Need for Treatment

If you've ever noticed rusty orange or blue/green stains in your sinks, tubs or toilets, or an unpleasant smell in your water, you are among the many afflicted with problem water. Find out what causes problem water and how to fix it.

There are many other elements and characteristics which can cause water problems. If you have a question about a specific topic, browse the categories in our FAQ or e-mail inquiry@h2odoctors.com.
FAQ Water Vocabulary
Water Terms
Chloramines E-mail
Chemical complexes formed from the reaction between ammonia and chlorine being used to disinfect many municipal water supplie
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Chlorinator E-mail
A mechanical device specifically designed to feed chlorine gas or pellets, or solutions such as hypochlorides, into a water s
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Chlorine E-mail
Widely used in the disinfection of water and as an oxidizing agent for organic matter, iron, hydrogen sulfide, etc. It is ava
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Chlorine Demand E-mail
A measure of the amount of chlorine which will be consumed by organic matter in a water before a chlorine residual will be fo
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Coagulant E-mail
A material such as alum, which will form a gelatinous precipitate in water, and gather finely divided particles into larger o
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Code E-mail
Those regulations which the department having jurisdiction may lawfully adopt.
 
Coliform Bacteria E-mail
A group of organisms primarily found in human and animal intestines and wastes, and thus widely used as indicator organisms t
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Colloid E-mail
Very finely divided solid particles larger than molecules but small enough that they will not settle out of a solution; inter
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Compensated Hardness E-mail
A calculated value based on the hardness, the magnesium to calcium ratio, and the sodium concentration of a water. It is used
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Condensate E-mail
Water which has liquefied from steam.
 
Conductivity E-mail
The quality or power to carry electrical current; in water, the conductivity is related to the concentration of ions capable
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