{"id":657,"date":"2024-08-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/?p=657"},"modified":"2024-08-15T07:15:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:15:51","slug":"what-can-you-find-in-your-water-a-water-testing-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/what-can-you-find-in-your-water-a-water-testing-post\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can You Find in Your Water? A Water Testing Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pipes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pipes-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pipes-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pipes-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pipes-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pipes.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a question\u2013why invest in water testing services if you\u2019re not aware of what could be in your water? It\u2019s a good question, and one that we completely understand. If you don\u2019t know what\u2019s potentially in your water system, then there\u2019s no good reason to get the water tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But this doesn\u2019t mean your water is clean and safe. There could be contaminants lurking in your water that you\u2019re just unaware of.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this industry, the more you know, the better off you\u2019ll be. We\u2019d like to take this opportunity to discuss some hazardous contaminants that can be found in your well water, and why testing is so important for customers who want to get fresh, clean water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to schedule an appointment today for <a href=\"\/service-areas\/puyallup-wa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"water testing in Puyallup\">water testing in Puyallup<\/a> if you\u2019d like to avoid any of the following materials from contaminating your water supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/What-Can-You-Find-in-Your-Water-A-Water-Testing-Post.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/What-Can-You-Find-in-Your-Water-A-Water-Testing-Post-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"What Can You Find in Your Water? A Water Testing Post\" class=\"wp-image-660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/What-Can-You-Find-in-Your-Water-A-Water-Testing-Post-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/What-Can-You-Find-in-Your-Water-A-Water-Testing-Post-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/What-Can-You-Find-in-Your-Water-A-Water-Testing-Post-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/What-Can-You-Find-in-Your-Water-A-Water-Testing-Post-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/What-Can-You-Find-in-Your-Water-A-Water-Testing-Post.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>The Many Contaminants of Well Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different kinds of contaminants that can be found in well water. In fact, this blog could turn into an entire series of blogs just on that topic alone! But to save you time and effort, we\u2019re going to discuss the most common contaminants, as well as some of the most dangerous that can be found in your well water. If any of these sound familiar or if you\u2019re concerned with having them in your water supply, schedule testing with our team ASAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Lead and copper. <\/strong>These minerals are notorious for being detrimental to your personal health. While they\u2019re natural to find in water supplies, they\u2019re unhealthy for a variety of reasons. Lead can be poisonous in certain quantities and hinder brain development in children. Too much copper can make your water taste bad while damaging your liver, causing nausea, vomiting, and other side effects. These minerals should be filtered out!<\/li><li><strong>Nitrates. <\/strong>We have a lot of farm fresh produce in our area thanks to our local farm culture, but sometimes fertilizers and septic systems can leak into the water supply and fill it with an excess of nitrates. These can be hazardous to your health in substantial quantities.<\/li><li><strong>Arsenic. <\/strong>Yes, this poisonous compound is naturally found and even small amounts of it can be fatal. Luckily, it\u2019s quite rare, but your home should still have its water supply tested for it.<\/li><li><strong>Bacteria. <\/strong>If your goal is to stay safe and not get sick, water testing will help to identify harmful bacteria like Coliform or E-Coli that could otherwise infect your family members and cause serious illness. These bacteriophages can be easily eliminated with a water purifier.<\/li><li><strong>Radon, Manganese, and more. <\/strong>Aside from copper and lead, there are other harmful minerals and radioactive elements that can cause harmful effects for you and your family. The presence of these materials heavily depend on where you live and what\u2019s in the surrounding area, but we can\u2019t make any judgements or solve any problems before we\u2019ve tested your water and determine any specific contaminants.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s time to work with our team to target contaminating elements and remove them so you can have fresh, <a href=\"\/water-treatment\/testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"clean water.\">clean water.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/send-a-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Contact American Pump and Drilling for water testing today!\">Contact American Pump and Drilling for water testing today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There could be contaminants lurking in your water that you\u2019re just unaware of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[81],"tags":[108,90],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662,"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657\/revisions\/662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olypump.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}