{"id":3848,"date":"2016-03-07T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2016-03-04T18:02:59","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T23:02:59","slug":"what-water-testing-can-tell-you-about-your-homes-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/water-treatment-systems\/what-water-testing-can-tell-you-about-your-homes-water\/","title":{"rendered":"What Water Testing Can Tell You about Your Home\u2019s Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

The quality of the water entering homes from municipal systems is a major concern in the country today, and has become a serious issue for many homeowners who are worried about their family\u2019s health. If you have worries about the impurities that might be in the water your household drinks and bathes in, then your best recourse is to contact professionals for water testing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What can water testing tell you about your home\u2019s water? An enormous amount. We\u2019ll look at a few specifics:<\/p>\n

It can tell the hardness of the water<\/h3>\n

\u201cHardness\u201d is the amount of minerals suspended in the water, principally magnesium and calcites. Although hard water isn\u2019t necessarily dangerous to drink, it is very damaging for pipes and other fixtures.<\/p>\n

It determines iron and lead content<\/h3>\n

Iron and lead are responsible for water that is both corrosive and unhealthy. Water testing looks for all types of metal content in the water.<\/p>\n

It can identify bacteria and other organic pollutants<\/h3>\n

These are among the unhealthiest impurities that can get into a water supply.<\/p>\n

It measures levels of chemicals<\/h3>\n

Pesticides are one of the more common issues in municipal water: they can seep into the water supply through ground water. Chlorides, nitrates, and arsenic are among the more harmful of these pollutants.<\/p>\n

It can tell you what you need to do for fresh, healthy water<\/h3>\n

This is the most important part of water testing: finding out what steps you can take to improve the quality of the water. When our professionals provide you with a full report on your water quality, we\u2019ll also advise you regarding the water treatment systems that will counteract or remove these impurities. After all, testing isn\u2019t just designed to scare you with what\u2019s in the water! It\u2019s the path toward a solution<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Get started with your water quality solution today! Call Modern Plumbing Industries, Inc. in Orlando, FL to schedule water testing.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The quality of the water entering homes from municipal systems is a major concern in the country today, and has become a serious issue for many homeowners who are worried about their family\u2019s health. If you have worries about the impurities that might be in the water your household drinks and bathes in, then your best recourse is to contact professionals for water testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[330],"tags":[80,328],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3848"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3848"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3850,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3848\/revisions\/3850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}