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88: Quick Tip: Cartridge Filters — When Precision Matters
When do you move from a bag filter to a cartridge filter — or use both? Mike Urbans continues his
87: Quick Tip: Bag Filters — Where They Shine
When is a bag filter the right choice? Mike Urbans talks with Ed Giordano of Endoer Filtration about where bag
86: 🎓Summer School Reply: What The Toilet Tank Can Tell You About Water Quality
🎓 Summer School Replay What can a toilet tank tell you about water? More than you might think. In this
85: Proper Storage of Ion Exchange Resins | Avoid Costly Damage & Performance Loss
Improper storage can permanently damage ion exchange resin before it ever goes into service. Learn the best practices for storing
84: 🎓 Summer School Replay: The Troublesome Trio – Iron, Manganese & Hydrogen Sulfide
This summer we’re revisiting some of the most popular and educational episodes from the It’s Your Water Podcast archive. In
83: Quick Tips: Freeboard & Minimum Bed Depth – Avoiding Common Tank Filling Mistakes
What is freeboard? How much media should really go into a tank? Mike Urbans explains freeboard, minimum bed depth, backwash
82: 🐸 Quick Tips: ORP – The Missing Number Behind Better Oxidation
Most water treatment professionals use chlorine, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide—but how do you know how effective those oxidizers will actually
81: Quick Tips: Catalytic Carbon Explained: Chloramine, Sulfur & System Design
Not all catalytic carbon is the same—and choosing the wrong one can lead to early failure, poor performance, and unhappy
80: Distribution Systems Explained
Distribution systems inside softeners and filters may be hidden—but they’re critical to performance. In this Quick Tip, Mike and Denise
79: CeraPure AC: Skunk-Free Carbon & Smarter Pretreatment
In this episode of It’s Your Water, Mike Urbans and Derek French (Wateropolis) explain why Cerapure AC is a smart
78: Quick Tips: Mixing Media: What Works — and What Doesn’t
Can you mix filtration media or resins in the same tank? In this Quick Tips episode of It’s Your Water,
77: Quick Tips: When to Use Zeolite Filter Media
Mike and Denise explain zeolite filter media — what it is, how it works, and when to use it. Learn
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