Your Water Quality … It’s a Big Deal

May is National Water Safety Month, and with that, the summer heat is quickly approaching, making water a very important topic for consideration. It is essential for everyone to be mindful of the hazardous effects that heat can have on the human body. Undeniably, the best way one can mitigate and deal with the damage that heat can cause the body is with water. However, if the water an individual puts in his/her body is not pure and clean, it make matters even worse.

Residents in the Midlands have probably been informed at one point or another about water hazard alerts requiring the need to boil water for consumption and usage. Waterborne diseases and pharmaceuticals can oftentimes be found in drinking water even after it has gone through the treatment and filtration plants that service homes and communities. Some water plants treat water with dangerous chemicals, like chlorine and ammonia. In fact, homeowners that maintain their own water wells can also have problems maintaining good water quality. The Department of Health and Environmental Control recommends that wells be tested every year for bacteria, as new bacteria strains can often grow and emerge in new locations. Research indicates that lead pipe systems can cause contamination of the very water they carry whether flowing through a well or local municipal service. Moreover, and amazingly, it is even possible that the water itself can be harmful to the very pipe systems that it flows through. Water with a pH imbalance can become more acidic, causing corrosion and pinhole leaks in water systems.

There are numerous ways homeowners and residents can treat their water to help deter and prevent adverse health effects and unintended damages to property. Of the many to choose from, Kay Plumbing Services, of Columbia, recommends the use of a good whole-house water treatment system, such as an EasyWater system, produced by Freije Treatment Systems. The manufacturer offers numerous models that can fulfill a wide variety of treatment regimens, including one designed to condition water without massive amounts of salt. It also has systems that lower the acidic nature of water, resulting in a lower pH; and ones that reduce harmful bacteria, and even reduce scale buildup, which can cause problems with pipes, tiles and water heaters. Freije Treatment Systems’ RevitaLife filter is one of the few home filters on the market that is capable of removing all pharmaceuticals and pathogens from water.

Given the critical importance of the quality of water that individuals and families use in the Midlands, Kay Plumbing stands ready and able to test the water quality for homeowners to asses and determine which system is appropriate and the best fit. The qualified plumbers at Kay Plumbing are the only plumbers in the state officially authorized to install EasyWater systems.

For more information, call Kay Plumbing at 803-445-3707 or visit KayPlumbing.com