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?

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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 life of the carbon. Show Notes - Are KDF Cubes in Your Toolbox?

Installation errors can cause loss of money, appetite, and self esteem. Michael reviews the common residential & commercial installation problems and how to avoid them. https://www.urbansaqua.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/www.urbansaqua.com-its-your-water-podcast-notes-show-notes-installation-errors.pdf

Water treatment dealers are Mad Scientists! We aren't talking about mixed bed resin, this is about filling a tank with a little bit of this resin and a little bit of that resin to accomplish a water treatment goal. Just like Dr. Frankenstein learned experiments can go wrong.  Show Notes - Mixing Resin for Fun & Sport

Michael and Denise discuss application guidelines for using coal based activated carbon to treat PFOS & PFAS.   Show Notes

The water test showed no iron but iron was staining fixtures and walls. Denise and Michael discuss the reason and the fix for this problem.

Show Notes

In this episode of It’s Your Water, Michael and Denise Urbans share their expertise and advocate for successful water treatment systems. Together they discuss the importance of oxidation. Michael explains the use of popular oxidation filtration methods and how to apply them.

Show Notes: https://www.urbansaqua.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/www.urbansaqua.com-oxidation-show-notes.pdf

During the 2019 Eastern Water Quality Association (EWQA) Mike Urbans interviews Trent Stumbaugh of Negley's Clean Water Center about the benefits of his EWQA membership.