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67: Next Generation (continued) Treating City Water & Competing with Your Dad!
Mike talks with Scott Trafas who left his Dad’s business to start up his own – Water Doctor. They get
66: Next Generation Businesses
Mike talks with Stephen Evangelista of HQ Water Solutions in Manheim, Pennsylvania about his experience starting up and growing a
65: Meter Magic
Mike and Dave Smith of AqMatic discuss the new AquaMatic Ultrasonic Meter. Show Notes Meter Magic Transcript Meter Magic
64: Emerging Urgency
Mike and Denise discuss the latest contaminant – Chloronitramides, along with PFAS & Microplastics.. Best treatment options & practices and
63: The Troublesome Trio with Mike & Mike
Listen to Mike Urbans & Mike Heatwole of AO Smith discuss the challenges of treating iron, manganese & hydrogen sulfide.
62: Toilet Talk – Mike & Mike Heatwole
Take a look in the toilet and learn the power of visually showing customers tangible evidence of contaminants. Show
61: Is Greensand Green?
Inversand, the manufacturer of GreenSandPlus turns 100 years old in 1925. Learn a little bit about its history and how
60: Know Your H2O
Listen to this entertaining podcast with Mike & Brian Oram, PG. Brian recently published the 5th edition of “Our Drinking
59: Microparticles in Treated Water
Microparticles were found downstream of the arsenic treatment systems in 70% of homes tested. For more details, listen to Mike
58: When In Doubt – Air It Out!-
Michael and Tate Burckhardt of Better Water Industries discuss the aeration/chlorination process for problem waterShow Notes – When in Doubt
57: Set the Resin Trap as Insurance
Mike and Denise discuss the value of resin traps tool for commercial/industrial applications. Show Notes
56: Keeping it Salty – Residential and Commercial Brine Tanks
In this humorous podcast, Mike and Denise discuss residential and commercial brine tanks – proper sizing, function, trouble shooting. Show
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Mike and his guest, Ted Begg of Purolite Company, discuss why a pH shift occurs when treating water with strong […]
If improperly applied, the media used to remove radiological contaminants from water can become radioactive! Mike discusses best practices when […]
Organic substances can have complex molecular structures making their removal from domestic water supplies a difficult and sometimes frustrating challenge. […]
The employee shuffle – transitioning an employee to a new position! Mike interviews a well drilling employee who successfully transitioned […]
It’s time to lighten up! Hear about some of the unusual, awkward, and funny situations which Mike, Denise and their […]
Microparticles were found downstream of the arsenic treatment systems in 70% of homes tested. For more details, listen to Mike […]
Michael and Tate Burckhardt of Better Water Industries discuss the aeration/chlorination process for problem waterShow Notes – When in Doubt […]
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 […]
When do you move from a bag filter to a cartridge filter — or use both? Mike Urbans continues his […]
When is a bag filter the right choice? Mike Urbans talks with Ed Giordano of Endoer Filtration about where bag […]
🎓 Summer School Replay What can a toilet tank tell you about water? More than you might think. In this […]
Improper storage can permanently damage ion exchange resin before it ever goes into service. Learn the best practices for storing […]
This summer we’re revisiting some of the most popular and educational episodes from the It’s Your Water Podcast archive. In […]
What is freeboard? How much media should really go into a tank? Mike Urbans explains freeboard, minimum bed depth, backwash […]
Most water treatment professionals use chlorine, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide—but how do you know how effective those oxidizers will actually […]
Not all catalytic carbon is the same—and choosing the wrong one can lead to early failure, poor performance, and unhappy […]