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Growing up in a family plumbing business, building homes in PA, moving to Florida, why typical water softeners fall short, chloramine vs chlorine, slab leaks and copper pinholes, whole-home filtration and no-salt conditioning, under-sink alkaline options, maintenance tips, costs and environmental impact, and why the trades matter.
Highlights
- Fred’s 60+ years in plumbing and homebuilding and how that shaped Water Science’s approach.
- The Florida water reality: chloramine, hardness, and why “softened” ≠ “purified.”
- How no-salt conditioning keeps healthy minerals while preventing scale (great for tankless heaters).
- Whole-home carbon + catalytic filtration to address chloramine, taste/odor, and system protection.
- Under-sink drinking systems that maintain alkaline pH and reduce micro-contaminants.
- Practical home tips: flushing your water heater, checking drains when you smell “sulfur,” choosing copper types, and avoiding bottled-water plastic.
- Lifetime warranty, 5-year media refresh, and why right-sized systems matter for larger homes.
- Career message to young people: the trades are a high-opportunity path.
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- Water Science: waterscience.us
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Stroll through the laid-back streets of the Palm Harbor community with this informative podcast, proudly brought to you by Donnie Hathaway with The Hathaway Group, your trusted guide and local expert in navigating the diverse and ever-changing property landscape of Palm Harbor.
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Chapters
1. Meet Fred And The Mission (00:00:00)
2. From Family Plumbing To Homebuilding (00:01:16)
3. Florida Water Shock And Softener Myths (00:04:52)
4. How Softeners Work And Their Downsides (00:08:00)
5. Chloramine, Slab Leaks, And Health Risks (00:12:35)
6. Prototyping A No‑Salt Solution (00:18:00)
7. Custom Whole‑Home System Design (00:20:55)
8. Catalytic Carbon And Scale Control (00:24:25)
9. Maintenance, Warranty, And Install (00:28:10)
10. Under‑Sink Options And pH (00:31:05)
11. Testing, Chlorine Levels, And Odors (00:34:20)
12. What Utilities Can’t Remove (00:38:25)
13. Cost, Bottled Water, And Waste (00:41:40)
14. Community, Access, And Next Steps (00:45:05)
15. Trades Careers And Knowledge Sharing (00:47:45)
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