Gerry Bulfin is a licensed water treatment contractor and consultant based in Santa Cruz California and founder and owner of Clean Water Systems and Stores Inc. Gerry is a long time member of the National Ground Water Association, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Quality Association (WQA).
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Understanding Your Well Water Test Report How to read your water test report? Since you are using well water at home, it's important to know what's in your water. To use the chart best, it helps to know some key terms it mentions. 1. pH (Potential Hydrogen): The pH scale ranges from 1-14. A pH … Continue reading How to Read Your Water Test Report
Rotten-egg smell in your well water? Fix well water that smells bad: 1. Aerate water and/or inject air or oxygen 2. Chlorinate well water to eliminate both sulfur and bacteria 3. Install a Catalytic Carbon Air Injection Backwash Filter 4. Inject hydrogen peroxide and filter with catalytic carbon. 5. Follow aeration, chlorination, ozone or peroxide … Continue reading How To Fix Well Water That Smells Bad? Simple Actions to Take.
Understanding Water Hardness in U.S. Homes: Grains Per Gallon Demystified Water quality is a topic that often generates interest among homeowners. One of the commonly used terminologies associated with water quality in homes across the U.S. is “grains per gallon.” This term is essential to understanding the concept of water hardness. In this article, we … Continue reading Understanding Water Hardness in U.S. Homes: Grains Per Gallon Demystified
Knowing the basics of how your well water system functions is important when selecting a water treatment system because if the wrong type of treatment system is used, it can adversely affect the water pressure and flow rate inside the home. For example, if the well uses a pressure tank, a water treatment system must … Continue reading How Home Well Water Pump and Pressure Systems Work
In this episode, I discuss how to shock chlorinate and sanitize your well with chlorine bleach. This is sometimes referred to as “shock chlorinate” because it uses a high dose of bleach to kill bacteria, eliminate odors and oxidize iron and other contaminants. I also go over why it is important to not add too much … Continue reading How to Shock Chlorinate and Sanitize your Water Well
What is the difference between water conditioners, such as the Scale Stopper, and traditional water softeners that use salt? Traditional water softeners use salt brine to exchange hardness calcium minerals with sodium ions. Hardness minerals (calcium and magnesium) are removed from the water so the water is then “soft” or free of hardness minerals. Soft … Continue reading What is The Difference Between Salt-free Water Conditioners and Standard Water Softeners?
Saltless Water Conditioner Do you suffer from any of the following? 1. Dry skin 2. Dry hair 3. White mineral deposits on showers and bath tubs 4. White film on glasses or silverware 5. Noisy water heaters that make popping or cracking noises 6. Scale build-up inside pipes, appliances, fixtures, shower heads If so, … Continue reading 12 Reasons To Use Saltless Water Conditioner over Conventional Salt-Based Water Softeners
In this Episode 9 of Clean Water Made Easy Podcast, our host and resource person, Gerry Bulfin, a water treatment contractor and WQA Certified Master Water Specialist explains the differences between traditional salt-based water softeners and no-salt water conditioners or softeners. You will hear and learn about: What is a water softener and how are … Continue reading No-Salt Softeners Versus Salt Water Softeners – Pros and Cons
There are many ways that well water can become contaminated by coliform bacteria without any change in taste or odor to the water. It is important to periodically monitor private water wells to see if contamination is present. The United States Environmental Protection Agency recommends that private water supplies be tested annually for coliform bacteria … Continue reading How Work Done on Your Well Might Contaminate Your Drinking Water
How and when to use a salt free conditioner versus a standard salt-using water softener is important to know if you want to have great water and avoid wasting time and money. Water Softener: Water softeners remove hardness scale (calcium carbonate) from water so fixtures are mostly spot-free, glasses sparkle, skin is soft, laundry is … Continue reading How To Use a Salt Free Water Conditioner for Hard Water Problems
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