Help me decide on a Water Softener/RO system
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Comments (14)The groundwater system I worked at has a big problem with iron bacteria. The old well pipes and casings were steel and every few years they would need to be replaced due to holes and clogging. Every year we had a professional well company shock the wells with EPA/USF approved chemicals and flush for a couple days. They eventally had to rebuild the wells with stainless and pvc components which helped a lot on the water treatment part. Are any of your parts carbon steel or iron? Also, it's common for there to a high amount of manganese in groundwater that has a large amount of iron. If the black stuff if somewhat grimey and slick it is very likely manganese. Red/brown is almost always iron. Potassium permanganate is what we used for iron/manganese controls then we aerated the water before filtration. But to second as stated before. Get the water tested by a lab that is certified to test water. Not by a pool store, plumber, or anyone trying to sell you anything....See MoreDual Tank Softener with RO System?
Comments (5)For sure, correct set up is something I am not ready for, at this time. I will be by install time. Regarding APEC, they say their membranes (Dow Filmtec) and filters are manufactured in the US, and their systems are assembled in the US. If you have any bad experiences with them, I'm listening. If you have a good recommendation for an alternative I would consider it as well. My big picture plan is to put the RO system in the basement right under the kitchen feeding a faucet and refrigerator, with a 10 to 14 gal tank to support our heavy coffee, water, ice, and cooking habits. Our water pressure on city wateris 55 psi with the softener in its current bypass state, so I'm also concerned about final RO pressure to the fridge. My research continues....See MoreHelp needed sizing water softening and filtering system for well water
Comments (0)GardenWeb Community, I need your assistance. I am needing to size a water softening and whole house filtering system for my home and there are many different approaches I have found on the web with different values, peak vs. average flow rates, etc. Based on the feedback I have read thus far from Justalurker and aliceinwonderland_id on this site I am leaning towards a Fleck softening system but not sure which one. Also looking for ideas on a whole home filtering system based on the below test results. We live in Anchorage, Alaska and we just bought a 6000 sqft., 3 bed 3.5 bath house with 3 people living in it (wife, 2.5 yr old daughter, and myself). All appliances are high efficiency Frigidaire Professional series, Triangle Tube Prestige Water heater, etc. A recent water test was performed by a local sales company and the basic results are as follows: TDS: 125 ppm Hardness: 10 gpg pH 7.0 Total Alkalinity 120 ppm Total Iron 0.1 ppm Total Manganese 0.2 ppm Coliform: Neg colonies/100mL Nitrate: 5.09 mg/L Arsenic: ND ug/L Let me know if any additional information is needed in order to provide any recommendations. Any recommendations are welcomed and I genuinely appreciate the assistance in advance. Regards, Derek...See MoreWater Softener, Filteration, RO systems. Local vs Fleck.
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