Considering that the human body is made up of about 60% water, and the average person can’t survive more than 3 days without water, it’s safe to say that water is a critical element of life. So it should be no surprise then that the quality of the water you drink is important. Protect the health of your family with our Professional Well and Water Testing Services. Our team will come out to your location and perform detailed testing of the water in your home, whether it comes from a well or the city.
Minnesota Well Water Testing for Homeowners
If you have private well water in Minnesota, testing it is your responsibility. Yearly testing reports won’t be mailed to you or available on the web because there aren’t any. Well water is an additional responsibility of homeownership. And although wells constructed correctly will provide a homeowner with clean water for many years, in time the functions can deteriorate and contaminants can make their way into the water table.
Recommended Well Water Testing
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, //www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/wells/waterquality/test.html, the following tests should be conducted on well water:
- Lead, Arsenic, Pesticides, VOCs, and Fluoride at least one time
- Bacterial Testing yearly
- Nitrate Testing yearly
Certified Minnesota Well Testing
Professional Home Inspectors MN are able to test for all the above and more. Our professional well water testing services can ensure the water that your family uses for everything from showering to cleaning dishes, drinking to brushing your teeth, is safe. Well water testing is important for maintaining your well water system.
Minnesota City Water Testing for Homeowners
Why would anyone have their city water tested? The city tests it every year, so isn’t that redundant? Well, the answer is no. The city tests the water straight from the water treatment facility. And the water still has a long journey to travel through miles and miles of pipelines to get to your home. Along the way it can pick up contaminants, which aren’t detected by the city’s tests. These contaminants can be picked up a mile from your home, or right inside your home, and can cause harm to you, your family, and your plumbing. There are over 7,000 different water contaminants in the US alone.
A Few Common Water Contaminants:
- Coliform Bacteria
- Nitrate
- Copper
- Lead
- Fluoride
- Arsenic
- Iron
- Mercury
- Uranium
Harmful Effects of Water Contaminants
Each contaminant has its own harmful effects on the human body and some can damage your home’s utility performance. Health hazards range from kidney damage to an increased risk of cancer. Even reproductive difficulties, hair loss and nervous system problems have occurred from contaminated water. Not all of those are easy health problems to fix, but testing the levels of contaminants in your water is easy. And properly treating the water inside your home is money better spent.
Protect Your Family’s Health
If your water has harmful contaminants, you might notice it, either by taste, smell, or sight. But there’s also a good chance, depending on the contaminant, that it will go undetected by anyone using it. So have an accurate well water and city water test conducted. Contact Home Inspectors MN today at (763) 607-3064 to ensure the water you’re enjoying isn’t causing you harm.
