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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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Michael discusses how to troubleshoot filters and how to deal with their idiosyncrasies.
How do you troubleshoot a residential water softener? Listen to this podcast to brush up on your water softener trouble […]
In this episode Mike and Ted Begg, of Purolite Company, further the discussion about dealkalization. Show Notes Topics include: Boiler […]
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 […]
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
The water test showed no iron but iron was staining fixtures and walls. Denise and Michael discuss the reason and […]
In this episode of It’s Your Water, Michael and Denise Urbans share their expertise and advocate for successful water treatment […]
During the 2019 Eastern Water Quality Association (EWQA) Mike Urbans interviews Trent Stumbaugh of Negley’s Clean Water Center about the […]
Urbans Aqua’s inaugural podcast. Mike and Denise discuss Mike’s experience with Giardia Lamblia.