Got water tested...skeved by results

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-10-2004
Got water tested...skeved by results
9
Wed, 04-16-2008 - 11:40am
About 3 yrs ago we had our water tested, we have well water, and it came back that we had hard water & high levels of nitrates (but not outside the legal limit).
Photobucket
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 04-16-2008 - 12:46pm
We live in an area that has high chloramine levels and actually were really sick for the first couple of weeks when we moved here before we pinpointed the problem. We opted to get water delivered and rent the water cooler. This worked for us.
PhotobucketPhotobucketPhotobucket
Click here to view my blog:
http://memoirsofachaoticmommy.blogspot.com

Photobucket

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-10-2004
Wed, 04-16-2008 - 12:53pm
We got a water cooler after the last testing 3 yrs ago, but the guy tested the water from that today and it still came back with TDS at 30.
Photobucket
Avatar for debbi801
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-03-2003
Wed, 04-16-2008 - 1:16pm

eek!

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-11-2003
Wed, 04-16-2008 - 4:50pm

We had our water tested for heavy metals and found we had lead and aluminum in our water! :(

Samantha
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-10-2004
Wed, 04-16-2008 - 7:40pm
Do
Photobucket
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-11-2003
Wed, 04-16-2008 - 7:55pm

Ginny,


I'll ask my dh what it cost.

Samantha
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 04-16-2008 - 9:44pm

We have fairly hard water around here and alot of people have water softeners.

                                

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-28-2006
Thu, 04-17-2008 - 1:16pm

I'm the same way Heather.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-10-2004
Thu, 04-17-2008 - 6:25pm

I found a site when I googled yesterday that advised "How to Choose a

Photobucket