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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
76: Quick Tips – Repair or Replace the Softener
Is it time to repair the water softener—or replace it entirely? Not sure whether to repair or replace the customer’s
75: Quick Tips – Why Isn’t the Softener Softening?
A fast field guide for dealers and service techs. In this Quick Tip from It’s Your Water, we cover the
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Can you mix filtration media or resins in the same tank? In this Quick Tips episode of It’s Your Water, […]
Mike and Denise explain zeolite filter media — what it is, how it works, and when to use it. Learn […]
Is it time to repair the water softener—or replace it entirely? Not sure whether to repair or replace the customer’s […]
A fast field guide for dealers and service techs. In this Quick Tip from It’s Your Water, we cover the […]
In Part 2 Mike and Greg discuss today’s sales challenges, shifting demographics, CRM habits, rising contaminant concerns, and how younger […]
Mike and Greg Shannon of Westfair Water, Bedford, NY discuss “intrapreneurship” – someone who joins a business and grows it […]
Mike and a dealer troubleshoot an unsuccessful install of a newly introduced RO.
Microplastics & Nanoplastics -Listen to this short update for the latest industry news. Show Notes – Microplastics Update
In the water treatment business it’s almost impossible to avoid using chemical feed pump systems. We use them to feed […]
In this episode of It’s Your Water, Denise and Mike discuss DI Resin, specifically Mixed Bed Resin. DI is an […]
Mike and Denise want listeners to “get high” on high efficiency softeners. A high efficiency softener is designed to squeeze […]
In this humorous episode, Michael and Denise discuss why and when you should consider twin tank systems rather than single […]
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 […]
Installation errors can cause loss of money, appetite, and self esteem. Michael reviews the common residential & commercial installation problems […]
Water treatment dealers are Mad Scientists! We aren’t talking about mixed bed resin, this is about filling a tank with […]
Michael and Denise discuss application guidelines for using coal based activated carbon to treat PFOS & PFAS. Show Notes
Mike and Denise discuss the value of resin traps tool for commercial/industrial applications. Show Notes
In this humorous podcast, Mike and Denise discuss residential and commercial brine tanks – proper sizing, function, trouble shooting. Show […]
Mike Urbans and Allan Horner, of Impact Water, discuss best practices when specifying and installing whole house RO systems. […]
Listen to Michael and Anthony Marchei of Sharp Water Culligan discuss firing the boss and hiring the coach! Transcript Well […]
Still using a softener ahead of the RO? Mike Urbans and Allan Horner of Impact Water Products discuss how and […]
Michael and Bill Koebel continue the conversation about anion resin. How specialty resins for tannin, nitrate, PFAS, perchlorate work. Cleaning […]
Mike and Denise provide an update to the latest on PFAS_PFOA, GenX, etc. Are you doing PFAS tank exchanges? Show […]
Mike and Bill Koebel of ResinTech discuss some basics of ion exchange resin: Does color matter? How long does it […]
