Water is an amazing compound that has a profound effect on the overall physical, mental, and cognitive performance of our bodies.
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- Posted: March 21, 2023
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Whether you are testing your water at home, at the office, or at your café or business, the first step is understanding what you’re testing for. There are a number of different methods for testing your water supply, depending on what results you are after. When protecting coffee equipment, for example, we recommend testing for the following: calcium, magnesium, total hardness, PH, chloride, alkalinity, and total dissolved solids (TDS) content. Each of these will have a profound effect on the taste, smell, hardness, and mouthfeel of your water, as well as the life of your appliances and equipment.
Once you have identified all of the fields that are relevant for you to test for, the level of testing should be decided. There are four leading methods of testing your water: water sample test strip kits, titration test kits, photometer test strip combination, and laboratory testing.
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After what has already been a summer containing above-average rainfall, the saturated, close to capacity catchments cannot cope. The intensity of the floodwaters is causing significant erosion of dirt, sand, and clay. The chances are high that the incoming water supply to your home has suffered sediment and particulate matter ingress.
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Millions of people around the world enjoy a nice, hot shower as part of their daily routine. Whether it’s after getting home from a long day or helping you wake from your sleep in the morning, a shower is relaxing and refreshing. But have you ever thought
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How Do They Work?
Variable bypass heads utilise technology that allow you to individually set your water filtration system to suit your water quality specific to your location. The heads can be set at increments (dependant on brand) from 0%-70% allowing you to filter out 100% of all particulate matter and chlorine, whilst bypassing a fixed percentage of the water away from the ion exchange resin media. This allows you to customise the amount of Calcium and Magnesium ions (or total hardness) left in your water.
Testing the water source of your site for total hardness is the first and most important step in determining your correct bypass level. This can be done by utilising total hardness test strips, titration testers, the iDip, or by sending your water to a laboratory for analysis. For more information on these methods for testing water,
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One of the most frequently asked questions our team receives at Fridge Filters Australia is “How often should I replace my fridge’s water filter?” Although this is an important question to ask, there is also a secondary question that is often overlooked: what other components directly impact the quality and performance of my fridge’s water filtration system besides changing the filter?
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Water is one of the most versatile structures known to exist. It is a molecule, consisting of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen (H2O). Water is commonly referred to as ‘the supporter of life itself’, and makes up approximately 75% of our human bodies (approximately 50-60 litres). Due to this large proportion of our bodies being made of water, this amazing molecule has a profound effect on your body’s overall physical, mental and cognitive performance.
How Does Water Affect Our Body?
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You may have never thought about the journey that water takes to get your kitchen tap, but it is longer and more complicated than you probably think. Before it arrives in your home, it doesn’t just pass through one pipeline from the water source; your household
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In every water source, there are many different types of elements which have charged molecules, called ions. When there are above-average levels of magnesium and calcium ions in your water supply, the water is referred to as being ‘hard’.