Posts Tagged ‘Bottled water’

Brewing Away Taste: Hard Water’s Affects Coffee and Tea

Monday, August 31st, 2009
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Home-brewed coffee and tea, that morning cup or afternoon break, are simple pleasures of life. However, when brewed in hard water, these beverages can lose their taste and appeal. Consider the popularity of coffee and tea. In 2007 alone, the British Coffee Association estimates that £720 million was spent on coffee, with approximately 70 millions cups enjoyed each day. More than twice as much tea is consumed, 165 million cups daily, according to the UK Tea Council. It’s clear that people love these beverages. However, many don’t realize the affects of hard water. (more…)

Water conditioning and water filtration

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
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Water filtration and conditioning systems are designed to remove the chemicals, minerals and other health-harmful impurities found in residential and commercial water systems. These impurities occur in municipal systems, rural systems and even in wells because of chemical runoff, farm effluence and natural minerals. A water conditioning system that removes these invaders may be a simple filtration device, it may be a apparatus that softens the water via chemical means, usually salt, or it may even be an electro-magnetic attachment to the water lines.

Filtration: A filtering device is placed either on the inbound water line that serves the whole house, or on the line to the particular area of the house where you need the contamination removal the most, like the kitchen. Filtration will remove most of the particulate matter down to a few microns in size, eliminating much of the chemical taste and minerals in your drinking, cooking and washing water. The filters need to be changed periodically to remain effective. (more…)