Problem Water, also known as contaminated water in your home, can increase your energy bills, damages your appliances, and can even cause unsightly spotting on your glassware sink and shower. It can also cause illness and make your hair or skin feel dry.

Signs of water problems may not always be obvious. So how do you know if you have water problems? Read the signs to know if you have bad water in your home and how a water filtration system can help.

What is Problem Water?

Problem water is drinking water that is contaminated in someway. This is essentially water with poor water quality that is not always safe to drink. Contaminants can get into your water supply in a number of ways. While water is treated at a water treatment plant for city dwellers, there are still ways that contaminants can make their way into your home’s water.

You may or may not notice that your water is bad. Sometimes bad water is discolored water, has a smell, or you can feel the particulates in the basin sink.

Problem water can most definitely make you ill. Line breaks and or even poor treatment can cause bacteria, parasites, chemicals, and nitrates to leech into your water supply.You may even find trace levels of unregulated contaminants, which can cause disruptions in your endocrine system, illness.

While some contaminants in your water are still safe, your water supply system must hit a level of water quality.Contaminant level thresholds are lower for people with weakened immune systems. The most common kinds of contaminants are: lead, nitrates, and pathogens.

Signs You Have Problem Water In Your Home

Problem water can sometimes be referred to as hard water in the home. Hard water is not always dangerous, but some signs of bad water are indicators you need some type of water filtration system, such as a water softener or reverse osmosis, in your home.  

Here are some key signs of Problem water to look out for:

• Staining on bathtub and sink
• Sediment around faucets and in pipes
• Dingy white linens and clothes
• Spots on glassware
• Bad taste and odor from faucet
• Cloudy water from tap
• Discolored or brown water
• Chlorine smell
• Dry skin
• Irritated eyes when wearing contacts
• Tangled, coarse hair
• High energy bills

What to Do About Problem Water in Your Home

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in-home water treatment is the only and final way to protect against contaminated water entering your home, as It is nearly impossible to improve the conditions of the water and water supply system outside of your home. However, a whole home water filtration system can improve the conditions and ensure your family has clean water.

Since bad water can cause health problems, you want to fix the problem swiftly. Even if you don’t drink the tap water in your home and you decide against bottled water, you and your family can still be ingesting the harmful water through cooking, or brushing your teeth, and if you give tap water to your pet(s).

You may think that your water is clean because it is treated at a water treatment plant or because it comes from a well. However, many products used in the treatment process such as chlorine can make its way into your water. Additionally, pipeline from the distribution system that runs to your homes plumbing system can corrode and get into the water supply.

A water filtration system like are verse osmosis (RO) water system which can provide on-demand clean water right at your faucet and improve your home’s drinking water quality. You can also get systems that connect to your hot water heater, too. This ensures that you’re cleaning the water that needs to be cleaned and preventing contaminants from intruding into your home.

Providing Safe Drinking Water With Water Filtration

There are a few main kinds of water filtration systems that can keep your family safe, many of which can be found in a water softener: ‍

• Activated Carbon Filters: Activated carbon can remove a water contaminant. Some systems are also designed to remove chlorination by-products, solvents, and pesticides, or certain metals such as copper or lead.
• Chlorostatic Water Softeners: These units incorporate Puronics SilverShield Protection, which is based on NASA technology, to inhibit bacteria growth within the filter media. These water treatment systems also utilize the advanced technology of the iGen® a valve so smart it does the thinking for you to monitor your water to optimize water quality and operating efficiency.
• Reverse Osmosis Units: RO Systems from Aqualite are easy-to-use and requiring minimal installation, under sink reverse osmosis systems are the perfect solution for bringing clean drinking water into your home. They reduce impurities such as; chlorine, chloride, lead, sodium, sulfate, calcium, mercury, arsenic, and fluoride.
• Distillation Units: These systems boil water and condense the steam, creating clean, distilled water.

When it comes to choosing the right water filtration method for your family, choosing a Reverse Osmosis or Water Softener to remove bacteria, contaminants, and harmful chemicals will provide your family the coverage they need to provide clean and safe drinking water for their home.

With an RO System, not only will you get clean water, but you will also get soft water, which leaves your skin and hair feeling softer and healthier. Aqualite US offers a wide range of products to meet the needs of water problems of any household and offer water filtration systems specifically designed for every unique water problem.

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