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Water Staining: What Different Colors Mean
Water stains around your home tell an important story about your water quality. Different colored stains indicate specific minerals or issues affecting your water supply. Our water treatment experts have…
Why Your Dishwasher Leaves White Residue On Dishes
Is your dishwasher leaving white residue on your plates and glasses? That chalky film is a telltale sign of hard water in your home. As Southeastern Michigan’s water treatment experts…
Squirt, Our Official Mascot!
Squirt is our official company mascot! He can be seen at many local events in Livingston, Oakland and Genesee County. Kids and adults both seem to really get a kick…
Buy a Filter or Buy Filtered Water?
The age old statement that I hear regularly is, “I remember growing up and drinking water right out of the garden hose and I am not dead.” This statement holds…
Who, What, When, Where, Why and How?
Sherlock Holmes mysteries have always been one of my favorite reads and recently I received a set of DVD’s of the newest British television series of Sherlock Holmes. I immediately…
Arsenic - What Is It and What Can I Do About It?
Arsenic has been in the news a lot since the fact the drinking water regulations for Arsenic were changed in 2001. The regulation was lowered from 50 parts per billion…
Bacteria In My Well Water!
When drilling a new well it is required by the health department to chlorinate/sanitize the well when it is finished to make sure no harmful bacteria are present, such as…
Hard Water, Smelly Water, & Rusty Water: Causes & Treatment
If you’ve noticed chalky residue on your dishes, a bad smell from your faucet, or orange-brown stains in your sinks, you’re likely dealing with water quality issues. There are many…
The Challenges and Rewards of Treating Well Water
Water quality and water chemistry from private wells vary greatly from one region to the next and from one well to another even when they may only be sixty feet…
Private Water Wells and Your Health
In light of the problem recently with the city of Toledo’s water supply, I thought it might be prudent to address some potential problems that can occur with private wells.…
Angst, Arrhythmia and Troubled Waters!
In a past blog post (Who, What, When, Where, Why and How) we talked about how it takes the right investigator to properly diagnose water problems, find the best solutions…
Water and Our Health, What’s In Our Water?
An Analysis of City Water and Community Water Supplies In this series of Blogs we will be discussing water quality for city and community water supplies in southeast Michigan, particularly…
Water and Our Health, What’s In Our Water - Howell
An Analysis of City Water and Community Water Supplies In this continuing series of Blogs we are discussing water, water quality and various treatment methods that city and community water…
You Have a New Home on Well Water. Now What?
We are asked this question every day by homeowners that lived with city water their entire lives and purchased a new home that has either a private well or community…
Livingston County’s City Water Woes
In recent months I have had several customers contacting us here at Advanced Water Treatment in regard to skin issues and varying degrees of eczema and rashes. The one thing…
Water Heater or Water Softener Making Noises: What It Means
At Advanced Water Treatment, we’ve helped Michigan homeowners solve their water quality issues for over 40 years. In that time, we’ve found that proper water treatment is often the key…
WQA & NSF…Who Are They & What Exactly Do They Stand For?
Recently, at a trade show, I was talking with a competitor of ours regarding their equipment versus our equipment and some of the similarities and differences within. After delving into…
The Home Show Season Is Upon Us!
Well, the home show season is upon us. The Novi Home Improvement Show a couple of weekends ago was quite the reminder as to exactly how much work goes into…
What To Expect Before, During & After Installation
When I am on a sales appointment, I often get asked: “when your installer shows up, what should I expect?” I feel that it is time to clarify this question…