Water Pitcher Filter to Remove Chlorine and Heavy Metals
Crystal Quest Pitcher Water FilterManufacturer: Crystal QuestModel Number: Pitcher-Ultimate Large capacity water pitcher w/ built-in filter provides clean, great-tasting water conveniently chilled and...
View ArticleUseful Add-On for RO and Other Filter Systems (UV Sterilizer)
While a quality reverse osmosis system DOES provide excellent protection against waterborne contaminants, including various forms of bacteria and cysts (i.e. Giardia and Cryptosporidium), use of a UV...
View ArticleCrystal Quest Replacement Pitcher Filter (CQE-RC)
Crystal Quest pitcher replacement filter Manufacturer: Crystal QuestModel Number: CQE-RC 4 stages of convenient filtration with a 2,000 gallon capacity. In stages 1 and 2 KDF55 and KDF85 media reduce...
View ArticleSummary of NSF Water Filter Standards
If we had a nickel for every single time someone asked us what NSF 42, 44, 53, 55, 58, 62 and 177 meant… we’d have a huge pile of nickels and STILL not have enough money for that diamond-plated,...
View ArticleCountertop Nitrate Removal System — Dual Filter
Nitrate & Nitrite Test Strips 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...
View ArticleWater Filter Pitchers and Temperature
Everyone loves the taste of fresh, clean filtered drinking water, but not everyone likes their water ice cold or as cold as it gets when stored in a refrigerator. How do we know this? Simple: Martha...
View ArticleQuestion: NSF Certified Water Pitcher Filter?
We always talk about the benefits of undersink filters, countertop filters and whole house filters because of their tendency to filter out large numbers of unwanted drinking water contaminants very...
View ArticleClean Water for Christmas — Rain in Your Shower
‘Tis the Season for clean water, fa la la la la… la la la la. With Christmas fast approaching we will now begin throwing interesting and USEFUL gift ideas out in the hopes that some of you will bypass...
View ArticleNSF/ANSI Standard 53 for VOC Reduction
First off, we’d like to thank each and every one of you that pointed out a glaring omission in our last posting: We failed to list the VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) that water treatment systems...
View ArticleWhat is the Difference Between Total Residual Chlorine and Free Chlorine?
Simply put, the total chlorine concentration in a water sample includes all available free chlorine plus all the chlorine that has already oxidized (acted on) contaminants in the water and become...
View ArticleReverse Osmosis Filters and Trihalomethanes (THM’s)
We recently received an inquiry from 'Michelle' who asked, "What kit should I purchase if I want my water tested for Trihalomethanes. We just installed a RO filtration system for our kitchen sink and...
View ArticleTesting for THM’s (Trihalomethanes) & Water Filters for THM’s
We recently heard from 'Brad' who emailed, "Looking to test for THMs."Thank you, Brad, for the inquiry. At this point we know of no at-home water test kit exists that test for THM's (trihalomethanes)...
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