How to check water quality at home
How to check the quality of water at home or who can analyze the water? For a week now, this question has been tormenting the inhabitants of the Severny settlement of the city of Kursk. It all started with the fact that the water began to emit an unpleasant odor and its taste changed. At first it was insignificant, but every day the pungent smell, somewhat reminiscent of the smell of iodine, only intensified. And if, when cold water is turned on, this smell can still be somehow tolerated, then if you open a tap with hot water and smell the evaporating steam, then tears will flow from your eyes .. and these are not tears of joy .. What actually happened to the water on A. Deriglazov Avenue? No official explanations have been given yet either by the Management Company or by officials responsible for housing and communal services in our city. Therefore, one can only guess what finally happened and is it dangerous to drink our water?
One of the versions is that this is seasonally associated with the departure of melt water in the spring. Water wells are overflowing with meltwater runoff and public utilities carry out disinfection by adding some substance to the water that smells different from the usual chlorine. I would like to believe in this, and if everything is done according to the rules and norms of SanPin, then we, the residents, are only for it and are ready to endure an unpleasant smell and taste for this period. Although the requirements for water disinfection are such that there should be a minimum of these troubles for the water consumer.
The smells and tastes of water must meet certain requirements.
How to check water quality at home. Smells and tastes of water.The taste of water is a very important indicator by which one can judge the quality of water. Therefore, we will check our water for taste.
The taste of water.
The smell of water is another very important indicator. Smell what your water smells like. 
How to check water quality at home. Smells of water.
Does the water smell like iodine? Possible excess of fluoride or iodide! What exactly is exceeded can only be found out by conducting a laboratory analysis.
Fluorides and iodides.
How the excess content of various substances in water affects human health can be seen in this table.
Water and health.
Three of the easiest ways to make water safe: settling, boiling, cleaning.
But the most ideal way: multi-level water purification, the scheme of which should look something like this:
Approximate budget water treatment scheme for a typical apartment.
