Is fluoride an element, a mixture of elements combined, what is it?
Why is it not in most of Europe’s drinking water when it is in America’s drinking water?
I really want to understand this stuff, so thanks for answering! Please answer appropriately as well!




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Bottled water?




I bought a few bottles of water and tossed them into my boat about 2 years ago. I come across them ocassionally, are they still safe to drink? Never been opened, exposed to the elements. Just wondering, is their a shelf life on bottled water?




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Why does my water stink?




I live in the country and I have a well. my water began to stink and i lost a lot of hot water so I checked out my water heater and determined that the lower element was bad and since the heater was at least ten years old I opted to get a new one. I bought a Whirlpool Gold water heater with dual anode rods, larger elements, and energy star. the heater was the most expensive 50 gallon that I saw there at 500 it has a 12 year warranty and I installed it myself. I figured that that would solve the problem but after two or three days my water began have a sulfuric smell again. I am wondering if it is my water softener it is a rented one from culligan and has been here since we got the house 9 years ago. we have had various issues with it and every time they come out spend 10 minutes charge 50 and say that it is fine. it is not consistent in putting out soft water, and uses 200-250 pounds of salt in a week to week and a half. I also have to clean a disgusting looking black sludge off of the side of th




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Why does my water stink?




I live in the country and I have a well. my water began to stink and i lost a lot of hot water so I checked out my water heater and determined that the lower element was bad and since the heater was at least ten years old I opted to get a new one. I bought a Whirlpool Gold water heater with dual anode rods, larger elements, and energy star. the heater was the most expensive 50 gallon that I saw there at 500 it has a 12 year warranty and I installed it myself. I figured that that would solve the problem but after two or three days my water began have a sulfuric smell again. I am wondering if it is my water softener it is a rented one from culligan and has been here since we got the house 9 years ago. we have had various issues with it and every time they come out spend 10 minutes charge 50 and say that it is fine. it is not consistent in putting out soft water, and uses 200-250 pounds of salt in a week to week and a half. I also have to clean a disgusting looking black sludge off of the side of the brine tank 2 or more times a year. what should I do?




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i just replaced my hot water heater and all i’m getting is luke warm water. about three days after installation i took out both elements and looked them over the top element was completely covered in calcium deposit it looks like and the bottom one looks brand new i have replaced both and the same thing keeps happeneing i had culligan come out and look at my water softner and they said thy fixed my hard water problem. it has been 4 days since they came out and still getting quiet a bit of build up on the top element and now hot water can anyone please help. yes ive had plumbers come out they don’t know anything, i’ve had electricans come out they don’t know anything and culligan came out and charged me a bunch of money and apparently didn’t fix anything
i konw for a fact their are no air bubbles in the line, i am not on city water it is a well and i am currently puting in a filter before the water softener, and i know there are very good plumbers out there i’m just saying the 4 plumbers that have tryed to help me have said " wow this really has me stumped" thanks for everyones input so far 2 things i’m currently trying to do to resolve the problem since i know my electricity is good and my elements are good is 1 put in a inline filter before the sofner 2 set my water softener up for every day instead of every 3 days which is what the culligan guy set it up as, and 3 possibly changing the brand new elements from the ge ones they sent me to sand hog ones i here they are better any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you everyone for your input so far




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I’m familiar with softeners in the basement, but our new house in AZ has no basement, and there’s a place on the side of the house where a pipe comes out of the ground, then back in. I’m told this is for a softener, but I don’t really understand how it would tolerate the elements, plus it has no place to drain. Do they make outdoor softeners?




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Year 11 Chemistry Help?




1. A pure substance that decomposes gently when heated would be classes as:
a. an element
b. a metal
c. a non-metal
d. a compound
e. a mixture of elements

Which of the following processes could best be used to obtain pure water from a solution of sodium chloride and water?
a.Chromatography
b.Filtration
c.Decantation
d.Distillation
e.Evaporation

Which one of the following processes would be the most suitable for separating the different dyes from a sample of black ball point ink?
a. Chromatography
b.Distillation
c.Evaporation
d.Filtration
e.Decantation

A beaker of muddy water contains only dissolved salt and some suspended materials. Which one of the following procedures would be the best way to recover the pure salt?
a.filter first, then decant
b.decant first then filter
c.evaporate first, then filter
d.evaporate first, then decant
e.filter first, then evaporate




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How does a Brita water filter work?




I know that it takes the H2O from the faucet or where-ever. There is carbon in it that catches the bad things or Elements in the water. But what is the scientific way?




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The hot water tank elements are still good but want to clean the tank and the elements also, what is the best way to clean the hard water off of them. Thanks in advance.




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