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The topic "Deteriorating pipes risks drinking water supply", is much discussed as the quality of our drinking water is reducing rapidly. Here is a well written article by Bonner Cohen from the Washington Examiner, about the US drinking water and how it is impacted by deteriorating pipes. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ US drinking water supply is at risk [...]

‘Durability’ is the ability to withstand wear and tear. Consumers considering  purchasing a product or service evaluate the cost, quality and durability.  Is it worth it to pay more for a higher quality versus less for possibly a shorter service life, is the common chain of thought?  In this day & age with so much [...]

Pipe corrosion can be most damaging to residential homes, commercial property, Institutional as well as industrial property. While you cannot see inside your home or building’s plumbing pipes to view the progression of corrosion, we know corrosion begins as soon as water is first turned on.  How do we know? Corrosion problems have been increasing [...]

There are thousands of Plumbing & Pipe Restoration Companies out there, but what makes CuraFlo stand out is how CuraFlo is constantly trying new and better ways to improve your plumbing system and most importantly it’s durability. The CuraFlo commitment to staying out in front of the crowd had resulted in CuraFlo being the most [...]

  777 Burrard, Heritage Building in Vancouver. 777 Burrard, is a heritage building that was built back in 1914.  It was used previously as a rental building but had become a condominium building with 51 units.  With so many years of wear and tear on this building’s plumbing system, they were in urgent [...]

Cottage Worthington Pavilion, care home facility. Cottage Worthington Pavilion, is a single-story care home building. The focus of this facility is to promote comfort, independence and a sense of belonging for their residents, while encouraging socialization, leisure interests and varying living abilities and diverse spirituality.  This building’s plumbing was in desperate need of [...]

Considering Water Treatment System? Wondering if it can solve your building’s pinhole leak issues?   CuraFloWT – The answer to your building’s plumbing issues. Often Water Treatment Service providers suggest that changing water chemistry can reduce the number of leaks but never back their claims with a strong warranty. They also commonly lock building [...]

What is Hard Water? Hard Water refers to water rich in calcium, magnesium and other minerals and has higher PH than Soft Water. When compared to Soft Water, Hard Water is the complete opposite of Soft Water. Soft Water is known to be water that comes from rainfall with low concentration of minerals and has [...]

What is Soft Water? Do you hear people refer to water as soft water or hard water?  Our world is made up of two different types of water, soft water and hard water.  Soft Water refers to water that has low concentration of calcium and magnesium minerals and low PH.  Hard water refers to water [...]

Your home may be in danger of having lead in your water supply.  There have been discussions of the dangerous levels of lead leaching in our schools drinking water, which is concerning as it could affect everyone.  Evidence shows that drinking water contaminated with lead is connected with learning and behavior abnormalities in children and high [...]