Posts Tagged ‘ contaminated water ’

Plumbing Pipe Materials in History:

June 12, 2010
By JoeThePlumber
Plumbing Pipe Materials in History:

In plumbing history we see the use of clay pipe, cast iron pipe, a copper pipe. In a strict historicalĀ  progression, that is not quite the order of things, and that list leaves out several important materials. But the clay to cast to copper will work if a frequency of usage model is favored. Around...
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Maintain Your Water Softener System:

May 2, 2010
By JoeThePlumber
Maintain Your Water Softener System:

If your home is supplied with hard water, you need a water softener. Not only will your personal care be easier, more pleasant, and more effective, your appliances, pipes, and fixtures will be safe from mineral deposits and damage. As great as it is to have soft water, the maintenance required is a matter...
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Sewer Systems in Human History:

October 25, 2009
By JoeThePlumber

We the human race used to be mainly interested in hunting and gathering, they tell us, and so not much interested in plumbing. If your life consists mostly of a long walk, and nights huddled by the campfire, cringing before the onslaught of the saber-cat and the dire wolf, waste management is low on...
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Home Water Treatment:

October 10, 2009
By JoeThePlumber

We all appreciate clean water, and reverse osmosis filtration is a great way to get good clean water. It isn’t the only water treatment system available, of course. But reverse osmosis is a way to get pureĀ  water at a reasonable price. The cost of a reverse filtration system is within the budget of...
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