Peter Hay matt and mere, along with Rob and Sara are on equal level with OSG and lfg. Seem like a quality bunch of people. I will say mere wins most patient woman ever in the world award
I have stage five kidney failure, when I was first diagnosed one of the first things I did was buy a water distiller to remove the chemicals from my tap water. Most of the chemicals that are added to the tap water and those that are considered contaminants are very detrimental to kidney function over a lifetime.
froggleggers Yes, thats the current struggle right now.... I'm currently on major meds (unrelated) that caused a major weight gain😕 NOT GIVING UP THOUGH! God Bless You as well :) and thank you
Some of the dissolved solids could be coming from the pipes, not only the ones in your house but also in the cities' water system as well. You should get your water tested by a professional and get a breakdown of what the dissolved particles are in your water, a lot of them could just be harmless minerals but there could also be dangerous compounds as well.
I'm a water and wastewater treatment plant operator. Your water is either groundwater or surface water. We test for Free Chlorine or Total chlorine. There's too much to go into on TH-cam but contact the local water utility and ask for a report.
Past Water treatment operator for 5 years. Try it again and let the water from your faucet sit for about half an hour to let the dissolved oxygen settle out. Could be throwing your readings off.
A cool experiment would be to buy one of those cheap Brita drinking water pitchers and test your tap water before and then again after running it through the built in Brita filter to see how effective they actually are. I might have to buy one of these just to try that.
LakeForkGuy Ha! i should have know you guys would have already thought of this. So it didn't even cut the contaminates in half. Still a lot of yuck. I wonder with your tap water being over 500, would it only reduce it by the same amount, down to 3 hundred and 90 something. That's not very impressive that those only cut the contaminates byy 110ppm, Especially if you're already starting over 500. I actually though this same thing about the water when Winston also got a brain tumor, That it could be the water or something else environmental. Scary stuff. Glad you’re doing well and you look great LFG! Great vid. I just ordered one of these testers
Xbridgeman1975x My county water is unbelievably fowl, to the point that I don't like to shower here and I give my pets bottled water.... the Brita filters are basically just a charcoal and paper two stage filter, the worse the water is the less effective the filter it is. mine went from a 405 to 315 with the Brita, better, but not something I want to drink or breathe in as steam. They are more for removing things to make it more palatable I think.
Brita SUCKS........I can tell you that right now friend. Made in CHINA.......and Brita does NOTHING to filter out deadly long-term consumption chemicals like FLUORIDE, CHLORINE, OR EVEN BACTERIA. We buy direct from a company called "CLEARLY FILTERED". This company and only a few others have their HIGH-TECH filters made from the same industry-leading facility, and 100% MADE IN THE USA. "Clearly Filtered" also provides continuously up-dated govt certified INDEPENDENT LAB TESTING RESULTS for the performance of their filters. Buy direct online from "Clearly Filtered". Their pitcher/system that includes the 1st filter only costs between 65 to 69 dollars with FREE SHIPPING. NO "AUTO-SHIP" NECESSARY. After that, the filters only cost about $42 each, and a family of 4 need only replace them about 4 times a year........a couple need only replace 3 times per year. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM. I am in no way affiliated with the company..........only an extremely satisfied customer. NO MORE EXPENSIVE BOTTLED SPRING WATER. You can't PAY ME to drink un-filtered city tap water from ANYWHERE in America. FLUORIDE ALONE, DAMAGES YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM & BRAIN. FACT. Hope this helps. God Bless-
Brita filters basically treat the water for taste only. They esentially remove the majority of the chlorine in the water and some other suspended or dissolved solids by using activated carbon. They do not suck they actually work quite well in doing what they are designed to do.
I live outside of Conroe, Tx. Our water smelled and made us sick. After getting the run around from the utility, we contacted the TCEQ and found out there's high levels of hydrogen sulfide in the water. Keep up the great videos!!
Interesting home experiment! Many people do not realize that using fertilizer and pesticides on their lawns and gardens can affect the surrounding water quality. Also TDS doesn't necessarily measure chemicals such as arsenic which is why it may have been so low for the last pond.
Kyle Peterson exactly I see all these lawn guys always throwing all these fertilizers down on their yards and customer yards spraying chemicals all that junk no good
It really is a ton of variables that go into it. Some of the stuff added in the processing is what keeps it readily available for everyone because it's unreal how much is used in an hour even on smaller systems. Lol years of experience with water treatment for county.
I am sure the EPA has some mandates that actually introduce bad things to the water to begin with. Chemicals that they force into the system. You must be able to filter out things such as flouride and any chemicals that are from pills dumped in the toilet system.
Anything added is to help with more serious problems. Even then there are maximum allowable amounts and most systems stay well below that number. There are plenty that don't but water, and it's problems, are different across the country. The EPA are very quick to shut the ones that don't comply down. Ps the water systems are constantly checking the water and the computers automatically send in all the numbers.
Which the pills thing is a problem because people really shouldn't just flush them. Some are ok but many are not. Can always check but it's enough pill drop offs now it's really the best way to dispose of them.
Very, very true. However, measurably-high TDS can be indicative of other contaminants such as cyanobacteria though. If those silicate or other particles can get through well filtration, so can smaller contaminants.
Getting an analysis of your municipal water supply plus a quality tds meter will give you a good ballpark of your water quality. Unless your on a well.
City tap water all across the USA contains FLUORIDE, CHLORINE, and dozens of other bad chemicals, even HORMONES. Are you kidding? You couldn't PAY ME to drink city tap water. We discovered a great company called "CLEARLY FILTERED".........Industry leading technology in their filters backed by continuously up-dated independent lab test results proving their filters remove EVERYTHING. BEST WATER FOR CHEAP. Look them up online & buy from the direct. Their pitcher/filter system including 1st filter costs LESS than 70 bucks w/FREE shipping. After that, the filter itself only costs about 42 bucks. Only needs replaced 3 to 4 times a year, depending on usage. ALL 100% MADE IN THE USA.......NOT "CHINA".......We love it.
I had my water tested several months ago and discovered mine was at 498. It's worth getting some form of filtering system to clean your water. The pur water filters are worthless though as it only helped mine getting it down to 300+. You made a great move in buying that zero water system
Interesting. I'm gonna have to get one of those testers. I live in Maryland they say that it has the highest cancer rates in the world. I am trying to get out ASAP. Glad your back on your feet and rockin LFG.
Scott Pitts I'm in MD too... I didn't know that but it seems to be legit. My family has been riddled with cancer throughout the generations.. I always said it was the water smh
I live in FL my sister's science class did an experiment with water around town. My parents pond water graded out to be just as clean as bottled spring water
I grew up in and still live in the Salt Lake City suburbs and in my part of town we're right next to the world's largest open pit mine. In saying that, our water is terrible. It's not uncommon to see the hard water build up on drinking fountains or even the coffee pot. Definitely need to get one of these things.
Total dissolved solids does not measure suspended particulate matter or "contaminants". It primarily measures dissolved inorganic stuff like salts and minerals such as sodium, chloride, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, etc. Not really a measure of contamination since these are generally safe and normal at various levels. The ocean TDS is over 35000 mg/L due to SALT not contaminants. Normal perfectly safe drinking water sources vary from 200-700 mg/L depending on the region and source. Measure your tap water again then add a spoon full of salt and remeasure it. The TDS will go way up due to salt dissolving into it but the water will not be any more contaminated than before.
For about a year I worked for a company that has the water filtration devices that are in a lot of Wal-Mart stores. If you have ever seen one of the bottled water displays and machines where you can buy water by the gallonin Wal-Mart, that is the company I worked for. My job was to service these systems monthly, checking the TDS and changing the reverse Osmosis filters when they needed it. I still have a few of the testers and I checked our tap water and was amazed at how dirty our tap water was. Even more astonishing was how dirty many of the bottled waters were. Our tap water is in the low 300's and many of the cheeper bottled water registered in the upper 300's to lower 400's. So buyer beware, and it is a great idea for home owners to have a TDS tester just to be safe.
I use a filter system called Berkey. It says you can basically drink pond water with it if you choose to do so. They even have fluoride filters if you don’t want to ingest fluoride. It’s a standing drip filtration system. Personally for me it works great and there is a ton of good reviews.
another possible source for the high TDS in your tests could actually be soaps from the containers that you are testing in. If you're worried about it you can send your water into a lab for a mass spec testing to see if it's just a high mineral content or possible chemical content. I work with water filtration for a living and have to do a ton of testing and those TDS pens are great for getting a rough idea of quality but further testing is definitely needed.
So I use to get my water tested on a semi annual basis. The test I had done samples went to a lab then a couple weeks later I would get the test results. It would break down everything from calcium to agriculture contaminants etc. I would highly recommend getting tests done like that.
Those container filters are usually worse over time because the tap can get mold in it, if you're serious about drinking good water continually pay for bottled water or get at least a 5 stage reverse osmosis under faucet filter (I recommend ispring brand on Amazon because I have it and know it works but I believe apec and a couple other brands are very good as well).
I just did a project on a water contaminant. If you go on the ewg’s website you can put your zip code in and find your water provider and it will say the contaminants and how much of it is in the water
Bulk reef supply is an aquarium company that sells RODI units. I have a six stage that does up to 150 gallons of water per day with an average of 3ppm in the water. I would recommend having your water tested in a professional lab to see exactly what it is in it.
Tried the zero water, went through a filter every week, city water, too expensive. Got a Berkey Filtration System 3 months ago LOVE IT, got the additional fluoride filters for it also. One cool thing about this system is that you could run creek or rain water through it if you had to, try that with your zero water filter !
I'm a Fisheries and Aquaculture student in New York and I'm curious to see what the TDS measurements are in the big Texas lakes that you fish. You should definitely take some readings when you get back out on the water. Also, I'm really glad that the surgery went well and that you're feeling better!
We live out in the East Texas sticks and the county will sometimes put up “Boil Water” notice for certain counties and cities.... just makes me wonder how dirty it really is?? Interesting video LFG!
My dad's house runs on a well the regular water is not safe to drink. He recently invested in a reverse osmosis filtration system for his house. When he had it tested after it was almost 0 ppm the only contamination left is from the pipes and faucets in the house.
As a former. Chen major who took water treatment courses with civil eng who had a sanitary option (They build treatment planrs). You should clean the device with distilled water between tests to get an accurate reading. Some particulates are not harmful they just don't taste great and are tough on your plumbing, the house, not your body.
Hey LakeForkGuy thank you and your wife so much for the shout out. it got me 12 plus subs and it was so cool to meet your wife maybe next time I will meet you.-Joshua
If you live in an Ag area it could be pesticides in the water. I lived in Monterey during college, with the Salinas Valley (source of 90+% of the leafy greens we eat) I never drank the tap water, and keeping a blackwater aquarium was even really tough
I'm a Environmental Engineer and do extensive water testing both potable water sources and groundwater monitoring wells. Like said, TDS can be any of a multitude of things most are harmless. If you want to know whats in your water, your water supplier is required by law to publish the water tests performed on your water supply in an annual report. Most are posted online by your water supplier (municipality). If they aren't online you can contact the vendor and they will have them available. If you are on well water, you should take a sample to your local water lab and run a full drinking water parameters test (the full list will run you a few hundred bucks). You can then compare them to the EPA drinking water standards for each item.
Hey LFG, I have heard of a water filter that you can have installed Right into your home's plumbing and it will filter the water. maybe worth looking at. sometimes they give you a specific tap (or faucet) which is your filtered water feed.
I have well water. My readings range between 900 and 3000 depending on the day. I now have a reverses osmosis, but after going through that it's still 350+. I use a zero water filter to drink.
You need to have your water tested asap! I can not tell you the last time I drank water from a tap without it being boiled in one form or another ..... tea, coffee etc. I bought a PUR water filter for my kitchen sink but have not used it yet, nor have I had my water tested ....... SOOOO, what that means is I need to take my own advise and get my water tested (before and after PUR filter)!
I actually live in Bryan. My water is terrible. I fish Fin Feather all the time and I never thought it would actually be that clean. I work at the Tractor Supply in College Station, and I've drank out of the water fountain there and actually had chemical burn on my lips.
I tried one of those instruments and checked the water stops, water, and also the different bottled water. And all against our tap water, and our well water. We need to push local universities to do water analysis on all of our waters. I did this testing at ASU (San Angelo) 30 yrs ago, but didn't expect it to be worse now.
I used to work at a pool store and we did water tests all the time. The TDS in the water is, like you said, what can make your body have a tough time handling it if the levels are too high. A lot of that, though, especially in Texas, is most likely just minerals that make the water hard. TDS doesn't really show "contaminants" as much as other tests do. I wouldn't necessarily be as concerned about TDS as I would other chemicals and bacteria, but you could probably find good ways to test those too. Dang Texas water.
I bought a house built in 85 in July and it included a free water test survey. It was pretty much so I could buy a whole filtration system for the house. Although after seeing it was going to cost about 10K I said no, but it still freaked me out what the results showed and what the tester/sales person had to say. Keep in mind he was trying to sell me the system so that in turn makes it somewhat hard to believe, but not saying it isn’t true. Our tap water level was so high. I don’t remember the exact number but it was through the roof. He then showed us how our body absorbs the chemicals by taking the tap water and having us gurgle it in our mouth for about 30 seconds then spit back out. Wow the levels dropped from the Original high reading. He says our bodies will absorbs whatever chemicals are in the water. He said think about when you shower, when you brush your teeth, when you use water to cook. All those chemical are being absorbs from all those things and the only way to prevent that was with a whole water house filtration system. He explained a lot more stuff, and if your interested I can let you know what exactly happened. It still freaks me out honestly. Thanks for the vid 👍🏼
Hey I use a TDS meter to test my Dionazation tanks while cleaning windows here in Austin Baby!!! And the water coming out of that tests at 0 PPM! God bless Justin and Stephanie glad to see how well you are recovering! Gonna be ripping lips in no time!
LakeForkGuy Yeah that sounds about right! My tap doesn't taste too great. But those tanks filter the water through some strong chemicals causing the water to be non-potable. So although 0 PPM sounds delicious it's actually NASTY!
TDS at my house reads 113 at the kitchen sink and 111 at a bath room sink. I had a 210 gallon reef tank a few years ago and had to buy a reverse osmosis system because coral needs the purist water to thrive. I belonged to a reef tank club and we all shared our TDS found in our drinking water. The results some came up with were unreal. The highest was 1200! They were actually told to not drink their water by the city. Although TDS readings don’t tell the whole story, go with your gut on this one. I believe you’re initial repulsed reaction is right on the money. I live in Elk Grove, Calif. A suburb of Sacramento. The highest readings came from those living in the city.
Electrofishing...........love your channel. Conductivity readings as an indicator for TDS probably wont help answer anything about the real contaminants, but if you get into electrofishing , the device will be valuable in setting up you machine to match the conductivity of the water. Did you test Post Oak Pond?.......Keep up the healing and the good work!
Now you got me going testing all my taps. Water here in Vancouver BC Canada is amazing! Kitchen - 12 , Bathroom 14, Brita Filter 9 Inline water filters coming your way?
My family purchased a zero water pitcher and we were impressed with the flavor. We eventually noticed that the water smelled like canned tuna. We did a little research and found that zero water filters are susceptible to mold growing inside the filter.
I have an RO unit for my saltwater aquarium. It has a TDS inline tester and it will register 480 to 640 in and 6 to 15 out. It is super flat tasting but is great for the coffee maker and cooking. It is not necessarily the best for drinking but tastes better than the city water. I know my dog prefers tap water and will not drink the RO.
i live in your area and i never drink the tap water ever. for one they put fluoride in our water second I've tested it before. that one lake with the lowest reading surprised me, i fish there often(my profile picture was taken there) and know the back story as well.
I feel that there is a correlation between water and tumors. I used to live in the city and constantly drunk tap water then i moved to a farm house and the water here is from a well. Well about a few months here and both my and my older sister formed benign tumors.
You should have a chemical analysis break down of what is in your H2O. Most of the dissolved solids in tap water are salts and minerals. Do you have a water softener? Salt.
Your wife mentioned your house is knew ? What type of flooring do you have in there ? Is it from Lumber Liquadaters, theres a huge lawsuit going on with the canciourus materials in their wood. I suspect my good friend lost his dog to cancer due tot he flooring.
I'm hardly a chemist or anything of the sort, but shouldn't you re-establish your control model after every test? If you test each sample right after the previous without a reset, don't we risk false positive? Recently new subscriber here. Great videos. A certain model I'm attempting to follow! Keep up the great work! Btw... glad you are healing up well.
You should check the reading after you boil it to see how many particulates are boiled out they always say if u boil any pond or creek etc... water it makes it safe always wondered how true it is because water is way more polluted now then when that rule was developed luv all ur vids keep em comin
LFG first I want to say that I have been following your channel for some time and really enjoy watching your vids. In a previous position I was involved in water distribution for a number of years. I highly recommend you contact your local water system and request they come and take a sample of your water to be lab tested just to see what kind of results they provide you. Most municipalities will perform this for free if you contact them and complain about bad tastes, smell etc. A question you may also ask is what disinfection method is used for your drinking water e.g. Chlorine, chloramines, UV etc.
Interesting! Talk to your neighbors and check the water that comes out of their kitchen faucets. Maybe you can determine if it's something with the plumbing fixture or the water source
I said lures they said only in California but lures are distributed through out the USA and they say it's the paint lead in and on the lures many years of touching them LFG could maybe result in that it would be interesting to no. I'm so glad your back to awsome.
Hello LFG I am your plumber from Wisconsin I do not know about the tester your using but there are whole house filtration systems that are installed a the pipe that serves your house with water, you may want to look into that filter or fly me down to Texas to install it for you and take me fishing.. lol love you man.. thumbs up from wis..
I could be wrong but I think reverse osmosis is when water is put through chambers slowly so sediment can trickle down and settle at the bottom and the water at the top should be cleaner
College Station water for ya, my water here off campus at A&M tastes like softened water so we filter it, I can handle the tap water just fine if I need it but its nice to have some sort of filter.
Started using Zero Water in the summer. Great $30 investment. Came with the TDS tester. Same results. High readings suddenly down to ZERO. Purchased another unit for my office. Confidence factor .
We gonna get one of those gizmos. Very interesting. Was curious if you would take some tap water from your sink and get OSG to boil it and then give us a reading of that compared to the non-boiled tap water.
Wow very interesting findings i'de be looking into a very high water filtration system for your house. thats just seems way too high of levels and would cause some concerns.
Also make sure you are checking the cold water. Water from a water heater tank will most likely be higher. Maybe try letting the cold water run for a few minutes to flush out the pipes then check again. Just an idea.
I would have someone professionally test your water. In Washington it use to be about $70 to have it done. Also you should look into a sand charcoal filter system. I have worked in a few water treatment plants and have been told that a sand and charcoal filter can purify Hanford nuclear water to cleaner than what Costco bottled water is sold at.
A note when testing water. Over time in any house new or old; the faucets screens will collect contaminates. Certain typed algae will grow in them, minerals, and or types debris will accumulate over time. This also includes the kitchen sprayer. These should at least be cleaned, or better yet removed when testing water. How ever to get definitive results you should have a a professional lab test the water ( this is recommended by the EPA).
I work with a residential and commercial water treatment/filtration company. TDS wont give you a true hardness reading. If you know your area has a high concentration of calcium, magnesium,or iron, thats mainly what the TDS meter is counting for every ppm. But Regardless, get yourself a water softener, air injection oxidizing system, and of course, a reverse osmosis system to remove most of the impurities from the water. The R.O. will handle dissolved solids and chemicals that have been introduced to the water. Also changing out valves and fixtures would help with keeping the number down due to build up. Not much you can do with the piping though.
Hi LFG and OSG!! I Just got the water tester because of y'all!! Hope you get some advertising credit!! lol YEY!! You're back to driving! Pretty soon you'l be back to fishing!!
Dude I’ve been watching you for almost 2 years, just switched careers into water care and am making a channel based around it. Wanted to find some content to see what was out there, and here’s ol googan golden crispy getting LFG. MY MAN. lol.
There is a lot of more testing than a tds. A tds is mostly for hardness. It does not test for pesticides or toxins. And you should let your water run for a min. To get a good reading. Depending what pipes you have. We test for ph, orp, and conductivity. As well as total chlorine and free chlorine. But glad to see you are doing good. 👍👍
Try it on bottled water, I had a professor say tap water is more regulated than bottled water. Tap is regulated by EPA and bottled is regulated by FDA.. it would be interesting to see
That's very scary that your tap water is higher than the EPA standards. I have well water in my house and I'm sure that it has contaminates in it due to runoff from when it rains and other stuff. I'm definitely gonna have to pick up one of those testers bc now I'm wondering bc our house was built around the 60s and I don't think that the pipes have been changed, I typically drink bottled water and/or Gatorade instead of from the tap.
The sediments in the pond is settled in the bottom that is why the reading is less than the tap water while the kitchen tap water is higher because the sediments in the faucet is being mixed with the water because the pressure of the water is pushing out all the sediments out try to clean the filter of your kitchen faucet and I'm sure the reading will be a lot less
Who else has OSG and LFG as their favorite youtube family??
Peter Hay what about Matt & Mere Carriker?
Peter Hay I do! They are awsome!👍
Peter Hay #DONTTELLOSG
Peter Hay matt and mere, along with Rob and Sara are on equal level with OSG and lfg. Seem like a quality bunch of people. I will say mere wins most patient woman ever in the world award
Peter Hay 2nd place behind off the ranch
I have stage five kidney failure, when I was first diagnosed one of the first things I did was buy a water distiller to remove the chemicals from my tap water. Most of the chemicals that are added to the tap water and those that are considered contaminants are very detrimental to kidney function over a lifetime.
froggleggers I'm stage 3... I drink bottled. Unfortunately mine is from my birth defect.... anyway, prayers that you can beat this thing!
Hang in their, diet does help. God Bless you. :)
froggleggers Yes, thats the current struggle right now.... I'm currently on major meds (unrelated) that caused a major weight gain😕 NOT GIVING UP THOUGH! God Bless You as well :) and thank you
LordDarkHelmet 👏🙌 god is good! Except for the water..... hehehe
LordDarkHelmet Definitely something to heavily consider! Glad you don't get town water👍😄
Some of the dissolved solids could be coming from the pipes, not only the ones in your house but also in the cities' water system as well. You should get your water tested by a professional and get a breakdown of what the dissolved particles are in your water, a lot of them could just be harmless minerals but there could also be dangerous compounds as well.
If you have a TDS meter, leave your tap water results right here!
I'm a water and wastewater treatment plant operator. Your water is either groundwater or surface water. We test for Free Chlorine or Total chlorine. There's too much to go into on TH-cam but contact the local water utility and ask for a report.
675 where i live at before it was pretty much liquid rock had the x10 on TDS meter lit up
I have to check the tds levels at the hospital I work at every day
Past Water treatment operator for 5 years. Try it again and let the water from your faucet sit for about half an hour to let the dissolved oxygen settle out. Could be throwing your readings off.
And treat it with chlorine
I've been spoiled by filtered water; the days of drinking from a hose as a kid are long gone...
Gotdurt MUCH SIMPLER TIME😞
Well water is the best. Taste alot better too.
Bet that you remember the taste of the hose when you first turn water on in summer, and how hot it was.
I do know those expandable hoses say do not drink from this!! Idk??
W t it's because of the lead in the connectors usually. You can actually get some that say they are safe, for RVs usually.
A cool experiment would be to buy one of those cheap Brita drinking water pitchers and test your tap water before and then again after running it through the built in Brita filter to see how effective they actually are. I might have to buy one of these just to try that.
We tested the Brita pitcher in Austin Texas and found it dropped the sink water contaminants from 250 to 140ppm
LakeForkGuy Ha! i should have know you guys would have already thought of this. So it didn't even cut the contaminates in half. Still a lot of yuck. I wonder with your tap water being over 500, would it only reduce it by the same amount, down to 3 hundred and 90 something. That's not very impressive that those only cut the contaminates byy 110ppm, Especially if you're already starting over 500. I actually though this same thing about the water when Winston also got a brain tumor, That it could be the water or something else environmental. Scary stuff. Glad you’re doing well and you look great LFG! Great vid. I just ordered one of these testers
Xbridgeman1975x My county water is unbelievably fowl, to the point that I don't like to shower here and I give my pets bottled water.... the Brita filters are basically just a charcoal and paper two stage filter, the worse the water is the less effective the filter it is. mine went from a 405 to 315 with the Brita, better, but not something I want to drink or breathe in as steam. They are more for removing things to make it more palatable I think.
Brita SUCKS........I can tell you that right now friend. Made in CHINA.......and Brita does NOTHING to filter out deadly long-term consumption chemicals like FLUORIDE, CHLORINE, OR EVEN BACTERIA. We buy direct from a company called "CLEARLY FILTERED". This company and only a few others have their HIGH-TECH filters made from the same industry-leading facility, and 100% MADE IN THE USA. "Clearly Filtered" also provides continuously up-dated govt certified INDEPENDENT LAB TESTING RESULTS for the performance of their filters. Buy direct online from "Clearly Filtered". Their pitcher/system that includes the 1st filter only costs between 65 to 69 dollars with FREE SHIPPING. NO "AUTO-SHIP" NECESSARY. After that, the filters only cost about $42 each, and a family of 4 need only replace them about 4 times a year........a couple need only replace 3 times per year. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM. I am in no way affiliated with the company..........only an extremely satisfied customer. NO MORE EXPENSIVE BOTTLED SPRING WATER. You can't PAY ME to drink un-filtered city tap water from ANYWHERE in America. FLUORIDE ALONE, DAMAGES YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM & BRAIN. FACT. Hope this helps. God Bless-
Brita filters basically treat the water for taste only. They esentially remove the majority of the chlorine in the water and some other suspended or dissolved solids by using activated carbon. They do not suck they actually work quite well in doing what they are designed to do.
I live outside of Conroe, Tx. Our water smelled and made us sick. After getting the run around from the utility, we contacted the TCEQ and found out there's high levels of hydrogen sulfide in the water. Keep up the great videos!!
TDS meters are not a good way to measure water quality as they are nonselective and cannot differentiate between ions.
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Interesting home experiment! Many people do not realize that using fertilizer and pesticides on their lawns and gardens can affect the surrounding water quality. Also TDS doesn't necessarily measure chemicals such as arsenic which is why it may have been so low for the last pond.
Kyle Peterson exactly I see all these lawn guys always throwing all these fertilizers down on their yards and customer yards spraying chemicals all that junk no good
You should let your ice cubes melt and test them too!
This is why Culligan sells so many water filter systems.
It really is a ton of variables that go into it. Some of the stuff added in the processing is what keeps it readily available for everyone because it's unreal how much is used in an hour even on smaller systems. Lol years of experience with water treatment for county.
I am sure the EPA has some mandates that actually introduce bad things to the water to begin with. Chemicals that they force into the system. You must be able to filter out things such as flouride and any chemicals that are from pills dumped in the toilet system.
Anything added is to help with more serious problems. Even then there are maximum allowable amounts and most systems stay well below that number. There are plenty that don't but water, and it's problems, are different across the country. The EPA are very quick to shut the ones that don't comply down. Ps the water systems are constantly checking the water and the computers automatically send in all the numbers.
Which the pills thing is a problem because people really shouldn't just flush them. Some are ok but many are not. Can always check but it's enough pill drop offs now it's really the best way to dispose of them.
Just because it is a dissolved solid doesn’t make it toxic.
Very, very true. However, measurably-high TDS can be indicative of other contaminants such as cyanobacteria though. If those silicate or other particles can get through well filtration, so can smaller contaminants.
But lead tho?
Getting an analysis of your municipal water supply plus a quality tds meter will give you a good ballpark of your water quality. Unless your on a well.
Tap water is not safe
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You look so good LFG, you’re talking like normal. So happy for you!
I had my water tested several months ago and discovered mine was at 498. It's worth getting some form of filtering system to clean your water. The pur water filters are worthless though as it only helped mine getting it down to 300+. You made a great move in buying that zero water system
Interesting. I'm gonna have to get one of those testers. I live in Maryland they say that it has the highest cancer rates in the world. I am trying to get out ASAP. Glad your back on your feet and rockin LFG.
Scott Pitts I'm in MD too... I didn't know that but it seems to be legit. My family has been riddled with cancer throughout the generations.. I always said it was the water smh
Alana Just Alana it's very scary. I know many that have suffered from it as well. It is ridiculous. God bless your family.
Happy to see you ding better and making videos we are still keeping y'all n our prayers
I live in FL my sister's science class did an experiment with water around town. My parents pond water graded out to be just as clean as bottled spring water
I grew up in and still live in the Salt Lake City suburbs and in my part of town we're right next to the world's largest open pit mine. In saying that, our water is terrible. It's not uncommon to see the hard water build up on drinking fountains or even the coffee pot. Definitely need to get one of these things.
Just outside Albuquerque, NM, in Rio Rancho, NM, they have both Arsenic & Cyanide in the water!
Total dissolved solids does not measure suspended particulate matter or "contaminants". It primarily measures dissolved inorganic stuff like salts and minerals such as sodium, chloride, sulfate, calcium, magnesium, etc. Not really a measure of contamination since these are generally safe and normal at various levels. The ocean TDS is over 35000 mg/L due to SALT not contaminants. Normal perfectly safe drinking water sources vary from 200-700 mg/L depending on the region and source. Measure your tap water again then add a spoon full of salt and remeasure it. The TDS will go way up due to salt dissolving into it but the water will not be any more contaminated than before.
For about a year I worked for a company that has the water filtration devices that are in a lot of Wal-Mart stores. If you have ever seen one of the bottled water displays and machines where you can buy water by the gallonin Wal-Mart, that is the company I worked for. My job was to service these systems monthly, checking the TDS and changing the reverse Osmosis filters when they needed it. I still have a few of the testers and I checked our tap water and was amazed at how dirty our tap water was. Even more astonishing was how dirty many of the bottled waters were. Our tap water is in the low 300's and many of the cheeper bottled water registered in the upper 300's to lower 400's. So buyer beware, and it is a great idea for home owners to have a TDS tester just to be safe.
Thought that was a pregnancy test, kinda can't wait to see lsb (lake spoon baby).
Before I got sick and became disabled, I lived in Florida and we got a distiller. The snow left in the machine from the tap water was putrid smelling.
I use a filter system called Berkey. It says you can basically drink pond water with it if you choose to do so. They even have fluoride filters if you don’t want to ingest fluoride. It’s a standing drip filtration system. Personally for me it works great and there is a ton of good reviews.
another possible source for the high TDS in your tests could actually be soaps from the containers that you are testing in. If you're worried about it you can send your water into a lab for a mass spec testing to see if it's just a high mineral content or possible chemical content. I work with water filtration for a living and have to do a ton of testing and those TDS pens are great for getting a rough idea of quality but further testing is definitely needed.
So I use to get my water tested on a semi annual basis. The test I had done samples went to a lab then a couple weeks later I would get the test results. It would break down everything from calcium to agriculture contaminants etc. I would highly recommend getting tests done like that.
Those container filters are usually worse over time because the tap can get mold in it, if you're serious about drinking good water continually pay for bottled water or get at least a 5 stage reverse osmosis under faucet filter (I recommend ispring brand on Amazon because I have it and know it works but I believe apec and a couple other brands are very good as well).
I just did a project on a water contaminant. If you go on the ewg’s website you can put your zip code in and find your water provider and it will say the contaminants and how much of it is in the water
Look into Pelican water filtration systems. I've installed them for a couple years around my area in CA and have had nothing but good feedback.
Glad you're making such a fast recovery man keep it up!
Water aside...I am very happy to see you doing so well.
Been using Zero water filters for several years; however, its not the end all be all.
Bulk reef supply is an aquarium company that sells RODI units. I have a six stage that does up to 150 gallons of water per day with an average of 3ppm in the water.
I would recommend having your water tested in a professional lab to see exactly what it is in it.
Tried the zero water, went through a filter every week, city water, too expensive. Got a Berkey Filtration System 3 months ago LOVE IT, got the additional fluoride filters for it also. One cool thing about this system is that you could run creek or rain water through it if you had to, try that with your zero water filter !
LFG can you test the life straw and some other portable water purification systems thanks man you guys rock.
I'm a Fisheries and Aquaculture student in New York and I'm curious to see what the TDS measurements are in the big Texas lakes that you fish. You should definitely take some readings when you get back out on the water. Also, I'm really glad that the surgery went well and that you're feeling better!
We live out in the East Texas sticks and the county will sometimes put up “Boil Water” notice for certain counties and cities.... just makes me wonder how dirty it really is?? Interesting video LFG!
My dad's house runs on a well the regular water is not safe to drink. He recently invested in a reverse osmosis filtration system for his house. When he had it tested after it was almost 0 ppm the only contamination left is from the pipes and faucets in the house.
I have one of those from an old aquarium water filter. Our tap water in upstate NY with no filter is 127 ppm.
Wow, much lower. Thanks
As a former. Chen major who took water treatment courses with civil eng who had a sanitary option (They build treatment planrs). You should clean the device with distilled water between tests to get an accurate reading. Some particulates are not harmful they just don't taste great and are tough on your plumbing, the house, not your body.
Hey LakeForkGuy thank you and your wife so much for the shout out. it got me 12 plus subs and it was so cool to meet
your wife maybe next time I will meet you.-Joshua
If you live in an Ag area it could be pesticides in the water. I lived in Monterey during college, with the Salinas Valley (source of 90+% of the leafy greens we eat) I never drank the tap water, and keeping a blackwater aquarium was even really tough
thanks for the video and putting the link for the TDS METER, ordered mine while watching the video
I'm a Environmental Engineer and do extensive water testing both potable water sources and groundwater monitoring wells. Like said, TDS can be any of a multitude of things most are harmless. If you want to know whats in your water, your water supplier is required by law to publish the water tests performed on your water supply in an annual report. Most are posted online by your water supplier (municipality). If they aren't online you can contact the vendor and they will have them available. If you are on well water, you should take a sample to your local water lab and run a full drinking water parameters test (the full list will run you a few hundred bucks). You can then compare them to the EPA drinking water standards for each item.
Hey LFG, I have heard of a water filter that you can have installed Right into your home's plumbing and it will filter the water. maybe worth looking at. sometimes they give you a specific tap (or faucet) which is your filtered water feed.
I have well water. My readings range between 900 and 3000 depending on the day. I now have a reverses osmosis, but after going through that it's still 350+. I use a zero water filter to drink.
Awesome to see you again.. water in the netherlands is sick good! So we all good here yo
You need to have your water tested asap! I can not tell you the last time I drank water from a tap without it being boiled in one form or another ..... tea, coffee etc. I bought a PUR water filter for my kitchen sink but have not used it yet, nor have I had my water tested ....... SOOOO, what that means is I need to take my own advise and get my water tested (before and after PUR filter)!
I actually live in Bryan. My water is terrible. I fish Fin Feather all the time and I never thought it would actually be that clean. I work at the Tractor Supply in College Station, and I've drank out of the water fountain there and actually had chemical burn on my lips.
I'm a Water Treatment plant operator in Georgia. Our Raw water source is Lake Lanier. "One" of the cleanest sources in the U.S.
Do you have a water softener? They add salt to the water in order to reduce dissolved calcium, and typically only soften the water to the kitchen.
I tried one of those instruments and checked the water stops, water, and also the different bottled water. And all against our tap water, and our well water. We need to push local universities to do water analysis on all of our waters. I did this testing at ASU (San Angelo) 30 yrs ago, but didn't expect it to be worse now.
Looking good man! Glad everything went ok! I have a zero water pitcher. Love it.
I used to work at a pool store and we did water tests all the time. The TDS in the water is, like you said, what can make your body have a tough time handling it if the levels are too high. A lot of that, though, especially in Texas, is most likely just minerals that make the water hard. TDS doesn't really show "contaminants" as much as other tests do. I wouldn't necessarily be as concerned about TDS as I would other chemicals and bacteria, but you could probably find good ways to test those too. Dang Texas water.
I bought a house built in 85 in July and it included a free water test survey. It was pretty much so I could buy a whole filtration system for the house. Although after seeing it was going to cost about 10K I said no, but it still freaked me out what the results showed and what the tester/sales person had to say. Keep in mind he was trying to sell me the system so that in turn makes it somewhat hard to believe, but not saying it isn’t true. Our tap water level was so high. I don’t remember the exact number but it was through the roof. He then showed us how our body absorbs the chemicals by taking the tap water and having us gurgle it in our mouth for about 30 seconds then spit back out. Wow the levels dropped from the Original high reading. He says our bodies will absorbs whatever chemicals are in the water. He said think about when you shower, when you brush your teeth, when you use water to cook. All those chemical are being absorbs from all those things and the only way to prevent that was with a whole water house filtration system. He explained a lot more stuff, and if your interested I can let you know what exactly happened. It still freaks me out honestly. Thanks for the vid 👍🏼
I had a brain tumor as well, makes you truly think about our food and water and the effects on our body. Scary!!
Amazon has a pretty sweet under sink reverse osmosis kit that isn't too expensive. Definitely worth it!!!
Hey I use a TDS meter to test my Dionazation tanks while cleaning windows here in Austin Baby!!! And the water coming out of that tests at 0 PPM! God bless Justin and Stephanie glad to see how well you are recovering! Gonna be ripping lips in no time!
Wow that's good, we tested sink water in austin and it was around 240ppm
LakeForkGuy Yeah that sounds about right! My tap doesn't taste too great. But those tanks filter the water through some strong chemicals causing the water to be non-potable. So although 0 PPM sounds delicious it's actually NASTY!
TDS at my house reads 113 at the kitchen sink and 111 at a bath room sink. I had a 210 gallon reef tank a few years ago and had to buy a reverse osmosis system because coral needs the purist water to thrive.
I belonged to a reef tank club and we all shared our TDS found in our drinking water. The results some came up with were unreal. The highest was 1200! They were actually told to not drink their water by the city.
Although TDS readings don’t tell the whole story, go with your gut on this one. I believe you’re initial repulsed reaction is right on the money.
I live in Elk Grove, Calif. A suburb of Sacramento. The highest readings came from those living in the city.
Electrofishing...........love your channel. Conductivity readings as an indicator for TDS probably wont help answer anything about the real contaminants, but if you get into electrofishing , the device will be valuable in setting up you machine to match the conductivity of the water. Did you test Post Oak Pond?.......Keep up the healing and the good work!
Now you got me going testing all my taps.
Water here in Vancouver BC Canada is amazing!
Kitchen - 12 , Bathroom 14, Brita Filter 9
Inline water filters coming your way?
My family purchased a zero water pitcher and we were impressed with the flavor. We eventually noticed that the water smelled like canned tuna. We did a little research and found that zero water filters are susceptible to mold growing inside the filter.
Also interesting that, so far, the only information I can find about the GlowGeek TDS meter is that it is sold by Amazon.
I have an RO unit for my saltwater aquarium. It has a TDS inline tester and it will register 480 to 640 in and 6 to 15 out. It is super flat tasting but is great for the coffee maker and cooking. It is not necessarily the best for drinking but tastes better than the city water. I know my dog prefers tap water and will not drink the RO.
Hey. I wanted to know about OSG's E-book on the FF channel. Glad to see you're getting better LFG
i live in your area and i never drink the tap water ever. for one they put fluoride in our water second I've tested it before.
that one lake with the lowest reading surprised me, i fish there often(my profile picture was taken there) and know the back story as well.
I feel that there is a correlation between water and tumors. I used to live in the city and constantly drunk tap water then i moved to a farm house and the water here is from a well. Well about a few months here and both my and my older sister formed benign tumors.
You should have a chemical analysis break down of what is in your H2O. Most of the dissolved solids in tap water are salts and minerals. Do you have a water softener? Salt.
That's good to know there's been speculation bout our towns water as well.
Your wife mentioned your house is knew ? What type of flooring do you have in there ? Is it from Lumber Liquadaters, theres a huge lawsuit going on with the canciourus materials in their wood. I suspect my good friend lost his dog to cancer due tot he flooring.
I'm hardly a chemist or anything of the sort, but shouldn't you re-establish your control model after every test? If you test each sample right after the previous without a reset, don't we risk false positive? Recently new subscriber here. Great videos. A certain model I'm attempting to follow! Keep up the great work! Btw... glad you are healing up well.
You should check the reading after you boil it to see how many particulates are boiled out they always say if u boil any pond or creek etc... water it makes it safe always wondered how true it is because water is way more polluted now then when that rule was developed luv all ur vids keep em comin
LFG first I want to say that I have been following your channel for some time and really enjoy watching your vids. In a previous position I was involved in water distribution for a number of years. I highly recommend you contact your local water system and request they come and take a sample of your water to be lab tested just to see what kind of results they provide you. Most municipalities will perform this for free if you contact them and complain about bad tastes, smell etc. A question you may also ask is what disinfection method is used for your drinking water e.g. Chlorine, chloramines, UV etc.
ok man my tape water reading here in UK north -wales reads 31 on my TDS3 , and it was 153 on a bottle of local spring mineral water .
Interesting! Talk to your neighbors and check the water that comes out of their kitchen faucets. Maybe you can determine if it's something with the plumbing fixture or the water source
I said lures they said only in California but lures are distributed through out the USA and they say it's the paint lead in and on the lures many years of touching them LFG could maybe result in that it would be interesting to no. I'm so glad your back to awsome.
Hello LFG I am your plumber from Wisconsin I do not know about the tester your using but there are whole house filtration systems that are installed a the pipe that serves your house with water, you may want to look into that filter or fly me down to Texas to install it for you and take me fishing.. lol love you man.. thumbs up from wis..
I could be wrong but I think reverse osmosis is when water is put through chambers slowly so sediment can trickle down and settle at the bottom and the water at the top should be cleaner
College Station water for ya, my water here off campus at A&M tastes like softened water so we filter it, I can handle the tap water just fine if I need it but its nice to have some sort of filter.
Consider getting a filter for your shower head as well. Most people don't realize how much water your skin absorbs. That or a full home filter system.
Started using Zero Water in the summer. Great $30 investment. Came with the TDS tester. Same results. High readings suddenly down to ZERO. Purchased another unit for my office. Confidence factor .
We gonna get one of those gizmos. Very interesting. Was curious if you would take some tap water from your sink and get OSG to boil it and then give us a reading of that compared to the non-boiled tap water.
Wow very interesting findings i'de be looking into a very high water filtration system for your house. thats just seems way too high of levels and would cause some concerns.
Also make sure you are checking the cold water. Water from a water heater tank will most likely be higher. Maybe try letting the cold water run for a few minutes to flush out the pipes then check again. Just an idea.
I would have someone professionally test your water. In Washington it use to be about $70 to have it done. Also you should look into a sand charcoal filter system. I have worked in a few water treatment plants and have been told that a sand and charcoal filter can purify Hanford nuclear water to cleaner than what Costco bottled water is sold at.
Y’all are my favorite youtubers
Justin , what are you going to do about the ice from your refrigerator?
A note when testing water. Over time in any house new or old; the faucets screens will collect contaminates. Certain typed algae will grow in them, minerals, and or types debris will accumulate over time. This also includes the kitchen sprayer. These should at least be cleaned, or better yet removed when testing water. How ever to get definitive results you should have a a professional lab test the water ( this is recommended by the EPA).
I work with a residential and commercial water treatment/filtration company. TDS wont give you a true hardness reading. If you know your area has a high concentration of calcium, magnesium,or iron, thats mainly what the TDS meter is counting for every ppm. But Regardless, get yourself a water softener, air injection oxidizing system, and of course, a reverse osmosis system to remove most of the impurities from the water. The R.O. will handle dissolved solids and chemicals that have been introduced to the water. Also changing out valves and fixtures would help with keeping the number down due to build up. Not much you can do with the piping though.
Get a water softener. I got one and it's the best thing I have done. I also got a ro filter for the kitchen faucet
If you have an college that has environmental science class take them a water sample and have them check it .
Great video! Bought one of the testers to see how the water around here is.
Hi LFG and OSG!! I Just got the water tester because of y'all!! Hope you get some advertising credit!! lol
YEY!! You're back to driving! Pretty soon you'l be back to fishing!!
Dude I’ve been watching you for almost 2 years, just switched careers into water care and am making a channel based around it. Wanted to find some content to see what was out there, and here’s ol googan golden crispy getting LFG. MY MAN. lol.
Just got our meter.
Buckeye AZ 360 from sink and we have NO filter.
Sparklets water 13 (which we have delivered)
Costco water 26
There is a lot of more testing than a tds. A tds is mostly for hardness. It does not test for pesticides or toxins. And you should let your water run for a min. To get a good reading. Depending what pipes you have. We test for ph, orp, and conductivity. As well as total chlorine and free chlorine.
But glad to see you are doing good. 👍👍
thanks for the great info!! I don't have a TDS meter.
im sure one of your local colleges can run a series of samples for you to test your water for potability.
Try it on bottled water, I had a professor say tap water is more regulated than bottled water. Tap is regulated by EPA and bottled is regulated by FDA.. it would be interesting to see
That's very scary that your tap water is higher than the EPA standards. I have well water in my house and I'm sure that it has contaminates in it due to runoff from when it rains and other stuff. I'm definitely gonna have to pick up one of those testers bc now I'm wondering bc our house was built around the 60s and I don't think that the pipes have been changed, I typically drink bottled water and/or Gatorade instead of from the tap.
The sediments in the pond is settled in the bottom that is why the reading is less than the tap water while the kitchen tap water is higher because the sediments in the faucet is being mixed with the water because the pressure of the water is pushing out all the sediments out try to clean the filter of your kitchen faucet and I'm sure the reading will be a lot less