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Water Quality Testing and Inspection; When to Test
Since we all know that water is the life-blood of the home, it is important to ensure the liquid coming out of the taps is top-quality. Not only are there the obvious health detriments associated with dirty water, but, aside from drinking water, you want to have relatively clean and clear water feeding into appliances such as washing machines and dishwashers.
            While professional water-quality testers are available for hire, it's possible to do-it-yourself. Even clean looking water might be contaminated, so it is prudent to test, especially moving to a new space. But before you start collecting samples to send off to the laboratory for analysis, there are some important basics to appreciate about where and when testing is needed.
            Every property's water comes from either a public supply or a private supply. Public supplies include sources such as lakes, rivers and reservoirs. A private supply almost always means a well although some properties draw from a private pond or a spring. In some cases, such as cottages and rural homes, the source will be a public one, such as a river, but the filtration and purification will be done privately on the property instead of the municipality.
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