Water Conditioning for Homes
It is important to test your water to diagnose what needs to be done to balance your water. You may have heard that all you need to balance your water is a water softener. While a water softener may be helpful in some cases, it can actually make matters worse if you don’t know the underlying issue.
It is much more than if your water is hard or soft; it has to do with the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and the Potential for Hydrogen (pH) of your water.
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
TDS refers to the amount of dissolved minerals in your water. The ideal TDS level is between 50 and 500. If the TDS is too high (more than 500 mg/L), the water will taste bitter and cause more scaling. If the TDS is too low (less than 50 mg/L), it means the water is mineral-deficient and will try to balance itself by leaching minerals from surrounding solids, like pipes, appliances, or even worse, you.
Potential of Hydrogen (pH)
We measure the pH, a scale of 0-14, to see how acidic your water is. If the pH dips below 7, your water is acidic and can corrode and damage your pipes and appliances. Numbers higher than 7 contribute to scaling and possibly indicate the presence of contaminants.
Knowing the chemistry of your unique water environment allows us to do some amazing things. We can do much more than simply make your water soft. We can make it balanced, non-corrosive, and we can even tailor your home’s water to the taste of your favorite bottled water.
After we know the chemistry of your water we can recommend a number of professtional-grade water quality products and systems that will correct a broad range of issues including: sediment, color, odor, hardness, chlorine, and other contaminants such as heavy metals, arsenic, lead, cysts, pesticides, herbicides, and pharmaceuticals.