WATER QUALITY ASSOCIATION
We’re just back from attending the Water Quality Association’s Annual Trade Show. We found some new products that we’ll add to our online store soon. However, we remain convinced that the lines of filters we have been offering are the best to be had. The kitchen, shower, bath, garden and whole house filters use...CHLORAMINE
In recent times a growing number of municipalities are adding ammonia to the water supply. They are doing this for two reasons. One is in recognition of some scientific study results that suggest chlorine is carcinogenic. The EPA has told water suppliers to reduce the amount of triholomethanes (chlorination byproducts) in the water supply, but they...
Air Injection Oxidation Well Water System Arsenic, Metals, plus
Air Injected Oxidation (AIO) well water system for arsenic, iron, manganese and more. Uses Katalox Light filter material.shop
SHOP Friends of Water has been helping homeowners keep their water safe from Fluoride, Chlorine, Chloramine, and other harmful substances since 2006. We place a high priority on customer service, ensuring that you’re completely satisfied with any water filter you purchase from us. You’ll always find great prices on the carefully selected products in...Tips for Staying Cool. Avoid Heat Stroke.
Tips for Staying Cool. Avoid Heat Stroke. Stay Cool. Avoid Heat Stroke. Get ahead of it: Avoid heat stroke incidents. Heat stroke is more serious that being over-heated or having heat exhaustion. Once you have had heat stroke you are more prone to getting it again. Avoid heat stroke incidents After 10 years of...Chloramine Test Results
Chloramine Test Results. These tests were on the media used in the WHCM-FT. The same media are used proportionally in the kitchen canister filters for chloramine. These tests were done on the 1 tank, 2-media whole house chloramine filter. However, the same materials used here are applied in many filters. These tests are a indicator...
Replacement cartridges for FLUORIDE CHLORINE PLUS 2-Canister
Select BC-1 or FR-1 for fluoride. We recommend KR-101A for wide-spectrum.
Replace cartridges set for 3-Canister Xtra Protection FLUORIDE Chlorine
If you have a 3-canister Extra Protection, FLUORIDE Chlorine PLUS unit from us, this is the bundle of the THREE replacement filters you need. Click link to How to Change Cartridges page and video. CHANGE THIS SET OF THREE ONCE A YEAR. Or see below for alternative. CHANGE THE FLUORIDE FILTER EVERY 6 MONTHS. ...
Replacement FLUORIDE BC-1 or FR-1 CHANGE EVERY 6 MONTHS
Replacement FLUORIDE-removing, drinking water filter for all our fluoride-removing kitchen canister filters. You can choose either an activated alumina cartridge or the alternative calcium-based carbon cartridge. We do not recommend one over the other. They both are safe and work very well. If you are vegetarian you may prefer Activated Alumina. You should change...Well Water
Whole House Well Water filer and how to choose one for your House Nitrates, arsenic and lead are three of the common contaminants of rural well water. The greatest use of nitrates is in fertilizer, so the greatest source of nitrates in well water is agriculture runoff. Nitrates combine with various organic and inorganic compounds. Once taken...Fluoride Risks
Fluoride Risks and how to filter Fluoride out of your water FPIES comments in blue lower on this page. About Fluoride Risks Our kids have fewer cavities than we did, and many credit that to fluoride in the water supply. However, most European countries outlawed fluoride in drinking water decades ago and their...Chloramine in water and the Health Risks
Chloramine in water and the Health Risks In recent years, a growing number of municipalities started adding ammonia to the water supply. Ammonia bonds with chlorine to form chloramines. They are doing this for two reasons. One is because scientific studies suggest chlorine is carcinogenic. The EPA has told water suppliers to reduce the amount...Reverse Osmosis
Reverse osmosis is a effective way to separate many contaminants from the water you want to use. Membranes allow pure water through while holding back water with contaminants in it, like chlorine and heavy metals. As Wikipedia says: “Reverse osmosis (RO) is a filtration method that removes many types of large molecules and ions...Shop
Friends of Water has been helping homeowners keep their water safe from Fluoride, Chlorine, Chloramine, and other harmful substances since 2006. We place a high priority on customer service, ensuring that you’re completely satisfied with any water filter you purchase from us. You’ll always find great prices on the carefully selected products in our...BRADFORD WITHOUT WATER INSPIRES WOMEN TO SHARE WELL WATER
Due to cold weather in Bradford, PA, a major water main break occurred at The University of Pittsburgh last Tuesday. According to the wgrs.com article on the event, “An estimated 18,000 people have been affected by the break, with either low water pressure or no water at all.” And schools, colleges, and some businesses decided...HOW BAD IS FLUORIDE?
There is no doubt that fluoride has gotten a bad rap with many. Drinking it is definitively a bad idea. It has already been proven that it is bad for babies. In addition, fluoride is a carcinogenic. Most of the health issues related to fluoride come from ingestion, unlike chlorine which can become airborne....