Quick Tips: Freeboard & Minimum Bed Depth – Avoiding Common Tank Filling Mistakes

Tannin reduction can be tricky, and choosing the wrong resin can lead to costly problems. In this episode of It's Your Water, Mike and Denise Urbans discuss organic trap resins, why water testing matters, and how to select the right anion resin for the job. Learn about TOC, hardness, pH changes, resin fouling, and the importance of proper regeneration. Plus, Mike shares a simple field-testing method to help dealers evaluate resin performance before installing an expensive system. Quick Tip Guide Tannin Reduction Trust the Frog™

Ready to take your water treatment business toward commercial quotes and installs? In this episode of It's Your Water, Mike and Denise share practical advice on moving from residential to commercial applications. Discover where to find opportunities, why flow rates and site surveys matter, how to avoid costly mistakes, and how to build recurring revenue. The technology is familiar, but the projects are bigger. Start small, choose the right partners, and grow with confidence. Site Survey (PDF) Editable Site Survey (Word) Quick Tips Cracking the Commercial Code Trust the Frog™

When do you move from a bag filter to a cartridge filter — or use both? Mike Urbans continues his conversation with Ed Giordano of Endoer Filtration, looking at commercial cartridge filtration, high-flow cartridges, effective filtration area, and the difference between nominal, absolute and Absolute Plus retention. They also discuss using a high-flow cartridge in a bag-filter housing, staged filtration, and bring the conversation home to under-sink RO systems and the growing concern about microplastics. If you specify filtration equipment, understanding the micron rating is only part of the story. Retention efficiency, dirt loading and where the filter fits in the overall treatment train matter too. Short, practical filtration basics for water treatment professionals. Quick Tip: Cartridge Filters - When Precision Matters 🐸Trust the Frog™ Cartridge Filters, Water Filtration, Commercial Water Treatment, Residential RO, Reverse Osmosis, Microplastics, High Flow Filtration, Pretreatment, Water Treatment Dealers

When is a bag filter the right choice? Mike Urbans talks with Ed Giordano of Endoer Filtration about where bag filters shine in commercial and industrial water treatment. They cover dirt-loading capacity, flow rates, micron ratings, easy changeouts, and using an economical bag filter to protect more expensive downstream cartridges and treatment equipment. Plus, one important detail when ordering replacement bags: not every bag top fits every housing. Short, practical filtration basics for water treatment professionals. Quick Tip: Bag Filters- Where They Shine Part 2: Cartridge Filters — When Precision Matters drops September 29 🐸 Trust the Frog ™ Bag Filters, Commercial Water Treatment, Water Filtration, Pretreatment, Water Treatment Dealers  

🎓 Summer School Replay What can a toilet tank tell you about water? More than you might think. In this Summer School Replay, Mike Urbans and Mike Heatwole discuss how a simple toilet tank inspection can reveal iron, manganese, sediment, biological growth, and even treatment equipment problems. Learn what to look for, why it matters, and how this often-overlooked diagnostic tool can help you make better treatment decisions and reduce costly callbacks. Whether you're a water treatment dealer, installer, or service technician, this episode is packed with practical field tips you can use on your very next service call. Trust the Frog. 🐸   Updated Technical Guide with a Form to Use in the Field

Improper storage can permanently damage ion exchange resin before it ever goes into service. Learn the best practices for storing cation, anion, and mixed bed resins, avoiding freeze damage, preventing moisture loss, and extending resin life. Technical Guidelines - Ion Exchange Resin Storage

This summer we're revisiting some of the most popular and educational episodes from the It's Your Water Podcast archive. In this episode, Mike and Denise discuss the "Troublesome Trio"—iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulfide—and the treatment technologies commonly used to address these challenging water quality issues. Show Notes Troublesome Trio 2026

What is freeboard? How much media should really go into a tank? Mike Urbans explains freeboard, minimum bed depth, backwash expansion, upper screens, and common dealer mistakes that can damage control valves and reduce treatment performance. Trust the Frog™ 

Most water treatment professionals use chlorine, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide—but how do you know how effective those oxidizers will actually be in the water you're treating? In this Quick Tips episode, Mike and Denise Urbans explain ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential) and why it can be one of the most valuable diagnostic tools for iron, manganese, sulfur, and disinfection applications. Learn how contaminants lower ORP, why oxidizer demand matters, and how a simple ORP meter can help you troubleshoot systems and optimize treatment performance. Trust the Frog™ 🐸 Show Notes ORP Oxidation Reduction Potential

Not all catalytic carbon is the same—and choosing the wrong one can lead to early failure, poor performance, and unhappy customers. In this Quick Tips episode of It’s Your Water, Mike and Denise Urbans break down the real differences between catalytic carbons and how to apply them correctly in the field. Learn when to use coconut vs. coal-based catalytic carbon, why oxygen is the key to performance, and how TOC, contact time, and system design impact results. If you're dealing with chloramine, hydrogen sulfide, or underperforming carbon systems—this episode will help you get it right.   Show Notes Quick Tips Catalytic Carbon Explained   catalytic carbon, chloramine removal, hydrogen sulfide, water treatment, activated carbon, RO pretreatment, dealers, water filtration, TOC, ozone, peroxide