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crypticbagz t1_j6z2wrx wrote

Currently having issue with a new heating system we just installed..and it's just never worked right. Long story short we were being told we have hard water and that's why it isn't working right. Anyway I'm in warwick so its providence water and I used rhode island analytical and had them come test the water for me so know I have a chain of custody for the samples and lab results that will hold up should court be necessary. Just had a fairly basic testing done and included hardness. Total was $300.

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Justthetip1996 t1_j6z271u wrote

What kind of weak ass shit is this? Just pull out and block her like a real man 😤

Edit: if she loves you, she’ll understand

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fizzbot15 OP t1_j6yyosq wrote

Reply to comment by Unique-Public-8594 in Providence Water by fizzbot15

:-0 !! I had not; PFAS is new to me by name and I'm ruffling through some of the content now - wouldn't ya know that North Providence falls into the "Red = Total PFAS detected at a total greater than 20 ppt" category. I'm learning a lot today; thank you very much, kind Redditor!

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fizzbot15 OP t1_j6ywqlb wrote

Reply to comment by Unique-Public-8594 in Providence Water by fizzbot15

Thank you for sharing your experience and for mentioning BAL and providing their #, that's very nice of you! I'm going to check out their site and plan to give them a call in the near future - my curiosity is piqued as to what the test results will be, that is for sure!

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RhodySeth t1_j6yuz8f wrote

Reply to comment by 401jamin in Vasectomy by BigLoveFromAbove

When I got mine done they stressed that I still had a "loaded gun" so to speak and that I'd need to, um, fire off the remaining rounds before I could be certified as sterile. They had me drop off a sample four weeks after the procedure to confirm sterility.

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fizzbot15 OP t1_j6yusid wrote

Reply to comment by ghogan1010 in Providence Water by fizzbot15

Whoa! Now that you mention it, our toilet does get a discolored ring around the water line in about a weeks' time, and that is a pretty new development. It's a fairly new toilet (2 years old, maybe) so it's not like it is old and scratched or anything. And we work from home so it's not like the water is stagnant in there for any extended amount of time. I hadn't associated the two events before.. thanks for sharing this (although I'm sorry that you are also experiencing this annoyance!)

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bigkbull t1_j6yu6y2 wrote

Got it done at Brown Urology in East Providence. Dr Harisaran was amazing. He talked me through the whole process beforehand, let me know risks, what to expect, etc. His bedside manner is great and we were chatting and joking throughout the entire process.

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fizzbot15 OP t1_j6ytjqe wrote

Reply to comment by March_Latter in Providence Water by fizzbot15

>n the hopes of selling you a water purification system. Lowes I think does this also.

Noted; thank you! I've def. walked by the spinning carousel of test kits at the Home Depot check out before but along the lines of what you mentioned, figured there was a bit of a catch, so to speak. I'll have to stop by Lowes or Home Depot and grab one to check out the details. Appreciate the comment!

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j6ysgbo wrote

Reply to comment by fizzbot15 in Providence Water by fizzbot15

  1. I usually test the water when we buy a new home - whether it is well water or city water - to be safe.

  2. Last time I tested water (it happened to be well water but I’m not sure it would matter), I gathered samples from faucets and brought the samples to the health department.

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fizzbot15 OP t1_j6ys7ag wrote

Reply to comment by MrSneaki in Providence Water by fizzbot15

Thank you! I'm a fellow r/hydrohomies subscriber and will keep them in mind if we decide to explore more extensive filtration. Appreciate you mentioning that community! : )

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fizzbot15 OP t1_j6yrskr wrote

Reply to comment by Unique-Public-8594 in Providence Water by fizzbot15

Hello! I have not tested the water here before. I'm not yet aware of how much a test may or may not cost - when I did some Google searching, found that health.ri.gov mostly references well water testing but I/we do not have a well. Also https://health.ri.gov/find/labs/drinkingwater/ speaks to RIDOH Certified Drinking Water Testing labs - but it also says they do not endorse or recommend any of the certified laboratories listed (???) so honestly I was just confused and figured to ask here for thoughts and recommendations.

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