Clean Water Made Easy Podcast

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. In this episode, I discuss how to shock chlorinate and sanitize your well with chlorine bleach. This is sometimes referred to as “shock chlorination” because it uses a high dose of bleach to kill bacteria, eliminate odors, and oxidize iron and other contaminants. I … Continue reading How to Shock Chlorinate and Sanitize your Wat...

You Will Hear and Learn About What is a water softener and how are they used? About hard city water due to calcium carbonate and magnesium How traditional water softeners work. What is a no-salt water conditioners and how does it work? Under what water conditions do you not use a no-salt water conditioner?  Signs … Continue reading No-Salt Softeners Versus Salt Water Softeners – Pros and Cons The...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Welcome back to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast. I’m your host, Gerry Bulfin, Water Treatment Contractor and WQA-Certified Master Water Specialist. In today’s episode, we’re talking about one of the most effective ways to eliminate sulfur odors in well water—hydrogen peroxide treatment. This … Continue reading Hydrogen Peroxid...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Today’s episode is about troubleshooting low water pressure on well water for homes and small businesses. Do you have plenty of water but experience low water pressure?  This is a common problem. I put together a Checklist and quick Troubleshooting guide called “How to … Continue reading Episode 15. How to Troubleshoot Low Water...

In this latest installment of the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast, I discuss how to eliminate odors in well water.  I also go over how to identify odors in well water and then walk listeners through the basic steps of eliminating these same odors. As with other issues we’ve discussed, causes may be surprising, but … Continue reading How To Eliminate Odors in Your Well Water The post How To Eliminate...

#1: Ozone is a powerful disinfectant: Ozone water treatment can rapidly disinfect your well water and kill bacteria and viruses, but unlike chlorine does not leave a chemical chlorine residual. #2: When used with filtration, it removes iron, manganese, and sulfur odor: When combined with filtration, the oxidizing properties of ozone will eliminate iron, manganese, … Continue reading Ozone Water Tr...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Hello. Welcome to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast Question & Answer. This is Q&A Episode #11. Each week, in our main podcast, I try to explore various well water treatment systems and specific applications or problems. I also like to do these quick … Continue reading Podcast Q&A 11: Why Use a Static Mixer for Chlorination Syst...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Hi, this is Gerry Bulfin, Water Treatment Contractor and WQA-Certified Master Water Specialist. Thanks for tuning in to Episode 14 of the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast. In this episode, we’re covering: What low pH water is and why you want to correct it. … Continue reading Acid Well Water: When to Use Soda Ash Systems to Treat A...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Hi, I’m Gerry Bulfin, WQA-Certified Master Water Specialist and Water Treatment Contractor. On the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast, we usually dive deep into well water treatment systems, but in these Q&A episodes, I answer common questions from listeners, callers, and emails. Question From … Continue reading Podcast Q&A 10: Shoul...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Hi everyone, welcome back to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast. I’m Gerry Bulfin, a WQA-Certified Master Water Specialist here in Santa Cruz, California. This is our Question & Answer episode where I pull interesting questions from phone calls, emails, and chats, and share … Continue reading Podcast Q&A 9: Can I Use Pool Chlorin...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Did you know that rainwater is slightly acidic and, in some cases, can be very acidic? This can cause acidic groundwater and might cause your well water to be corrosive to plumbing, fixtures, and appliances. Fortunately, there are simple ways to neutralize acidic well … Continue reading Simple Solution for Acidic Well Water and...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Hello and welcome again to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast Q&A. This is Q&A Episode 8. In this episode, I’m going to answer a question about no-salt water softeners for well water. Actually, they should be referred to as no-salt water conditioners, not … Continue reading Podcast Q&A 8: “I’m looking for a no-salt water softener...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Hello, and thanks for tuning in to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast. I’m Gerry Bulfin, a Water Treatment Contractor and WQA-Certified Master Water Specialist. In this episode, we’ll be talking about iron and manganese filter media—specifically manganese dioxide filter media—and how it helps … Continue reading Iron & Manganese R...

  Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Welcome to Episode 10 of the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast. Our host and resource person, Gerry Bulfin, a water treatment contractor and WQA Certified Master Water Specialist, discusses ultraviolet sterilizers for well water and how to use them for disinfecting and sanitizing … Continue reading Ultraviolet Sterilizers for Well...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Welcome to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast Q&A Hello, welcome to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast Q&A. My name is Gerry Bulfin. I hope you’re doing well. I’m a WQA-certified Master Water Specialist and Water Treatment Contractor here in Santa Cruz, CA. … Continue reading Podcast Q&A: Best Way to Remove Sulfur Smell from Well...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Hi, my name is Gerry Bulfin. I’m a WQA-certified master Water Specialist and water contractor here in Santa Cruz, California, Northern California. I go deeper into various well water treatment systems and problems each week on our main podcast, but I’m trying to do … Continue reading Podcast Q&A: Blue Stains After Water Softener...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Hey! Welcome to the Clean Water Made Easy podcast Q&A, episode 2. My name is Gerry Bulfin. I’m a WQA-Certified Master Water Specialist and Water Treatment Contractor here in Santa Cruz, California. Each week, we pick one of the many questions we get and … Continue reading Podcast Q & A 2: “Can I use a softener to remove iron? I...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. In this episode, I discuss how to set up a well water chlorination system and much more. I’m Gerry Bulfin, a water treatment contractor and WQA-certified Master Water Specialist. Today, I discuss home well water chlorination systems and how, why, and when you should … Continue reading How to Set Up A Well Water Chlorination Syst...

On today’s episode of Clean Water, I walk you through how to identify well water problems by doing a physical inspection of your pipes, fixtures, and appliances.  There are some well water problems that you can identify yourself without any special tools or equipment. Private well owners are responsible for monitoring their own water quality … Continue reading How To Identify Well Water Problems B...

Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Welcome to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast, Episode One: How Water Wells Work. I am Gerry Bulfin, a WQA Master Water Specialist and Water Treatment Contractor in Santa Cruz, California. Thanks for listening! In this inaugural episode of “Clean Water,” I will cover … Continue reading How Water Wells Work The post How Water Well...

Earlier this week we explained how to determine your pipe sizes by using the string method.  Today we went ahead and made a short complementary video for you visual learners out there.   We plan to make more of these videos for all sorts of water treatment procedures, so we'd love to hear your feedback … Continue reading Instructional Video: Determining Pipe Size with the String Method The post In...