H2OKits.com Water Blog

We are excited to announce the newest addition to our Quality Check line.  The Quality Check 10 Parameter Drinking Water Test Kit was developed for those especially concerned with the quality of their drinking and well water.  Test Parameters:

• Bacteria
• Nitrate
• Iron
• pH
• Total Hardness
• Sulfate
• Copper
• Alkalinity
• Free Chlorine

  Special Features:

• Affordable
• Ease of Use
• Do-It-Yourself
• EPA Standards
• Results of the Spot
• 2 Tests Each / 1 Bacteria

  The Quality Check 10 Parameter water test kit gives you an easy, safe, and affordable way to test for 10 of the most commonly found drinking water contaminants.  Each test strip in this kit is based on recognized test methods and foil packed to ensure the test integrity.  This kit contains easy to follow and clear instructions, no toxic materials, requires no additional equipment, and the results are produced on the spot .  The included table allows you to compare your results to the US EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.  For more details, click here.

As some of you may know, on November 15, 2008 we gave away one of our Water Pitcher Filters and all the participants had to do was follow us on Twitter.com.   Bill Lewis (Twitter follower iammrbill) was one of those individuals who had nothing to lose and is now our big winner.  Mr. Lewis resides in Jacksonville, Florida where he is a Freelance Audio Visual Technician doing video projection and engineering for corporate business shows all over the World. When asking Lewis about himself, he made this statement, "Water is precious and we should not take it for granted at anytime" and I would have to agree.  Unfortunately, many individuals do!  Anyhow, many thanks to all those how participated in our give away and congratulations to Bill.

This Saturday, November 15, 2008, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) a winner was drawn for our Pitcher Water Filter Give Away. All the participants had to do to be included in the give away was be an active follower of us (H2OKITS) on Twitter.com. A twitter membership is FREE and allows a very simple way to communicate the idea of what you are doing. The winner was iammrbill. We have sent Twitter use “iammrbill” a direct message via Twitter.com to contact us so we can get further information about who they are. As of today, we have not heard from iammrbill but once we do, I will update you all about our winner. Thanks to everyone that participated.

Who Doesn’t Like Free Stuff? We are going to give away one of our Pitcher Water Filters including the shipping, to a H2OKITS Twitter follower. That’s right…. Absolutely Free, including shipping and handling! The give away starts NOW and ends on November 15, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.. How Do I Get My Name in the Drawing? The only way to be included in the give away is to follow us (H2OKITS) on Twitter.com. Don't have a Twitter.com account? It's easy. Just click the link to get your FREE Twitter.com account and start following H2OKITS today. On November, 15, 2008, at 12:00 pm EST, all followers will be entered into the drawing, so you must be a H2OKITS follower at the time of the drawing in order to win the give away. Shipping Your Prize: The Pitcher can only be shipped within Canada and the USA however, our followers may be from other parts of the World, so there will be a cash alternative based on the exact cost for the product that we would have to pay... minus the shipping. The cash prize will be paid via PayPal. Declaring a Winner: On November 15, 2008, the winner will be announced on Twitter.com and this blog at which time the winner has 7 days to claim their prize. After 7 days, a new winner will be drawn. Prize will ship in 2 to 3 weeks after your shipping information is received. I wish you all the best.

PepsiCo Inc. announced that its Aquafina bottled water comes from the same sources as municipal tap water. For years now, we have been encouraging our customers to stop drinking from plastic bottles and start filling your glass from the tap. Like Aquafina, most bottled water is filtered municipal tap water that is very expensive. Pepsi stated that the water used for Aquafina goes through a seven-step purification process or a seven stage purification system. That's great, but we have eight stage water filters that have a 160,000 gallon capacity for less than $300.00. That would be equal to 1,024,000 twenty once bottles of water which would cost you over 1 million dollars. That's not taking into consideration the environmental impact caused by the solid waste and the energy to product the product. Now, you can have your own eight stage water filter for less than $300.00 and enjoy pure, crisp drinking water or continue buying bottled tap water.

Just the other day, I came home to my beautiful bride trying so hard to clean my son's vaporizer. To my surprise, I found a large amount of mineral build-up 0n both vaporizer probes. The deposited material was inhibiting the vaporizer from working properly and therefore making it inefficient. After I got both probes cleaned, I decided to take a picture of the material that was calcified on the two 3 inch probes to illustrate how hard water deposits negatively impacts your appliances. I did not recover all the material but I did get 75% of it. That's when I realized that consumers may not consider the negative impact of their hard water and decided to share this information with you.

What is Hard Water?

After months of development, we are excited to announce our newest water test kit from our Quality Check line. The Quality Check Bacteria Water Test Kit - 2 Pack is an EPA based testto check for the presence of Coliform Bacteria in water which is the most likely sources of acute water-borne disease. Our Bacteria test kit is designed to measure the US EPA standard of 1 colony per 100mL of water, which is why it’s a safe, affordable way to determine the need for bacteria treatment. Ideal for service technicians and home owners, Quality Check Bacteria Water Test Kituses a standard presence / absence growth media to give accurate results in only 48 hours with no incubation required. E. coli Bacteria and other potentially dangerous microbes are commonly found in our environment, but they should not be present in our drinking water. Thousands of cases of bacterial illness occur every year, many of them fatal. Many strains of bacteria are not toxic, but some can cause very serious illness. Even mild cases can result in diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, and other gastrointestinal symptoms. Young children and those with weaker immunity are more likely to be affected. Since contaminated water may not taste or smell "bad", most cases of water-borne disease are not likely to be identified as such. The presence of bacteria in drinking water indicates that treatment methods are not working properly and are not adequate to remove all viable microbes. When treatment fails, drinking water may become potentially toxic. Community water systems take steps to disinfect bacteria in water, but they may not become aware of problems until it's too late. This bacterium was first recognized as a cause of illness in 1982.