It's Your Water

In this podcast Mike and Denise discuss whether a softener, filter, UV or chemical feed system should be replaced or repaired. Show Notes Repair It or Replace It?

Why is resin in short supply and costing more?  Why don't we manufacture anion resin in the US? Cindy Gresham of Thermax discusses these topics from the manufacturer's point of view.  She and Mike Urbans warn - Get Ready For Christmas Now!     Show Notes Surviving the COVID Infected Supply Chain

Mike interviews Christine, co-owner of MVP Plumbing and former hair color specialist.  Discover how poor water quality can affect hair color and why Christine is passionate about the water treatment industry.  Show Notes OMG My Hair Turned Green!  

In this podcast Mike and Denise discuss the advantages of using ozone systems vs. other popular options such as chemical feed and air systems.  Show Notes Is Your Filter Getting Enough Ozone in its Diet?

Mike and a special guest speaker, Bennett Buchsieb, discuss MetSorb® HMRG.  MetSorb® is a unique adsorbent made of titanium oxide.  Applications include arsenic, heavy metals and select radiologicals. Show Notes MetSorb HMRG Powerful Metals Media

Mike discusses the various "cheat sheets" he uses when designing, troubleshooting or updating residential and commercial/industrial water treatment systems.  Show Notes - Are You Cheating Enough?

Is your company a member of a professional association? Are you a Certified Water Specialist?  Mike and Candice Wentling of Certified Action  https://www.certifiedaction.com/ discuss their experience and the benefits of joining the national Water Quality Association and regional associations.   Show Notes Dare to Belong!

Get the details on a new media! Mike and Derek French of Wateropolis discuss Cerapure-MAC, a combination of manganese dioxide, lead free copper-zinc alloy, and carbon.  It removes iron, manganese & hydrogen sulfide.  Not only that - it's bacteriostatic and filters down to 10-micron.  Show Notes Cerapure-MAC   

In this episode Mike goes over a list of tools which every water treatment technician should have in the work truck. Show Notes - The Tool List

Michael discusses how to troubleshoot filters and how to deal with their idiosyncrasies.  

How do you troubleshoot a residential water softener? Listen to this podcast to brush up on your water softener trouble shooting skills. Add to the conversation and let us know if we've missed something!  Download the   Show Notes Trouble in the Basement - Water Softeners

In this episode Mike and Ted Begg, of Purolite Company, further the discussion about dealkalization. Show Notes Topics include: Boiler Feed Water Alkalinity Removing Alkalinity from Residential Water Chloride Removal Using Weak Acid Cation Resin Anion Capacity PRSM by Purolite

Mike and his guest, Ted Begg of Purolite Company, discuss why a pH shift occurs when treating water with strong base anion resin. Ted breaks down how and why this happens. Show Notes Get Down With Anion Part 1

If improperly applied, the media used to remove radiological contaminants from water can become radioactive!  Mike discusses best practices when treating radiological contaminants from water.  Show Notes When You're Hot You're Not!   

Organic substances can have complex molecular structures making their removal from domestic water supplies a difficult and sometimes frustrating challenge. However, specialized anion ion exchange resins can be used to effectively remove the unwanted water stains, tastes and orders.  Show Notes Setting The Organic Trap

The employee shuffle - transitioning an employee to a new position!  Mike interviews a well drilling employee who successfully transitioned from the well drilling rig to full time water treatment salesman.  Listen to this frank conversation sprinkled with pearls of wisdom for employees and owners. 

It's time to lighten up!  Hear about some of the unusual, awkward, and funny situations which Mike, Denise and their customers have experienced over the years.  Be prepared for a good laugh or two.  Adult content.

Of all the resins used in water treatment, cation or softener resins are, by far, the most popular. But it isn't one size fits all. Mike and Denise discuss the various types of cation and how they are applied. Fine mesh, crosslinking, shallow shell, uniform particle size, etc. Episode 18 Show Notes - Is it High Capacity Resin or Not?

The least expensive component of a water system is the most critical component.  The distributor tube system plays a vital role in the filtration and softening process.  Using a poorly designed distributor system is like trying to drink through a cocktail straw rather than a standard size you might get with a cold drink. Show Notes - You're Only As Good As Your Guts

In the water treatment business it’s almost impossible to avoid using chemical feed pump systems. We use them to feed chemicals to enhance treatment processes such as iron reduction or as a solo treatment like pH adjustment. Michael discusses some common pump technologies and simple application guidelines to keep you out of trouble.  He explains why we like peristaltic pumps. Listen to the end - t...

In this episode of It's Your Water, Denise and Mike discuss DI Resin, specifically Mixed Bed Resin.  DI is an acronym for "deionized".  Learn where mixed bed resins are used, how they are applied and the basics of the "DI business".  Show Notes: https://www.urbansaqua.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/www.urbansaqua.com-its-your-water-podcast-notes-show-notes-di-resin.pdf    

Mike and Denise want listeners to "get high" on high efficiency softeners. A high efficiency softener is designed to squeeze every little kilograin of capacity from a pound of salt. So, the goal is less salt, less water, less waste to either a septic system or the municipality.    Show Notes - Get High

In this humorous episode, Michael and Denise discuss why and when you should consider twin tank systems rather than single tank systems.  Show Notes You Never Forget Your First Twins

Filter Sand is Dead! Michael discusses his experience with Clinoptilolite aka Filter-Ag Plus™ (also known as Turbidex) as a product replacement for multi-media and sand filtration designs. This media filters down to 5 microns! Human hair is 40 microns!  Show Notes - Is Multimedia Dead?

Please note this product is out of production and not currently available. Stay tuned for more updates. Mike and Denise discuss application of an unusual water treatment product - Reticulated Foam. Cubes impregnated with KDF 55 or KDF 85 (KDF Cubes) can be added to carbon or softener tanks and cartridge filters.  KDF55 cubes inhibit the bacterial growth which causes the black slime and extends the...