Adding insult to the injury of our antiquated, failing water infrastructure and lack of a National Water Plan comes the PFAs carcinogenic water contaminant affectionately referred to by scientists as “Forever Contaminants”. The good news is that PFAs does not discriminate. Regardless of race, creed, location or economic status, we have all consumed PFAs in our water and will continue to do so perhaps for decades yet to come. My…
Drinking Water
To Boil Or Not To Boil
All across America communities are being asked by their local water provider to boil water before drinking it. Memphis, my home had so many breaks due to the cold and snow that we experienced extreme loss of pressure and flow. I have been covered up in questions about boiling, so I decided to put this package together. I already penned a 6 part series on boiling and decided to put…
Well Water System Without A Storage Tank
I am asked this question often enough that I decided to turn it into a blog post. When pulling water from a lake, stream or well a pump must be used to transport the water to our faucets and appliances. Mandatory for the pump is to be able to deliver sufficient pressure for enjoyable household use. The first step in designing a water system from a non-pressurized source, also called…