involved. We were furious since the deal was no longer offered and they said our first payment was due in September now. I was so upset I told this guys to get out of our home and we will call the owner to discuss further what our options are. Now, the unit is installed and attached to our house. We also had a unit attached under our sink with an extra spigot near the existing faucet. If they uninstall, it will leave a hole in my sink where that spigot was. Are they obligated to fix that? What are my options here? Can anyone please offer their advise. We are first time homeowners and don’t know if it’s worth getting an attorney involved. Please help!
My house was built in the 50s with a koi pond on the front patio before koi ponds were trendy. There is no filtration or waterfall. The electric outlet outside the pond is broken. The only thing we have to filter the pond is a pipe in the pond that acts as a slow drain. There are 12 fish in the pond and they are very healthy. They’ve been there for 2 years and have had 3 babies. Even though I scrape the bottom of the pond for debris and skim the top once a week, the water is brown and murky. I add new water to keep the drain going and I use a water treater and a barley/health bacteria treatment. There is some minor algae build-up on the sides, but no plants. However, when it rained last week, the pond was clear for about 3 days. Why was the pond clear after it rained and how can I keep it clear?
I should clarify that there are 9 adult comet goldfish and 3 babies, not full-sized koi.
I watch my fish. They eat everything I feed them. Nothing (but their poop) drops to the ground.
I found my old silver & amethyst ring at the bottom of my jewelry box and I don’t have any silver cleaner/polish…. whatever it is you’re supposed to use.
It seems like I watched this show once where this woman poured water softener into a foil-lined pan and put her silver in it for cleaning. ‘Cause I remember trying to find a "water softener" to buy and all I could find was big whole-house softening or filtration equipment. And I started to wonder if regular laundry liquid fabric softener would do the same thing?
Anything…. I just need some way of getting the tarnish off and shining my ring up.. Thx in advance! =D
I just bought my first house 2 weeks ago in the Central Florida area and I just had a salesperson come to my home to try to sell me a whole house water filtration system. The manufacturer was Avian priced at 00. Are these whole house systems as good as they present them to be and what is a reasonable price for one?
I recently had a service rep from the number 1 company in my region come out and do an estimate on my home. First of all let me say that my home is in major need of a complete heating and cooling upgrade. I have an oil furnace that is 30 years old and is at 70% efficiency. I am on 15 year old window A/C units and my hot water heater is 20 years old. My home is a row home of roughly 950 square feet and was built in 1944. I live right outside of the Philadelphia area so it gets pretty cold in the winter. Here is what the estimate includes off the top of my head. Please let me know if these seems right for my house. I do not want to be getting ripped off on such a large investment.
Estimate: ,700
Includes: Lennox 14HPX 14SEER/7.7 HSPF
install of central return
install of electrical box upgrade from 100 AMP to 150AMP
Removal of old furnace and 275 gal oil tank
Install of New 50 gal hot water heater
Install of air filtration system in my ducts
Install of Honeywell LCD Touchscreen Thermostat
10 Year Parts AND Warranty
As you can see I am getting alot of work done but trust me it is much needed. I just want to make sure am getting the right system for my home and the estimate seems accurate. Any advice would be great. Thank You!!
We had a 300ft well dug 3 years ago and are looking for a whole house system to install. There is a moderate amount of sediment and sulfur odor, which may be due to iron bacteria. Our house is less than 2,000 square feet and we’d like to put a system in place before remodeling the kitchen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I have bought a house with a small pond in the backyard. I knew the property needed a little work, but it wasn’t anything drastic. I didn’t realize that the coy pond was in such bad shape. The fish look fine,(I can barely see them) but the water is so so murky and full of crap and floating goop stuff. I cant really describe it. I am not sure what to put in there because there are live fish. I know I need a filtration system in it but do I need to add anything to it chemical wise to help clear it up??? I heard that if it is still water, snakes can live in it. Is that true? I was told that I need to have a good sized fountain in it to keep the water moving and snakes out. What do I need to do? It is 6 ft wide, 10 ft long and about 3 ft deep. Its like a giant oval. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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