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Steve Young

U.S.

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Expertise

I will answer questions on residential water treatment, i.e. use of softeners, filters, reverse osmosis systems, disinfection, iron and/or sediment removal and other issues facing the homeowner. I have worked extensively with well water systems.

Experience in the area

I have worked in the water treatment area for many years as a consultant and as a professional environmental engineer in the private industry sector. I have designed reverse osmosis, deionization, and water softening systems. I have also done work in water quality and stream and river remediation as it relates to the Clean Water Act.

Organizations

I am currently serving as an Expert for Home Improvement, Travel (New Mexico) and Travel (North Carolina);

Education/Credentials

BS Environmental Eng.

What do you like about this subject?

Water is the basis of all life and I love learning about water and how it relates to our environment. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with readers who are having issues with their water. I try to challenge the person asking the question to take a very active role in trying to figure out what their problem may be.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Most people don't realize that it would be so much cheaper to install a treatment system on their home water supply to give them purified water rather than purchasing bottled water! If you go to the store and buy a 16oz. bottle of "spring" water and it costs you, say $1. that is actually the equivalent of paying $8.00 per gallon! And we complain about $3 per gallon gasoline.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Mark	02/10/12	10	10	10	Steve was great! very good advise. I .....
Marge	01/24/12	10	10	10	Thank you very much for your assistance .....
Chris	01/24/12	10	10	10	Thank you for the information sir. I'm .....
Kathryn	01/12/12	10	10	10
Michael	12/17/11	8	7	10	Thank you Steve. I did all the .....

Recent Answers from Steve Young

2012-02-09 Well wate ph at 6.8:

Hi Mark, You are not going to like my answer but I think you really need to get a good set of tests done. I know it can be a little expensive but you are looking at spending some $$$ on equipment that

2012-02-07 high sodium in well water:

Hi Andy, Neither the sulfate of the sodium is high enough to warrant any alarm. The sulfate is slightly higher than the recommended limit of 250, but it should be pointed out that sulfate is not a regulated

2012-02-04 Well wate ph at 6.8:

Hi Mark, The pH of 6.8 alone would not explain the corrosion products that you are seeing in your tub. Anything above 6.5 is, for purposes of pH based corrosion, considered neutral. You've got something

2012-01-24 High ph in well water:

Hi Marge, It is very difficult to predict what the pH of the water exiting the Reverse Osmosis unit will be. The pH will be affected and determined by the composition of the water going into the RO unit

2012-01-20 Cloudy well water:

Hi Carroll, It's hard for me to say without knowing more about it. Anything I said would be a guess. If you can get someone to do some tests make sure they let it run about 1-2 minutes before collecting

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