Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to EVERYone that has helped make 2019 a GREAT year for us at the Water Test Kit Store!  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to EVERYone that hasn't helped make 2019 a GREAT year for us at the Water Test Kit Store!  We love EVERYone this time of year!  :)

As always we offer free standard domestic shipping in the United States and from now until the end of the year our customers can save 10% off on every item in our store by using discount code XMAS2019TENOFF.

That's right, 10% off your order total and free shipping until the end of the year with discount code XMAS2019TENOFF.

Top five Reasons to Use This Discount Code!

• Your cat/dog/goldfish/hamster/wombat/whatever will thank you.
   
• You have always wondered what's in your water.
   
• Having to take cold showers (for whatever reason!) is much more pleasant/tolerable in filtered water.
   
• Crazy Aunt Edna will get jealous of your insanely awesome frugal shopping skills.
   
• And finally...  Because it ALWAYS makes sense to save money!

And in conclusion, YOU can save 10% off on every item in the Water Test Kit Store by using discount code XMAS2019TENOFF at checkout and enjoy, like always, free standard shipping for all orders in the United States!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to EVERYone that has helped make 2019 a GREAT year for us at the Water Test Kit Store!  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to EVERYone that hasn't helped make 2019 a GREAT year for us at the Water Test Kit Store!  We love EVERYone this time of year!  :)

As always we offer free standard domestic shipping in the United States and from now until the end of the year our customers can save 10% off on every item in our store by using discount code XMAS2019TENOFF.

That's right, 10% off your order total and free shipping until the end of the year with discount code XMAS2019TENOFF.

Top five Reasons to Use This Discount Code!

• Your cat/dog/goldfish/hamster/wombat/whatever will thank you.
   
• You have always wondered what's in your water.
   
• Having to take cold showers (for whatever reason!) is much more pleasant/tolerable in filtered water.
   
• Crazy Aunt Edna will get jealous of your insanely awesome frugal shopping skills.
   
• And finally...  Because it ALWAYS makes sense to save money!

And in conclusion, YOU can save 10% off on every item in the Water Test Kit Store by using discount code XMAS2019TENOFF at checkout and enjoy, like always, free standard shipping for all orders in the United States!

Oh, the number of times I've said right before my kids sit down at the dinner table.... "Go wash your hands, please." Then with dejected looks on their faces they slink off to the bathroom to do what they should have already done in the first place.

Thinking about those times recently made me start thinking about something else: Does EVERYONE actually know when health experts suggest washing hands? Kids 'forget', but what about adults?

I simply cannot TELL you the number of times I've watched people walk into a public restroom, do their business and then saunter out clearly without washing their hands or even giving that basic task a thought. Gross, people. Gross.

Read an article on how some experts believe the most coliform bacteria -- the kind that can give you all sorts of gastrointestinal problems -- spreads: Unwashed hands after using the bathroom.

So with that said, when SHOULD people wash their hands? Aside from after the bathroom, of course. That should be a given!

In a nutshell, experts all agree that washing one's hands often positively contributes to better health for everyone.

Specifically, washing your hands at key times definitely helps keep you and all those around you safer from infections and health problems caused by the spread of certain germs, bacteria and (in some cases) parasites.

At a minimum, every last one of us should wash our hands:

• Before, during, and after preparation of food.
• Before eating food.
• Before and after caring for someone sick with vomiting or diarrhea.
• Before and after treating a cut, wound or some sort of open sore (including pimples, zits, paper cuts, splinters, etc.).
• After using the toilet, urinal, port-a-potty or outhouse.
• After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the bathroom -- either in the correct place or, um, anywhere 'accidents' may happen.
• After cleaning up or doing laundry after an aforementioned accident.
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
• After touching an animal, animal feed products, animal waste, animal toys and anything that comes in contact with an animal.
• After handling pet food or pet treats.
• After touching garbage, garbage pails, garbage cans or any receptacle that comes in contact with garbage or other forms of trash.

Let's face it, folks. Dirt, germs, grime and slime exist in pretty much all areas of our lives and taking proper care to keep that stuff outside of our bodies makes sense... unless you're one of those oddballs who ENJOYS getting sick.

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This message brought to you by a group of folks who just washed their hands.

- www.WaterTestKitStore.com

P.S. -- We mentioned coliform bacteria early in this post. If you have well water you should have your water tested for coliform bacteria at least once a year. The following link can make that a simple process!

Test for Coliform Bacteria in Water

Oh, the number of times I've said right before my kids sit down at the dinner table.... "Go wash your hands, please." Then with dejected looks on their faces they slink off to the bathroom to do what they should have already done in the first place.

Thinking about those times recently made me start thinking about something else: Does EVERYONE actually know when health experts suggest washing hands? Kids 'forget', but what about adults?

I simply cannot TELL you the number of times I've watched people walk into a public restroom, do their business and then saunter out clearly without washing their hands or even giving that basic task a thought. Gross, people. Gross.

Read an article on how some experts believe the most coliform bacteria -- the kind that can give you all sorts of gastrointestinal problems -- spreads: Unwashed hands after using the bathroom.

So with that said, when SHOULD people wash their hands? Aside from after the bathroom, of course. That should be a given!

In a nutshell, experts all agree that washing one's hands often positively contributes to better health for everyone.

Specifically, washing your hands at key times definitely helps keep you and all those around you safer from infections and health problems caused by the spread of certain germs, bacteria and (in some cases) parasites.

At a minimum, every last one of us should wash our hands:

• Before, during, and after preparation of food.
• Before eating food.
• Before and after caring for someone sick with vomiting or diarrhea.
• Before and after treating a cut, wound or some sort of open sore (including pimples, zits, paper cuts, splinters, etc.).
• After using the toilet, urinal, port-a-potty or outhouse.
• After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the bathroom -- either in the correct place or, um, anywhere 'accidents' may happen.
• After cleaning up or doing laundry after an aforementioned accident.
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
• After touching an animal, animal feed products, animal waste, animal toys and anything that comes in contact with an animal.
• After handling pet food or pet treats.
• After touching garbage, garbage pails, garbage cans or any receptacle that comes in contact with garbage or other forms of trash.

Let's face it, folks. Dirt, germs, grime and slime exist in pretty much all areas of our lives and taking proper care to keep that stuff outside of our bodies makes sense... unless you're one of those oddballs who ENJOYS getting sick.

- - - - - - -

This message brought to you by a group of folks who just washed their hands.

- www.WaterTestKitStore.com

P.S. -- We mentioned coliform bacteria early in this post. If you have well water you should have your water tested for coliform bacteria at least once a year. The following link can make that a simple process!

Test for Coliform Bacteria in Water

There are lots of types of filters out there that you can buy and surprisingly we get the most questions about inline water filters, sometimes written as in-line water filters, because people have the misconception that inline means 'really difficult to install'... and that isn't true in most cases.  Basic, yet effective, inline filters can often get installed in just a few minutes and sometimes with nothing more than simple tools!

Refrigerator water dispensers, ice makers and also coffee makers produce cleaner, better tasting products using freshly filtered water.  In their simplest form, inline water filters usually contain a multi-stage filter capable of removing or reducing a large number of potential (unwanted) drinking water contaminants.

With a small footprint and easy installation, inline water filters provide excellent filtration, take up little space, remove unwanted water contaminants and make total sense if cleaner, tastier and healthier drinking water, coffee and/or ice sounds good to you.

There are lots of types of filters out there that you can buy and surprisingly we get the most questions about inline water filters, sometimes written as in-line water filters, because people have the misconception that inline means 'really difficult to install'... and that isn't true in most cases.  Basic, yet effective, inline filters can often get installed in just a few minutes and sometimes with nothing more than simple tools!

Refrigerator water dispensers, ice makers and also coffee makers produce cleaner, better tasting products using freshly filtered water.  In their simplest form, inline water filters usually contain a multi-stage filter capable of removing or reducing a large number of potential (unwanted) drinking water contaminants.

With a small footprint and easy installation, inline water filters provide excellent filtration, take up little space, remove unwanted water contaminants and make total sense if cleaner, tastier and healthier drinking water, coffee and/or ice sounds good to you.

We think this broke some kind of record.  In a matter of MINUTES after we posted our most recent article about scary floaters in drinking water and how to get rid of them, we had someone reach out and ask a different question related to the same topic: sediment in water.

"Hi.  Just read that sediment article and we already have a filter for that going to our house, but our washer is connected by separate plumbing and our washer lines keep gumming up with junk.  We don't want to put another full sediment filter on that line if we don't have to so is there a less expensive simpler filter that we can use?  We're sick of replacing the washer line and that hard to remove screen on our washer!"

As a matter of fact, a simpler and easier filter does exist:  An inline sediment filter can hook onto the house's water tap between the hose and the tap.  Just unhook the hose from the tap, screw this onto the hose and connect the other end of this onto the tap.  Easy!
 

Accessing this is little unobtrusive sediment filter is usually MUCH easier than messing around with a washing machine's built-in sediment screen and this inline filter stops unwanted sediment from going into the washing machine's hose... thereby also keeping that same unwanted sediment from ever reaching any part of the washing machine.

We think this broke some kind of record.  In a matter of MINUTES after we posted our most recent article about scary floaters in drinking water and how to get rid of them, we had someone reach out and ask a different question related to the same topic: sediment in water.

"Hi.  Just read that sediment article and we already have a filter for that going to our house, but our washer is connected by separate plumbing and our washer lines keep gumming up with junk.  We don't want to put another full sediment filter on that line if we don't have to so is there a less expensive simpler filter that we can use?  We usually contact a plumbing contractor near me. We're sick of replacing the washer line and that hard to remove screen on our washer! & thanks to Shower regrouting perth who solved it in a instant."

As a matter of fact, a simpler and easier filter does exist:  An inline sediment filter can hook onto the house's water tap between the hose and the tap.  Just unhook the hose from the tap, screw this onto the hose and connect the other end of this onto the tap.  Easy!
 

Accessing this is little unobtrusive sediment filter is usually MUCH easier than messing around with a washing machine's built-in sediment screen and this inline filter stops unwanted sediment from going into the washing machine's hose... thereby also keeping that same unwanted sediment from ever reaching any part of the washing machine.

Are you afraid of the dark...... floating things in your drinking water? You probably SHOULD be!

Unlike a young child around a swimming pool or other body of water...... safe, clean drinking water ought not have floaties of ANY color, now that we think about it. Yuck!

Does your water have floaties in it? If so, then you may want to consider looking into installing a sediment filter in your home or where ever those pesky floaties appear.

A simple Pentek Big Blue (also available in clear!) 10" filter housing and sediment filter cartridge installed on the incoming water line to your home, business, school or other location will make the floaties... disappear before they have a chance to reach your faucet!

Remember: Floaties not only LOOK gross in your glass and may pose a health risk depending upon what they're made of, but they could also result in clogged plumbing which costs a LOT to remove, replace or repair.

Are you afraid of the dark...... floating things in your drinking water? You probably SHOULD be!

Unlike a young child around a swimming pool or other body of water...... safe, clean drinking water ought not have floaties of ANY color, now that we think about it. Yuck!

Does your water have floaties in it? If so, then you may want to consider looking into installing a sediment filter in your home or where ever those pesky floaties appear.

A simple Pentek Big Blue (also available in clear!) 10" filter housing and sediment filter cartridge installed on the incoming water line to your home, business, school or other location will make the floaties... disappear before they have a chance to reach your faucet!

Remember: Floaties not only LOOK gross in your glass and may pose a health risk depending upon what they're made of, but they could also result in clogged plumbing which costs a LOT to remove, replace or repair.