After all, using water is part of everyone’s routine; whether to clean their hands, wash their face, or brush their teeth. Imagine doing all of that with actually contaminated or dirty water. Inadvertently using such water isn’t just gross; it can potentially lead to various health issues.
Now, if you’re second-guessing the current cleanliness of your water, there are 2 ways to ensure you’re only using 100% safe and clean water at home: back flow prevention plumbing and water filter installation.
Back Flow Prevention Plumbing
While Wide Bay Water (Fraser Coast Regional Council’s water service unit) takes stringent measures to protect the water supply of Hervey Bay, there are still opportunities for water contamination to occur. For instance, water contamination can occur due to plumbing backflow. This is when the water within pipes goes in the wrong direction.
How Does Back Flow Occur?
The 2 major causes of backflow are back siphonage and back pressure.
Back siphonage occurs when the water supply system goes below normal pressure levels because of repair works, water main breaks, or above-average water supply use (such as for firefighting). Back pressure occurs when the pressure of your non-drinking water system far exceeds that of the drinking water supply system (i.e., the water main) due to the improper installation of water outlets, heaters, and pumps.
What is Backflow Prevention?
Luckily, you can ensure that your water at home isn’t contaminated through backflow prevention device installation.
Not all backflow prevention devices are the same though. Some can protect against both causes of backflow while others only protect against back siphonage. Examples of backflow prevention devices offering full protection include a Reduced Pressure Zone Device (RPZD), an air gap, a break tank, and a Double-Check Valve (DCV).
Hervey Bay Backflow Prevention with Flex Plumbing Services
Our backflow prevention device services include installation, registration, testing, certification, maintenance, and repairs. We can take care of everything concerning the device and its effectiveness in preventing backflow within your home water system.
Water Filters Installation
Even water that’s crystal clear can actually be harbouring viruses, bacteria, and other disease-causing microorganisms. If you really want to be safe against these hidden dangers, you should consider water filter installation.
What Do Water Filters Do?
Depending on the specific water filtration system, home water filters can ensure that the water you use doesn’t have these contaminants:
- Excess amounts of chlorine and other potentially harmful chemicals
- Heavy metals such as lead, iron, mercury, copper, and arsenic
- Bacteria, parasites, and viruses
- Rust, limescale, and sediments
Which Water Filters Should You Have Installed?
A whole-house water filter or point-of-entry water filtration system is connected to your home’s water supply system. On the other hand, a point-of-use water filter can be placed under a sink or attached to a tap. Our plumbers can help you figure out which particular water filter setup is best for your concerns, budget, water usage, and plumbing system.
In general, we recommend these filter types:
- Ultraviolet point-of-use water filters to keep your home’s water free from viruses, parasites, bacteria, and other microorganisms
- Ion exchange point-of-entry water filters or water softeners to lessen calcium (preventing limescale buildup within pipes)
- Reverse osmosis point-of-use water filters for high water purification (eliminating suspended particles and biological contaminants)
- Activated carbon point-of-entry water filters to lessen chlorine, chlorine alternatives, and their by-products such as trihalomethanes
In terms of the upfront water filters installation cost, a point-of-entry or whole-house water filtration system is often more expensive compared to a point-of-use water filter.
Water Filters Hervey Bay Plumbers
Whether you already know what type of water filter you would like installed or need more assistance in figuring out which water filtration system is best for your home, our experienced Hervey Bay plumbers will be there to help. We’ll ensure your water filters fit your home perfectly.
Flex Plumbing Services for Completely Clean Water
If you want to guarantee that the water you use everyday is completely clean and contaminant-free, then have Flex Plumbing Services install a water filter and a backflow prevention device for your residence in Hervey Bay. You can also call us for your other residential plumbing needs at any time.
