by Troy Koopman | Oct 6, 2022 | Plumbing Advice, Water Quality
When it comes to water, most Americans, including residents of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, are extremely fortunate. In other parts of the world, clean water is not something that can be taken for granted. Here, we turn a faucet and expect sparkling clear water to...
by Troy Koopman | Dec 8, 2020 | Plumbing Advice, Water Quality
Homeowners rarely think about water quality unless there’s a problem they can see or taste. However, most of the real concerns with water quality are undetectable to the casual observer. Water that hasn’t been treated properly – or hasn’t been treated at all – will...
by Troy Koopman | Sep 21, 2020 | Plumbing Advice, Water Quality
We have good news and bad news to report about our North Texas water supply: The bad news is that chloramine is becoming more commonly used as a disinfecting agent, even though its use is potentially concerning. The good news is that today’s in-home water filtration...
by Troy Koopman | Sep 17, 2018 | Plumbing Advice, Water Quality
Measuring water quality is complicated. The EPA, which regulates water quality in the United States, sets legal limits on over 90 contaminants and provides non-legally binding guidance on another dozen or so contaminants. Further complicating matters is that measuring...
by Troy Koopman | Mar 27, 2018 | Plumbing Advice, Water Quality
Given Erin Brockovich’s recent attack on the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), residents of North Texas have been looking for ways to improve the quality of their drinking water. We’ll start with some background before we dive into a potential solution to...
by Troy Koopman | May 24, 2017 | Plumbing Advice, Water Quality
Do you have hard water? Are you sure? If you are unfortunate enough to cross paths with a shady water softener or water purification system salesperson, you’d certainly be told that not only do you have hard water, but that if it’s left untreated, it will cause health...
