Learn more about water filtration
What's in your water across Southeast Louisiana, from the Northshore to New Orleans, what it does to you, and what actually fixes it. Sources linked on every article.
The water, explained
Northshore and south shore water are two different waters
Soft aquifer water north of the lake, hard river water south of it. What changes when you cross the causeway.
Read it →Pitcher, fridge filter, or reverse osmosis?
Each one is a real filter with a line where its job ends. Where that line sits for your water.
Read it →How to read a water quality report
Your utility publishes one every year. What the numbers mean at your tap.
Read it →Well water on the Northshore
Iron, sulfur, and the rotten-egg smell: what causes each and what fixes each.
Read it →What's actually in New Orleans tap water
The river, the chloramine, the low byproducts number, and the lead story in plain terms.
Read it →Is Metairie water hard?
Yes. The current report lists 78 mg/L, about 4.6 grains per gallon, and a softener belongs in the recommendation.
Read it →The pink stuff in your shower is not your water
It's an airborne bacteria that no water filter touches. What it is and what to do.
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