The Newport Beach Water Filtration Blog
Straight-talking guides to water quality, filtration, and treatment for Orange County homes.

We write these articles for the same reason we test before we sell: an informed homeowner makes a better decision. Below you'll find plain-English guides on hard water, filtration options, costs, and how to read what's coming out of your Newport Beach tap.
Guides for Newport Beach Homeowners
Carbon holds things on its surface; a membrane strains out what is dissolved. What that difference means at a Newport Beach kitchen sink, and which complaint each one actually fixes.
Read More →Bottled water, salt-free conditioners, boiling, pitcher filters, and the belief that city treatment covers everything. Five claims checked against the published numbers.
Read More →The city disinfects with chloramine, not plain chlorine. What that means for taste, fish, and dialysis, and how carbon filtration removes it.
Read More →They solve different problems, one for drinking water and one for whole-house scale. Here's how to tell which your Newport Beach home needs.
Read More →Local tap water runs 13 to 16 grains per gallon. Here's what that hardness means for your home, and how to soften or condition it.
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