PFAS and municipalities’ roll in water safety

GUEST CONTINUED:

• Jon Owens of Kinetico Home Water Systems.

COMMENTARY:

• Discussion of forever chemicals in ground & rainwater. Article Sources:
  • WaterOnline.com – Competing Facility Likely Cause…
  • iHeart – Study Deems All Rainwater Undrinkable
• The difference between point of entry and point of use in water treatment.
• Cities provide safe water but its up to the homeowner to take water treatment a step further.

Testing quality of your water

GUEST CONTINUED:

• Jon Owens of Kinetico Home Water Systems.

CALLER:  

• Renting a home with a carbon water filter. How to connect it to an ice maker and what options do renters have for adding water softener?

RECOMMENDATION(S):

• • Verify your appliance water filter ability through National Sanitation Foundation.
  • Kinetico’s equipment is transferable to anywhere Kinetico is location, worldwide.

COMMENTARY:

• The meaning of Kinetico and the kenetic energy they use to treat water.
• How to test your water quality:
  • Find an EPA certified laboratory. In Arizona we have the following:
  • iaslabs.com
  • chandleranalytical.com
• More discussion of a water softener loop; 80% of homes don’t have one.
  • Jon explains the method of installing a loop.
• Discussion of how to test water quality if you’re on a private well.

Bottled water labels vs true RO water

GUEST CONTINUED:

• Jon Owens of Kinetico Home Water Systems.

COMMENTARY:

• Did you ever notice bottled water has a list of at least 4 ingredients?
• How us to animals to identify the purest available water.