At Total Water LLC, we love water. These three little atoms, one oxygen, and two hydrogens, make life possible here on earth. If it weren’t for water life would not exist. About 71% of the earth’s surface is covered in water. About 96.5% of that water is in the oceans. Water also exists in the air as water vapor, in rivers, lakes, glaciers, icecaps, and in the ground as soil moisture, and in aquifers. The total amount of water on the earth stays the same, it just moves from one place to another.

Our bodies also contain water. We are on average about 70% water. Babies are about 78% which drops to about 65% as we get older. Adult men are about 60% and adult women are about 55%. This is because fat tissue holds less water than muscle and women by nature have more fat tissue than men. (Generally) According to some sources the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, the lungs are about 83%, the skin 64%, the muscles and kidneys 79%, and even our bones are about 31% water. So it makes sense that the better quality water we put into our body the better off we are. Nourishing our ourselves at the cellular level is critical to maintaining a healthy and well functioning body.

Each day we need to consume a certain amount of water to survive. The amount of water we need will vary according to our age, our gender, and also by where we live. Generally, an adult male needs about 3 liters of water per day, while an adult female needs about 2.2 liters per day. Some of this water is gotten through the foods we eat.

Water serves a number of essential functions to keep our bodies operating properly. First it acts as a building material for our cells, which build our bodies. Next it regulates the internal temperature of our bodies through sweating and respiration. The proteins and carbohydrates our body uses as food are metabolized and transported by water in the blood stream. Water also acts as a flushing mechanism in our waste mainly through urination. It also acts as a shock absorber for the brain, spinal cord, and for the developing fetus. It also forms saliva and lubricates our joints.

Essentially, without water there would be no me, you, and the dog! Because of water’s unique properties it has the ability to dissolve many substances which allows our cells to use valuable nutrients, minerals, and chemicals in the biological processes. Because of its surface tension it transports nutrients to the different areas of our bodies.

Water truly is amazing. We can swim in it, drink it, clean with it, ski on it, cool ourselves with it, warm ourselves in it, build things using its unique properties, fish in it, and dance in it when it falls from the sky. Water exists as a liquid, a solid, and as a gas. As humans we use all three forms of water in making our lives more convenient. At Total Water LLC our tagline is, “Water, it touches all our lives…” And it really does.

The uses and needs of water are endless. Sometimes the quality of water simply doesn’t matter, but many times it does. The quality of water we use to water our lawns is different than the quality of water we need to wash our cars, which is different than the quality we need to keep our white clothes white, which is different than the quality we need to drink.

The municipalities that supply us with water, supply us with one grade of water. It’s a one size fits all approach. It would be impractical for the city to have multiple water lines to supply us with the different qualities of water we need. So it is up to us to create the type of water we need. The city has to meet certain EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) requirements before they can release the water for human use. These requirements are basics.

When you turn on your taps the water that comes out is great for watering the grass and gardens, washing off your driveway, and running through it on a hot summer day. This is what we call utility water. However, if you want to wash your car, keep your toilets clean, prevent scale build up from accumulating on your shower doors, faucets, drip trays, and the like, you need to run your water through a high efficient water softener to remove the hardness minerals that find there way into our homes via the water.

If you want to shower in water that is free of the hardness minerals, as well as the chlorine, (which is the packaging that allows the water to be delivered microbiologically safe to your house), you need a whole home carbon system to remove the chlorine as well as any other organic chemicals that may be in your water. The chlorine absorbs into our bodies via our skin via our showers.

If you want the water you are drinking and cooking with to be as clean as possible, you need to pass it through a reverse osmosis water purification system. If you want that same water to be healthy water, you need to add an alkalizing filter to your reverse osmosis system which will raise the Ph from <7.0 to between 8.0 to 9.5 which also increases the negative ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential). Keeping our bodies Ph out of the acidic range will potentially help us fight off degenerative and chronic illnesses, as well as potentially help us fight off cancers, as they can not live in an alkaline environment. Water is an amazing necessity. It keeps us alive, brings us joy, entertains us, refreshes us, and eases our burdens. At Total Water LLC, we know water, we know how to give you great water, and we know how to maintain the equipment that gives you clean water. The purpose of our blog is to update and teach you about water and the equipment it takes to make that water the best it can be for what you are doing with it. Feel free to view our blog periodically to learn more about this important component of life. If you have any water needs call us and let us help you with them. We are not just trying to sell you a product so we can make money. This is our profession, we take it seriously, and we take you and your families water needs seriously. Call us at 801-796-0940