THE SKILLINGS BLOG

Geothermal heating systems are a small part of the home heating segment, but because of its many advantages, it’s a quickly growing choice for home heating.

Corrosive water is a condition where the water quality dissolves metals from the metallic plumbing it flows through at an excessive rate. Corrosivity is caused by low pH values, low alkalinity, a higher specific conductivity and a higher temperature of water.

Your home’s water supply is a vital component of your family’s health and well-being. Water treatment systems come in many different varieties and can either treat your whole water system (point of entry of POE) or point of consumption (Point of use or POU).

When bacteria show up as contamination in a water well, it indicates problems with the well construction or with the filtering soil or bedrock near where you draw your water. 

A well-running dry is not a common occurrence in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, but it is not unheard of. If you’ve noticed lots of air in the water system, that you are running out of water after heavy usage, like watering the lawn, or your water pressure is very low, your well could be running dry. Homeowners today have a number of options when it comes to replacing a dry well wells, but first, they must determine if the well has actually run dry or if the problem is caused by a mechanical failure.