Google Mechanical offers the following products and services for Southern Maryland Customers experiencing home water problems including hard water, improper PH levels, rotten egg sulfur smell, rusty, sediment filled public and private household water supply systems. Poor Water Quality Causes Poor Health, Expensive Plumbing Repairs, Damaged Appliances & Plumbing Fixtures. Southern Maryland water needs are supplied by five major aquifers - Piney Point, Aquia, Magothy, Upper Patapsco, and Lower Patapsco. Declining water levels are a concern in the Aquia, Magothy, and Upper and Lower Patapsco aquifers. Elevated arsenic levels in parts of the Aquia Aquifer have prompted southern maryland water-supply managers to consider shifting a portion of ground-water withdrawals from the Aquia aquifer to the deeper Upper Patapsco and Lower Patapsco aquifers.
Google will give you an honest evaluation and has the answer for every Southern Maryland Whole House Water problem. According to standards of southern Maryland water consumption Southern Maryland homeowners use about 100 gallons of water for household needs daily, 3 gallons for cooking and 2 gallons maximum for drinking per person. Softening will not deprive southern Maryland drinking water of its essential minerals. Softening only deprives drinking water of minerals that cause
so md water to be hard, such as calcium, magnesium and iron. If you are on a So Md Well System or City Water System and want the best quality water available contact us today.
- Free Laboratory Water Testing Samples Taken In Your Southern Maryland Home
- Free Plumbing Fixture Inspection
- Free Existing So Md Water Treatment System Evaluation
- Wide Variety of So Md Water Filtration - Water Purification Systems and Solutions
- Water Softeners - Saltless Water Softeners
Southern Maryland Quality Water Treatment Is Determined By The Amounts Of Mineral Substances, PH Rating ,Iron, Color, Taste Concerns & Microorganisms.
The Following Information Combined With Our How It Works Library and Free Laboratory Water Testing Report Is Intended To Help Educate Southern Maryland Customers With Public and Private Household Water Supply Systems About Common Water Contaminant Treatment. We intend To Provide Our Customers with the Best Quality
so md Household Water Available.
Southern Maryland, consisting of Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's Counties, has the highest annual growth rate (about 2.37 percent) in Maryland. The Maryland Office of Planning forecasts that by 2020 the region will have a projected population of 424,700, an increase of 168,950 over the 1995 estimate. Water demand in 2020 will increase by an estimated 20 million gallons per day or more based on a daily per capita usage of 100 gallons and anticipated increases in commercial, institutional, and military pumpage. Although some of this demand may be met from surface-water sources such as the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission the region will likely remain largely dependent on ground-water wells into the future. Increased ground-water usage in southern Maryland has caused water levels in the Piney Point, Aquia, and Magothy aquifers to decline. The policy of the Water Rights Division (Maryland Department of the Environment) is to lessen the impact of falling water levels on current users, particularly domestic well owners, by directing new water demand to the deeper Patapsco aquifer system. The Patapsco aquifer system is the only remaining, relatively untapped ground-water source in the region resulting in the Upper and Lower Patapsco aquifers becoming the primary new ground-water source for southern Maryland.
So Md Aquifers (from shallow to deep) are the Surficial, Piney Point, Aquia, Magothy, Upper Patapsco, Lower Patapsco and Patuxent aquifers. Intervening confining units include the Chesapeake, Nanjemoy, Brightseat, Upper Patapsco, Middle Patapsco, and Arundel confining units. The Surficial aquifer is used by some older shallow wells. The Piney Point and Aquia aquifers are used predominantly in Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties. The Magothy, Upper Patapsco, and Lower Patapsco aquifers are currently used primarily in Charles County, but are being developed in Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties. The Patuxent aquifer, which is the deepest freshwater aquifer in Southern Maryland, underlies the Arundel confining unit, and rests on the bedrock surface. The Patuxent aquifer is currently used for water supply only in the northwestern part of the study area, and was not included in this study. Charles County currently withdraws 3% of the water for the public water system from the Patuxent Aquifer.
Southern Maryland Water Conditioning & Hydrologic Cycle
The Hydrologic Cycle or Water Cycle (sometimes called the Hydrological Cycle) is the natural process of circulating water within the Earth’s hydrosphere and is driven by solar radiation. Water is transferred around our planet in this continuous cycle and changes between being a solid, a gas or a liquid. This cycle has the physical processes of Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, and Precipitation. Once the precipitation falls to earth - it takes the form as Runoff, Percolation, and then Groundwater and the Water Table. This water finds it way by gravity to streams, lakes, oceans – or into your Southern Maryland home by means of an electric submersible or jet pump if you are on a well system.
Groundwater can be thousands of years old, and because of that, it has had plenty of time to dissolve all kinds of contaminants. Most of these natural contaminants” are not harmful to humans, but can wreak havoc on St. Mary’s Md, Calvert County Md, Charles County Md household plumbing systems. The following is a basic explanation of the most common southern Maryland water quality problems corrected by installation of Southern Maryland Water Treatment Equipment.
What is commonly called hard water are naturally occurring salts of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. These minerals were originally termed hard because washing clothes and bathing in this water is difficult, creating nothing but soap curd and no lather to speak of. Dry skin is also a problem because of soap residue . Once modern plumbing systems were developed, hard water became a nuisance by clogging pipes and scaling up water heaters. Water that tests above 7 grains per gallon (119.7 ppm or mg/l) is considered hard enough to require a water softener.
Iron Water is one of the most common and difficult problems. There are five (5) types of iron found in groundwater, these are: Clear Water (ferrous), Red Water (ferric), Bacterial (Crenothrix, Leptothrix, Gallionella), Organic (Tannin, Heme, Complexed, Pink), and Colloidal Iron. The most common forms found in Maryland and the surrounding areas are Clear and Red Water Iron. Because it only takes 0.3ppm-mg/l of iron to stain household fixtures, our highly qualified Google water treatment technicians can recommend the proper treatment methods.
Sediment in water ranges from grit you can see that sinks to the bottom of a
so md drinking water glass in seconds to totally turbid water (called sub-micron turbidity) that stays cloudy and will never settle-out ,silt that can stay suspended in water for hours, This water quality problem can also be caused by a failing well system or the well pump to close to the bottom. This much grit will wear out plumbing fixtures in no time and can also clog pipes. Manganese can be one of the most damaging of all water quality problems because it turns everything black. It takes only 0.05ppm-mg/l of this element to be noticeable and cause staining of sinks, bathtubs and other plumbing fixtures. Special treatment methods are needed to combat this problem.
Lead is a toxic metal known to be harmful to humans when consumed. Typically Lead enters your So Md water supply after the water leaves your local water treatment plant or private well supply system. The source of lead is typically from piping solder leaching from corrosion. Lead contaminated water is most often a problem in very old
so md homes.
Acid Water is one of the most common and overlooked water treatment issues. Common signs are Pinhole leaks in copper pipes around the So Md house, or fixtures with blue green stains that can’t be removed by cleaning. If your house was built before 1985, you may also have a potential lead problem. That was when lead solder for copper piping was outlawed and only lead free solder was permitted for new house construction. Also most counties in the State of Maryland now require a first draw lead test (water that has been sitting in pipes untouched for 12 hours or more) before a house can be sold. Acid water by itself is harmless and is a ph of less than 7.0; carbon dioxide is also a factor in the aggressiveness of the water. It is the substances dissolved by this corrosive water that can be a health concern.
Sulfur Water or southern Maryland water that smells like Rotten Eggs is a colorless gas that can be very repulsive to a homeowner. It comes and goes for no particular reason and is usually the worst after the water sits unused (like in the morning shower) and is strongest on the top floor baths. Called Hydrogen Sulfide gas it is only harmful in very high concentrations. A variety of treatment methods are available including chlorine feed pumps, aeration, and specialty catalyst materials. Sulfur Water is sometimes mistaken for iron bacteria, because they both smell nearly the same; this requires an experienced Google Mechanical water conditioning professional to recommend a proper solution.
- Wholehouse Filters
- Reverse Osmosis Systems
- Ultraviolet Lights
- Specialty Filters
- Well Tanks
- Jet Well Pump Replacements
- Water Purifiers
- UV Replacement Bulbs
- Water Heaters
- Acid Neutralizers
Southern Maryland Softened & Water Treatment Benefits Tests:
The softened and unsoftened southern Maryland water project specifically focused on efficiency improvements in Southern Md household water heaters from use of softened water, and the subsequent effect on performance of St. Mary’s County, Md Charles County, Md Calvert County, Md plumbing fixtures, such as low flow showerheads and faucets, appliances such as laundry washers and dishwashers. This study generated water hardness data on performance of faucets, low-flow showerheads, dishwashers, laundry washers, water heaters and appliances for homes using unsoftened water vs. softened water in
so md. This study tested southern Maryland plumbing water fed plumbing appliance fixtures with softened and unsoftened Southern Maryland water under controlled laboratory conditions using the Water Hardness Scale below :
Southern Maryland Water Hardness Scale :
- Very Hard (10+ gpg)
- Hard (7-10.5 gpg)
- Moderately Hard (3.5-7 gpg)
- Slightly Hard (1-3.5 gpg)
- gpg = grains per gallon
PH Level:
The measurement of pH measures how many hydrogen ions there are, with pure water as a base. Pure water is given a rating of 7 ratings higher and lower are found through professional laboratory testing. Higher PH ratings give
so md water a slippery feeling with soda or alkali taste.
Lower PH ratings becomes corrosive to copper water pipes leaving blue/green stains on So Md plumbing fixtures such as toilets, sinks, tubs & showers.
Southern Maryland Water Heaters Are Second highest energy consuming household appliance. Find our Water Heater Testing Results Below :
Ten So Md storage-type gas water heaters, Ten So Md storage-type electric water
heaters, Ten So Md tankless gas water heaters with the following specifications:
- Gas Water Heaters (10), 40 gal, 38,000 Btu/h burners
- Electric Water Heaters (10), 40 gal, 4500Wheating elements
- Tankless Gas Water Heaters (10), 199,000 Btu/h burners
Five of each type water heater were tested without any preconditioning of the southern Maryland water supply, and the other five were tested using a water softener to remove hardness constituents from the Southern Maryland water supply. Five units were chosen for each of the groupings in order to be able to calculate 95 percent confidence intervals for the results. At the start of the test, and at approximately one week intervals, the thermal efficiency of each water heater was measured to determine the change in efficiency as waterside scale built up in each Southern Maryland Gas, Electric, Tankless water heater. Each So Md water heater was instrumented to measure the inlet and outlet
so md water temperature at 15-second intervals, the amount of hot water generated, and the amount of energy (gas or electric) used to produce the hot water. These data were used to calculate the average thermal efficiency of the water heater. In summary, the electric, gas storage water heaters, and tankless gas water heaters on soft water, performed well throughout the entire testing period.
Southern Maryland water heaters on soft water required minimal attention because the conditions were very stable. This is reflected in the efficiency data for these units that show the efficiency remained essentially constant over the duration of the testing with the variations being within the experimental error of the instrumentation and testing protocol.
So Md Gas Water Heaters:
With softened water – So Md Gas water heaters operated on softened water maintained the original factory efficiency rating over a 15-year lifetime.
With hard water – Hard water can lead to as much as a 24% loss of efficiency in
so md water heaters.
Each 5 grains per gallon of so md water hardness causes a 4% loss in efficiency and 4% increase in cost for
so md gas water heaters when using 50 gallons of hot water per day. (On 30 gpg hard water, that’s
24% less efficient than with softened water.)
So Md Tankless Hot Water Heaters:
The economic savings of softened water with tankless gas water heaters can lead to recovery of the cost of a water softener and operating supplies in a period as short as a year, if the incoming water is sufficiently hard.
With softened water – tankless gas water heaters (tankless heaters) operated on softened water maintained their original factory efficiency rating over a 15-year lifetime.
With hard water - The study found that tankless water heaters completely failed to function because of scale plugging in the downstream plumbing after only 1.6 years of equivalent hot water use on 26 gpg hard water.
Softened water saves 40% of costs compared to operating on 20 gpg and saves 57% compared to operating on 30 gpg hard water.
Electric Water Heaters:
Up to 30 pounds calcium carbonate rocklike scale deposits can accumulate in electric water heaters each 5 gpg of water hardness caused 0.4 pounds of scale accumulation each year in
so md electric storage tank household water heaters.
The life of the electric water heater heating element can be expected to shorten due to scale buildup increasing the operating temperature of the element in So Md electric water heaters operating on unsoftened water.
Southern Maryland submerged electric water heater heating element operates at very high temperatures which results in a high rate of scale buildup in electric water heater when compared to a gas water heater.
Carbon Footprint For Southern Maryland Gas Hot Water Heaters:
The carbon footprint increases 18% for
so md gas water heaters when operated on 26 gpg hard water so md tankless natural & propane gas water heaters carbon footprint increased 4% when operated on 26 gpg hard water.
Showerheads and Fixtures:
With softened Southern Maryland water – Showerheads on soft water maintained a brilliant luster and full flow. Faucets on softened water performed well throughout the study; nearly as well as the day they were installed.
With Southern Maryland hard water – Showerheads on hard water lost 75% of the flow rate in less than 18 months.
Southern Maryland Faucets on hard water could not maintain the specified 1.25 gallons per minute flow rate because of scale collection of the strainers. The strainers on the faucets using unsoftened Southern Maryland water were almost completely plugged after 19 equivalent days of testing.
Southern Maryland Water Softening Laundry Study :
The Southern Maryland laundry study investigated stain removal with varying levels of hardness, detergent dose, and temperature. Detergent usage was 50, 75 and 100% of the manufacturers recommended level.
So Md Water hardness ranged from 0 to 513 ppm (30 grains/gallon).Wash temperature was 60, 80 and 100ºF. Statistical analysis was conducted to compare the ability of softening southern Maryland water to mitigate the adverse effects of lower detergent dosage and lower wash temperature in turn decreasing costs and energy usage. Stain removal effect of the following nine stains were studied: Blood, coffee, dust sebum, grass, red wine, chocolate pudding, chocolate ice cream, barbecue sauce, ground in clay. Six liquid and three powder detergents were used in this study.
The savings in southern Maryland detergent and use energy required to heat so
md water is very high for each of the stains tested. Even when 50% of the detergent is used at a lower temperature of 60ºF instead of 100ºF, the washing yielded improved results when the southern Maryland softened water was used as compared to when
so md hard water was used. One can use cold water and half the detergents for washing clothes stained with any or all of these stains and still achieve the soil removal desired, if the very hard southern Maryland water is softened prior to such use. This is the most significant conclusion of this study.
Detergent savings was also evaluated for southern Maryland dishwashers. The detergent savings study included tests for removing difficult soils in addition to the spot and film evaluation. The relationship between detergent dose and hardness was investigated with three non-phosphate automatic dishwashing detergents with two consecutive wash-dry cycles for spot and film. One detergent was evaluated for five cycles to ensure that effects do not change with increased number of cycles.
Detergent savings up to 70% was observed for dishwashing when softened water was used compared to hard water. Depending on the soil, hardness reduction was found to be up to 12 times more effective at soil removal than increasing detergent dose. Hardness reduction was ~6 times more effective at reducing spotting and twice as effective at reducing filming as increasing detergent usage. One detergent was run for an additional three cycles to show that the hardness/dose performance relationship would persist. Air drying, as a way to save Sputhern Maryland electrical energy, was evaluated and is promising to provide better results when soft water is used rather than hard water. The results also showed the following conclusions :
• Stain removal performance increases dramatically when hardness is removed even when dose and temperature are also lowered. Depending on the stain, hardness reduction was up to 100 times more effective at stain removal than increasing temperature or increasing detergent dose.
• Softening southern md water will allow use of less detergent and save energy by lowering water temperatures while still maintaining or improving performance.
• When southern md water of any hardness is softened prior to its use in washing, the detergent use can be reduced by 50% and the washing can be carried out in 60ºF cold water instead of 100ºF hot water and achieve the same or better stain removal yielding whiter clothes.
• This was true for all stains and all detergents tested.
• This was verified for Southern Maryland top-loaded and high-efficiency front-loaded washers.
So Md Clothes Washer & Dryer consume 8% of yearly household energy
Google Mechanical is committed to use the most recent innovations & technologies to achieve
so md water treatment and energy use efficiency through real water treatment solutions.
- Water Softeners
- Acid Neutralizers
- Sulfur Smell Reduction
- Ultraviolet Lights
- Reverse Osmosis Systems
- Iron Filters-Sediment Filters
- Well Tanks
- Low Water Pressure Correction - Water Testing
- Filtration and Purification Systems
Should I Have My Southern Maryland Water Tested?
The answer to this question depends on several factors. It concerns your health and the health of your family in addition to illness a variety of serious problems such as taste, color, odor and staining of clothes or fixtures are signs of possible water quality problems. Other things to think about include the nearness of your water well to septic systems and the composition of your home’s plumbing materials.
When you turn on the faucet where does the water come from?
Southern Maryland Public Water Systems:
If you pay a water bill, you are purchasing water from a public water system, where your water is monitored tested and the results reported to the water they provide that may cause illness or other problems. Most people in the United States receive water from a community water system that provides its customers with an annual water quality report you will receive it with your water bill once a year If you do not receive a report contact your water company for this information.
Southern Maryland Private Water Supplies:
If your drinking water does not come from a public water system you get your drinking water from a household well, you alone are responsible for assuring that it is safe. For this reason routine testing of common contaminants is highly recommended. Even if you currently have a safe, pure water supply, regular testing can be valuable because it establishes a record of water quality. This record is helpful in solving any future problems and in obtaining compensation if someone damages your water supply. The following items will help you determine when to test your water supply.
Is someone in your household pregnant or nursing an infant?
Are there unexplained illnesses in your family?
Do you notice a change in water taste, odor, color or clarity?
How frequently should I test?
Test water every year for total coliform bacteria, nitrates, total dissolved solids and pH levels, especially if you have a new well, or have replaced or repaired pipes, pumps or the well casing.
Do you expect to have a new baby in the household?
Test for nitrate in the early months of a pregnancy, before bringing an infant home, and again during the first six months of the baby’s life. It is best to test for nitrate during the spring or summer following a rainy period.
Do you have taste, odor and staining issues?
Test for sulfate, chloride, iron, manganese, hardness and corrosion, and every three years. If you suspect other contaminants, test for these also.
Have you had a chemical or fuel spill or leak near your water supply?
Test your well for chemical contaminants, such as volatile organic compounds.
Find Some Of Our Most Frequently Asked Southern Maryland Water Treatment Questions Below :
Question: Why do So Md water softeners use salt?
Answer: The most common misconception is that the
so md water to be treated flows through the salt or is softened by it – neither of these is the case. All modern water softeners contain a softening media called "ion exchange resin" that are tiny beads made out of inert polystyrene plastic compounds. When cation exchange resin (resin that exchanges cations or positive ions) comes in contact with sodium chloride (salt), the sodium side of the ion sticks to the beads – giving it a very weak positive charge. Water passing through these beads containing one or more of these commonly found strongly positive ions: Hardness (calcium and magnesium), Clear Water Iron (ferrous), Lead, Cadmium, Zinc, and Copper are attracted to the resin – these strongly positive ions bond to the beads and are exchanged (like a vending machine) and release (slough off) the weak sodium ions into the water. This is referred to as cation exchange water softening all water softeners use this same process. Because water softeners only release small amounts of sodium into the water, the treated water does not contain salt and should never taste salty – if it does your system is not working correctly.
Question: Why do So Md water softeners regenerate?
Answer: So Md Water softeners contain a given amount of resin - average residential systems have about 1 cubic foot and this resin can last for many decades. A cubic foot of standard cation exchange resin can remove about 32,000 grains of hardness (or equivalent compensated amounts of iron) before it is exhausted (reaches equilibrium with the incoming water) and looses its attractive force. The system must then replenish the resin with a weak positive charge of sodium ions again with brine (salty) water; this brine overwhelms the resin with positive ions and releases the accumulated hardness ions from the surface of the resin and backwashes them down the drain along with the excess sodium and salty tasting chlorides. The resin now has a weak positive charge; regenerated (made new again) and ready to do the whole process over again. This process is used by all residential/light commercial water softeners, and is the only softening process that really works.
Question: How much sodium will my Southern Maryland softened water contain?
Answer: This is directly proportional to the amount of hardness to be removed. By multiplying 7.86 by the amount of hardness your southern Maryland water contains (or compensated hardness for iron removal) you will get the amount of sodium per liter of water. Therefore: 25 gpg hardness x 7.86 = 196.5 mg/L of sodium. This is about equal to the amount of sodium in one slice of white bread. When you consider that the recommended sodium intake for adults is 2,000 mg per day (most people consume allot more) and that you must drink an entire liter of water (which eliminates sodium from the body), the amount of sodium in softened water is quite small. In other words, if you eat regular foods and you are not on an extremely sodium restricted diet - the amount of sodium in your water will not be an issue.
Question: Sometimes my Mechanicsville, Md hot water smells like sulfur or rotten eggs - what can I do?
Answer: Your
so md water heater has something in it called an anode rod, this rod hangs down inside the tank and has a negative charge with the capability of exchanging or sacrificing electrons. The anode rod is there to protect your water heater from iron, hard water and other positive cations from attacking the fiberglass lining. This anode also is where iron reducing bacteria can thrive - feeding on the iron. This anode contributes electrons and can keep this reaction going provided there is food for the bacteria. The answer to this problem is to remove the food for the bacteria or remove the anode rod from the water heater. Turning the temperature up on the heater can help - but may make the water too hot and probably will not eliminate the smell completely. Removing the anode will void the warranty on the water heater and will shorten its useful life. Chlorinating the water heater will kill the smell and the bacteria for a short time, but it will return when irony water refills and sits in the tank. The only true solution to the problem is removing the iron with our professionally installed southern Maryland water treatment system.
Question: My Leonardtown, Md cold and hot water stinks like sulfur (sulphur) - what needs to be done?
Answer: You
have a common and repulsive problem that is called hydrogen sulfide gas. This
gas comes from decaying vegetation underground and anaerobic bacteria giving off
the nasty smell. This is different from the anode rod in the so md water heater because the gas is migrating up from the ground into your
so md well water supply. This stuff comes and goes for no particular reason, and is normally the worst on the top levels of your home. Providing that you have no other water problems (sulphur water can also contain iron) a chlorine injection system is the best method for treatment because it will also disinfect the water and kill the smell completely. Air injection systems are also available for light/mild sulfur smell in
so md water supplies.
Question: Any Suggestions On Improving The Quality Of My Hughesville, Md Well Water It Has A Rusty Color & Foul Odor?
Answer: It sounds like you may have an iron and manganese problem while these contaminants are not considered a health risk, they certainly affect water and life quality.
Scheduling A Free Water Test will ensure correct treatment to provide you with quality water in your Southern Maryland Home.
Question: How Long Will My Free Southern Maryland Water Test - Plumbing Inspection Take?
Answer: The Initial Plumbing Inspection And Water Testing Can Typically Be Completed In 30 Minutes. Your So Md Laboratory Certified Water Test Will Be Available Within 5 Working Days.
Emergency Southern Maryland Water Boiling Treatment Methods:
In an emergency, boiling is the best way to disinfect so md water that is
unsafe because of the presence of protozoan parasites or bacteria. If the so md water is cloudy, it should be filtered before boiling. Filters designed for use when camping, coffee filters, towels (paper or cotton), cheesecloth, or a cotton plug in a funnel are effective ways to filter cloudy
so md water. Place the water in a clean container and bring it to a full boil and continue boiling for at least 3 minutes (covering the container will help reduce evaporation). Boiled water should be kept covered while cooling. Pathogens that might be lurking in your
so md water will be killed if the water is boiled long enough. Boiling will also drive out some of the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) that might also be in the water. This method works well to make contaminated water with living organisms safe to drink, but because of the inconvenience, boiling is not routinely used to treat drinking water except in emergencies.
The disadvantages of Boiling Southern Maryland Water include:
- Boiling should not be used when toxic metals, chemicals (lead, mercury, asbestos, pesticides, solvents, etc.), or nitrates have contaminated the water.
- Boiling may concentrate any harmful contaminants that do not vaporize as the relatively pure water vapor boils off.
- Inefficient Energy Use is needed to boil the water.