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New study claims 43 states expose millions to dangerous chemical in drinking water

by admin | May 9, 2019 | Water Testing and Analysis | 0 Comments

A new report by the non-profit Environmental Working Group and Northeastern University finds people in nearly every state in the country are exposed to unhealthy drinking water. According to the researchers, 43 states have locations, including drinking water sites,...

How Can a Water Softener Help Improve the Health of Your Skin?

by admin | August 24, 2016 | Water Quality | 0 Comments

When you shower or wash your hands, your skin comes into prolonged contact not only with tap water, but also any of the contaminants inside of that water. Some of these contaminants, such as the minerals found in hard water, can affect the look, feel and overall...

What are Chlorine's Effects on the Water Softener in Your New Hampshire Home?

Jun 23, 2016

Poor water quality isn't just bad for your health; it can also cause problems for any of the water-using appliances in your home. That's because the contaminants in your tap water interact with the internal components of many of your appliances, which can cause those...

What Are the Effects of Cooking With Unfiltered Tap Water in Your New Hampshire Home?

Jun 15, 2016

Water is used in nearly every single food or beverage that you make at home. As a result, the quality of your home's tap water can have a direct impact on a wide variety of things that you make in the kitchen on a daily basis. Today we're going to talk about the...

How Do Water Pitcher Filters Compare to Residential Water Treatment Systems?

Jun 8, 2016

Many people use water pitcher filters as their primary source of filtered drinking water. In comparison to residential water filtration systems, water pitcher filters are cheaper and don't require any professional installation or maintenance. However, the quality of...

How do Nitrates Get into New Hampshire Drinking Water and How Can You Remove Them?

Jun 4, 2016

Tap water can get contaminated in a number of different ways. Sometimes contaminants originate in the source water itself, while other times they can infiltrate water supplies due to outside forces. One example of a contaminant that falls into the latter category is...

Why Do Water Softeners Use Salt and Does it Cause Any Health Effects in Your Drinking Water?

May 25, 2016

Water softeners can provide your home with some amazing benefits. But when some homeowners learn that salt is used as part of the softening process, they become concerned about the amount of salt that a softener will add to their daily diet. Today we want to help...

When Should I Retest My Home's Tap Water?

May 18, 2016

The best way to know what's in your home's tap water is to have it tested. That's why McBride's offers water testing services to New Hampshire homeowners during which we measure for a wide-range of common contaminants and quality issues. Sometimes, getting your water...

7 Great Benefits of Installing a Water Softener in Your New Hampshire Home

May 11, 2016

New Hampshire homeowners choose to install water softeners for a number of different reasons. That's because hard water can affect your home in many different ways, so softening your home's water can lead to all kinds of improvements. In fact, you might have problems...

What to Do With the Test Results from the Water in Your Home or City

Apr 20, 2016

Did you recently receive the results from a tap water test? Looking through all of the different types of contaminants and contamination levels can be a lot of information to digest, and your next course of action will depend on what kind of test was performed and...

How Does Copper Contaminate Tap Water and What Are Its Effects in New Hampshire Homes?

Apr 13, 2016

The effects of poor water quality can reach much farther than you might first expect. Sure, many contaminants are harmful on their own, but some quality issues can kick off a domino effect of other problems that can be damaging to your health and your home. One...

What Should You Do If Your New Hampshire Tap Water Smells Bad?

Apr 7, 2016

Clean water is not supposed to give off any particular smells. So if the water that comes out of the taps in your New Hampshire home has a strange odor, that's an almost certain indication that it suffers from some sort of quality issue. Some odors simply make it...