As the year comes to a close and families spend more time at home during the holidays, clean drinking water becomes even more important. One concern that continues to gain national attention — including here in Central Florida — is PFAS contamination in drinking...

For pink or orange stains:  These will typically show up where water pools or standing water (bottom of showers, toilet bowls, toilet tanks, around sink drains). How can you tell what is causing it? If you put bleach on the stain does it disappear?  If so, that is...

As retirees return to sunny Florida for the winter months, one thing many notice right away is the taste and quality of their tap water. Whether you’ve been away for the summer or just settled back into your Florida home, now is the perfect time to make sure your...

Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.  This means that all we have been learning about the impact chemicals have on human health haven't been applied to city-provided legal guidelines for the water you and your family...

Got smelly water?  Many things cause odors in water.  Let's start by going through some of them and how to correct them. Chlorine, bleach, or "pool-like" smell  City water contains chlorine to prevent bacteria build-up that can cause illness.  However, if you live...

If you have pressure issues here are some possible causes and solutions. 1) Hardness clogging up faucets:  Faucet screens (especially ones that you use a lot of warm/hot water) will get scale build-up from hard water.  Showerheads will also get clogged with the scale...

Nothing is worse than the stress of a leaking water softener, especially if it is in your garage! The good news is that it is relatively easy to fix. Putting your system in bypass:  Bypass is when you turn the valve on the unit so that the water comes into the top of...