By the Pure Whole House Team PFAS are the “forever chemicals” — a family of thousands of man-made compounds that don’t break down in the environment, and mostly don’t break down in you, either. In 2024 the EPA set the first-ever federal limits for them in drinking water. This guide explains what those limits are, … Read more

By the Pure Whole House Team New to water treatment? Start with Water Treatment 101 → Here’s what makes bacteria the most important topic in this guide series: it’s the one problem you can’t taste, smell, or see. Iron stains your sinks. Sulfur announces itself in the shower. Bacteria does nothing — and that’s exactly … Read more

By the Pure Whole House Team If your faucet aerators keep clogging with grit, your toilet tank has sand at the bottom, or your showerhead sputters like it’s spitting tiny rocks — you need a sediment filter. Probably. This is the simplest category in whole-house treatment, and the cheapest. It’s also the most misunderstood. A … Read more

By the Pure Whole House Team If your fixtures are stained black or dark brown, your water has a bitter metallic taste, and the usual iron advice isn’t fixing it — you might be dealing with iron’s quieter cousin: manganese. It travels in the same groundwater, shows up on the same lab reports, and responds … Read more

By the Pure Whole House Team If your tap water tastes like a swimming pool, you’re not imagining it — and no, that chemical taste doesn’t mean your water is “extra clean.” It means your utility disinfects with chlorine or chloramine, and the residual is making it all the way to your glass. This is … Read more

By the Pure Whole House Team If your sinks are orange, your laundry comes out rusty, and your water tastes like you’re sucking on a penny, you probably have iron in your water. It’s one of the most common well-water problems in the country — and one of the most commonly treated with the wrong … Read more

By Pure Whole House Team Here’s the single most important difference between city water and well water: with city water, someone tests it before it reaches your tap. With well water, that someone is you — or nobody. The EPA regulates public water systems. It does not regulate private wells, and it sets no standards … Read more