共同的区域水问题:中西部北部各州

The largest source of freshwater on the planet is found in the Great Lakes. But, just because there’s a large supply doesn’t mean homeowners don’t have water quality concerns.

水权 and its network of trained dealers serve a large number of homeowners in the Upper Midwest. Our water treatment experts have plenty of experience working with problem water around the Great Lakes region.

We spoke with three of 水权’s regional sales managers: Mark Selvig, 迈克Speicher, 还有约翰·德杰尼夫, 了解以下各州的典型问题:

• 伊利诺斯州
• 印第安纳州
• 密歇根
• 明尼苏达州
• 俄亥俄州
• 威斯康辛州

中西部上游各州的水

The Upper Midwest experiences a wide range of water problems and there can be distinct differences within the same state. Mark Selvig 还有约翰·德杰尼夫 both work in the state of 威斯康辛州 where they list problems including basic hardness and iron issues as well as different pH levels in the water.

“In Western 威斯康辛州, we run into low pH conditions,塞尔维格说. pH值为7是中性的，低于7的都被认为是酸性的. 在这个区域，365体育APP下载看到pH值低至5. 高酸度的水对你的管道有害. It will slowly eat away at copper pipes causing what we call ‘pin-hole leaks.’”

斯派克说，酸性水在上密歇根州也可能是一个问题, Degeneffe补充说，他在北威斯康辛州也发现了这种情况. 然而, water that is more alkaline will cause other problems because of the hard minerals that are present.

“在这个州的北部, 那里的水pH值低, 硬度不是一个大问题,德格尼夫解释道. “In the southern half of 威斯康辛州 there’s lots of hardness, anywhere from 12 grains to 110. 这就是它的变化量.”

A water softener is the best solution for dealing with hardness from calcium and magnesium. 然而, 因为硬度不同, you still need someone who understands how to set up the softener to work properly on your home’s water. Plus, removing dissolved minerals may not solve all your water problems. Speicher recently visited customers who tried a DIY water softener installation, 但他们对结果并不满意.

“They put a water softener in and thought it was going to take care of everything,” he says. “但, 软化剂对熨斗不起作用, 所以他们打电话来问365体育APP下载为什么会有铁流失.”

Red staining from iron and iron bacteria issues are common in Great Lakes states like 威斯康辛州, 伊利诺斯州, 密歇根, 明尼苏达州, 俄亥俄州, 和印第安纳州. This kind of problem water often requires additional filtration or special water treatment media, 如 水权独家沸石，Crystal-Right.

因为存在如此大的差异, 即使是在一个州的同一地区, we always recommend finding someone in your area who understands the intricacies of how water is best treated.

“水是一个非常地方性的问题，”塞尔维格说. “If you truly have water quality concerns, you need to find a local professional. The big box stores are good at what they do, but I always like to work with a localized expert.”

“What might work for a certain type of problem water in one part of the country may not be the right solution in another region, 尽管参数几乎是一样的,德格尼夫说. “例如, the way you treat tannins in 威斯康辛州 is very different than how they’re treated in Florida.”

Tannins are decayed vegetation and other organic material that can get into well water and cause it to have a yellow or tea-like appearance. 它是无害的，但会引起染色.

Another major nuisance in many of the Great Lakes states of the Upper Mideast is hydrogen sulfide, 是什么导致了臭鸡蛋的味道. Speicher says this kind of stinky water tends to be worst in Northwest 印第安纳州, 密歇根东南部, 以及俄亥俄州西北部. He’s encountered homes where a sulfuric odor permeates from the ground.

“在一些最严重的情况下, they have to put a pond system outside the house to let the smell aerate out the pond,斯派彻说. “Then they suck the water out of the pond and put a complete treatment system in the home so the water is usable for bathing and drinking.”

硫化氢是个令人烦恼的问题，但它无害. Often, it’s the problems you can’t see, smell, or taste that pose health risks.

“People will have either cosmetic concerns or health concerns,德格尼夫说. “通常, homeowners aren’t aware of health risks until someone does well work or drills a new well and they test the water.”

来自市政用水的健康风险也是可能的. You can’t talk about water problems in the Great Lakes without bringing up the lead contamination of public water in Flint, 密歇根. Speicher says the issue in Flint was that the city didn’t invest in properly treating the water.

“他们没有比该地区大多数城市更多的问题, except they didn’t have the money to put polyphosphates in the water to keep the lead from leaching out,他解释道. “在卡拉马祖, 密歇根, 我住的地方, 水里有铅, 但365体育APP下载用多磷酸盐处理它.”

你可以阅读更多关于 水中的铅污染 在365体育APP下载的博客上.

Other potentially harmful water contaminants found in the Upper Midwest include arsenic and nitrates, 这些也是人类感官无法察觉的. R.O. system is one of the best solutions for removing these contaminants from drinking water.

我想确定一下? 测试你的水

365体育APP下载从来没有打算对水质发出警报. 在大多数情况下，你的水是无害的, but there are steps you can take if you’d rather be safe than sorry.

“市政用水和井水通常可以安全饮用, but it’s never a bad idea to get a sample and have it tested by a state-certified lab,塞尔维格说. “它会让你内心平静, 让你知道你的水是否安全, and help you make decisions about what water treatment solutions are best.”

水权 dealers can take a sample of your home’s water and send it to our Clean 水 Testing facility for an evaluation.

“The biggest problem we run into is people failing to have their home’s water properly tested,斯派克说. ”,然后, 即使他们做测试，他们也会浇水, they don’t know the proper applications to use to get the desired result. Too many people want to do things as cheaply as possible, but we believe in doing it right.”