Articles
July 13, 2011
When the McGraw Hill Data Center in East Windsor, N.J., was being built, the local municipal authority informed the company that it did not have the...
July 13, 2011
Recently I purchased a food processor. Before using it for the first time, I read the 18-page instruction booklet and watched a 45-minute DVD. I...
July 13, 2011
Worldwide, engineered plastic connectors and tubing are used in the water quality industry for a host of residential, commercial and industrial...
July 13, 2011
Commercial softening provides a significant opportunity to well-grounded water improvement professionals. It requires a special skill set, similar to...
July 13, 2011
A few weeks ago, the local electric utility visited my apartment building to give the residents free efficiency upgrades. The focus was not solely...
June 15, 2011
A few weeks ago, Bob Coakley went on a local sales call in Harrisonburg, Va. A customer scheduled a home service consultation with his company—Water...
June 01, 2011
The application of silver zeolites with carbon to achieve bacteriostatic effects in filtration products continues. Here Jeff Trigolo, chief...
June 01, 2011
Why do customers expect discounts? You may think the answer is simple: They want to save money. The truth, however, is that there are many more...
June 01, 2011
Many manufacturers or distributors of ball, butterfly, gate, check, control, globe, plug, relief, regulator, pinch or diaphragm valves have been or...
May 31, 2011
Successful business blogs make a profound difference. They drive profit-enhancing website traffic, boost search engine results and showcase...
May 31, 2011
An increasing number of water treatment dealers have found themselves in the position of needing to add to their professional teams. Perhaps they got...
May 31, 2011
It’s been a tough couple of years for the financing industry. Homeowners, once considered the safest borrowers, were defaulting on loans as...
May 31, 2011
Mike Guidara, president and founder of Truckee Meadows Water Systems Inc. (TMWS) in Reno, Nev., got his start in the water industry more than 25...
May 31, 2011
Activated carbon is commonly used in point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) water applications. Activated carbon is predominantly used to remove...
May 31, 2011
Previous articles in this series explained principles of how reverse osmosis (RO) systems work and the main factors and components that impact their...
May 31, 2011
India is regarded as one of the fastest growing global markets. With an official Indian government growth forecast of 8.75% in 2011, the country...
May 31, 2011
Elevated levels of arsenic, iron and manganese prompted Brandywine Elementary School in Greenfield, Ind., a small town just east of Indianapolis, to...
May 31, 2011
Auf Wiedersehen!
Much has changed since I began reporting on the water industry more than three years ago. We have certainly faced many challenges,...
February 01, 2011
A recent report from the Environmental Working Group revealed the presence of hexavalent chromium in the tap water of 31 of 35 cities. Norman, Okla...
October 01, 2010
Water Quality Products Managing Editor Rebecca Wilhelm recently spoke to Dan Felton, vice president of government relations for the International...
