Has anyone heard of Zeta Rod Water Softener Systems?
osorry1
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Comments (7)Zeolite occurs naturally in many parts of America and is a product well worth looking out for since its use improves long-term soil quality and gives better plant yields. Its great value is its capacity to hold other nutrients, making them available to plants. Plant nutrients, such as ammonium, nitrogen and potassium carry positive electrical charges which are attracted to and held by any negatively charged surfaces in the soil. Leaching occurs if there are insufficient negatively charged surfaces. Because zeolite has a honeycomb structure and strong negative charges, it is able to attract and hold the positively charged cations for the future use of the plant. This makes better use of added fertiliser, meaning less can be applied. American soils are low in potash because it usually leaches out. Zeolite holds the nutrient so the plant can use it later. When applying zeolite, wear goggles to protect the eyes, especially in windy weather. Use 1/2 to 1 lb. per square yard of soil, together with fertiliser, and water in well. It can also be added to pot plant growing media before applying liquid fertiliser. Zeolite has the added benefit of being an effective odour eater, so is useful on any kind of manure, including that of your pets. http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s237476.htm avalable in the western U.S. @ ovdairy@wildblue.net in lots of one ton or more....See MoreYes or No to EasyWater water softener by Freije
Comments (185)Good Afternoon Alice / ALL, First off THANK YOU ALL. I am much more informed after reading this post. I am not an engineer nor a Chemist. I am homeowner looking for some coaching from some VERY intelligent people (you all) I am looking to do something with my water. Was looking at EasyWater but scared now.. It is expensive and I hate to give money away as it is hard to come by in today’s economy. I sent my water in to get tested by Easywater (see results below) but after reading this post I do not trust EasyWater as I see the professionalism form some of their reps who posted earlier. I am on a well. I will do whatever it takes to get my water drinkable and to STOP stains. Would you mind giving me some advice?? What do you recommend? Should I get a new water test? Iron 2ppm (iron stains at .3ppm) Hardness 29 gpg (7gpg is hard and 10.5 gpg is extremely hard) pH 7.8 Manganese was not detected. TDS 498 (you shouldn’t drink over 250ppm)...See MoreZeta Rod Water Softener
Comments (8)Mr. Brickeyee: You are correct, any new technology must be properly tested, studied and validated before it should be allowed out there in the market. Who would you suggest, or approve of as a third party non-biased testing institution? Perhaps someone far away, like the University of Twente in the Netherlands? Or how about Orange County Water District in LA (http://www.che.utoledo.edu/nams/2004/viewpaper.cfm?ID=805). If those two are not considered reliable enough, how about the US Army Core of Engineers Research Lab (CERL) and the US Air Force ?(http://www.govenergy.com/pdfs/water/WheelerWater4.pdf). I am sure however that no matter how many studies are done on a new technology, there are always going to be skeptics and critics of the technology. R.Romo Vice President of Engineering Zeta Corporation www.zetarod.com www.zetablog.zetarod.com...See MoreSterling Water Softeners - Ever heard of them?
Comments (15)Ok so here's the tricky part... In general a softener with 1.5 cubic ft of resin has a capacity of about 46k grains (@15 lbs of salt per cubic ft of resin) In general a softener with 2.0 cubic ft of resin has a capacity of about 60k grains (@15 lbs of salt per cu ft of resin) Note: I say "in general" because the actual capacity is dictated by the resin manufacturer, water chemistry, etc. This is how softeners are advertised. It is a marketing thing. However, using 15 lbs of salt per cu ft of resin is a crazy amount of salt per cu ft. The amount of salt required to regen a resin bed isn't linear -- there are diminishing returns. In other words, you can reduce the amount of salt used from 15 lbs per cu ft to 8 lbs per cubic ft ( a 47% reduction ) and only reduce the capacity of a 2 cu ft resin bed from 60k to 48k (a 20% reduction). This saves a lot of salt. You can do this down to about 6 pounds per cu ft... but you will get some hardness bleed through at those levels. (See chart below). It looks like they are proposing a 1.5 cu ft softer running at 10 lbs cu ft of salt. (33% savings) that puts you about at 40.5k grains capacity. That has you regen at about 9 days with 2 people and using 15 lbs of salt per regen (1.5 cu ft x 10). That's kinda high salt usage, (50 lbs a month) but almost reasonable for 2 people and 30 grain per gal hardness. It becomes less so with 4 people and you aren't probably going to be able to dial that down to 6 lbs a cu ft - because you would be looking at a 30k grain capacity on a 1.5 cu ft softener and regen too often. Here's the thing though: It's great for you to understand it... but if you are going to hold them accountable, you kinda have to go with their recommendations or not go with them. You can ask them about a 2 cu ft unit running at 8 lbs per cu ft and see what they say....See Moreosorry1
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