• Read more about it! Activated Carbon & Chloramine Combine to Cause Odor Issues

    We recently had a troublesome water odor problem. We used Calgon F-600AR+ activated carbon for the treatment of PFAS/PFOA in a North Carolina community. The water was odor free prior to treatment but within a couple months it developed an objectionable odor similar to H2S. After many phone calls with our frustrated dealer, we turned […]

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  • Read more about it! Antiscalants vs. Softeners

    In our latest podcast Mike Urbans and Allan Horner of Impact Water Products discuss the use of antiscalants rather than softeners. The number of whole house RO installations is rising. We hear the numbers from dealers – it’s going from 3 to 4 a month to 2 to 3 a week! Obviously, this increase is […]

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  • Water Treatment Professionals Best Practices – Water Testing

    Recently Michael Urbans met with Marianne Metzger to discuss the best methods for collecting water samples.  You can give a listen to the podcast It’s Your Water or read the highlights here. Meeting with the Customer Talk to the end user about what they’re experiencing. What do they see, taste, smell? Are there health considerations? Allergies […]

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  • It’s Your Water Podcast Posts 35th Episode

    It’s been almost 2 years since since Urbans Aqua launched the podcast, It’s Your Water. We’ve had more than 3,000 downloads! We’ve kept our word- It’s Your Water is an educational podcast, not a sales pitch. We’ve discussed new and old products, had conversations with industry experts & technicians, and taken deep dives into topics […]

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  • Outsource Training & Get Back to Doing What You Like!

    Back when I owned a company with 30 plus employees getting the product out the door was the least of my problems.  The most pressing and frustrating challenges revolved around training.  We had annual safety training, driver training, forklift training, train the trainer training, ergonomics evaluations, sexual harassment training, and then there was employee onboarding […]

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  • Chloride Reduction & Removal in Residential Applications

     Strong Base Anion resins in the chloride form will not remove or reduce chlorides.  Why? The resin exchanges chloride for alkalinity and contaminants (nitrate, TOC, etc.). Details are as follows: Strong Base Anion resin used in the home is regenerated with NaCl (salt). As water passes through any anion resin in the chloride form it […]

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  • It’s Your Water – Top Five Podcasts

    Our Podcast, It’s Your Water, began March 2020.  Since then we’ve recorded 22 episodes and we’re approaching 1,500 downloads.  The top 5 podcasts are as follows:  pH Basics You Need to Know Get Pumped Up Is It High Capacity Resin Or Not? Oxidation Principals Related to Popular Filtration Media Carp in the Bathtub! We always on […]

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  • Mixing Resins – How to Avoid Calcium Carbonate Fouling of Drain Lines

    Mixing cation & anion resin in a single tank. This blog is about mixing sodium form cation and chloride form anion resins in a single tank.  Not mixed bed resin, which is hydrogen (H) form cation and hydroxide (OH) form anion. These are the resins we’re discussing: Anion Resin – Chloride form specialty resin used […]

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  • Read more about it! Urbans Aqua Stocking Calgon’s – AquaKnight™

    AquaKnight™ 12×40 Designed specifically for point-of-entry treatment systems,  12×40’s primary function is for the of removal of chlorine and tastes & odors present in drinking water.  This carbon is a cost effective alternative to coconut-based carbons and offers the advantages of reagglomerated bituminous coal-based carbons while being an economical solution for point-of-entry treatment. Made from select grades of bituminous coal to produce a durable, granular product designed for normal residential use, it’s mined and manufactured in the […]

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  • Read more about it! Podcast Updates – It’s Your Water

    We’re on a roll!  Since our last blog post we’ve uploaded new episodes of our podcast, It’s Your Water. Interview with Trent Stumbaugh of Negley Well Drilling Inc. Oxidation Principles Related to Popular Filtration Media pH Basics You Need to Know Ultrafiltration-What is it?  How and Where to Apply it. An Uninvited Guest Shows Up […]

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