What can I do to improve my water quality?

• February 16, 2024 |

Always use the cold water tap for drinking or cooking, since hot water is more likely to release metals from your pipe materials.

During periods of long stagnation, water can pick up off-tastes from sitting in the plumbing inside of your house, especially in older plumbing systems. To help combat this, you can run your water for 30 seconds to 2 minutes (until you feel the temperature drop) before drinking or cooking, to flush water that has been sitting in pipes without use, such as: in the morning, after returning from work or school, and especially after a vacation. Conservation tip: When flushing water from pipes, you can reduce the length of time needed to run the tap if you run your sprinklers, wash a load of laundry, or shower first. Consider catching flushed tap water for plants or other household use, such as cleaning.

Periodically remove/clean the aerators in your faucet, filters for your refrigerator water supply, and filters in your water filtration pitchers if you choose to use them.