Plastic Taste from New Water Softener/Filter System
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Comments (10)deedee, The size, type, and complexity of the equipment required will be dependent on... 1. What is in the water that needs to be treated. 2. Number of people in your home. 3. SFR and plumbing requirements. Without knowing all three variables there is no way to even ball park what you'll need. Could be as little as $500 or a few thousand. How about this... Get a water test from an independent lab. An independent lab has no agenda and won't be trying to sell you water treatment equipment. Go to http://www.epa.gov/safewater/labs/index.html to locate a certified lab near you. This is a MUST DO because without it everything is a guess. A quickie water test from Sears or a water softener company won't be as accurate (and possibly not as competent) as from a certified independent lab. Hit the Yellow Pages and call at least three local water treatment pros. Make sure you call at least one of the big dogs like Kinetico or Culligan for comparison and at least a couple independent pros. DON'T TELL THEM YOU HAD YOUR WATER TESTED. Give each an opportunity to offer suggestions and provide you with a quote to meet your water treatment needs. IGNORE ANY THAT DON'T TEST YOUR WATER THEMSELVES as they can't speak intelligently to water treatment without knowing what needs to be treated. Ask lots of questions. Softening the entire house or just the water heater (bad idea)? Warranty, parts & labor or just parts, how long and on exactly what? Install, permits required, licensed plumber? Routine maintenance and costs? Do they stock parts? Response time for emergency (water leak) calls? If they don't explain things to your satisfaction that is a good indicator of how you'll be treated after the sale. After they've gone use your water test to compare with theirs. Are all your treatment needs being addressed? Ask your neighbors if they have any water treatment experience. They might tell you who's good or who to avoid. Come back here and post the specific recommendations and hardware components with the costs and we'll give you our opinions....See MoreHow to soften and filter well water?
Comments (9)Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Collection Date/Time: 10/14/2014 5:00 Sample Collector: Submittal Date/Time: 10/14/2014 17:01 Sample ID Co liform Designation: Sample Description: Well Analyte Method Unit Result Qual PQL MCL Date Analyzed Aggressivity Index Calculation 12.2 10/16/2014 Alkalinity, Total (as CaCO3) SM2320B mg/L 323 2 10/16/2014 Arsenic, Total EPA200.8 õg/L 9 1 10 10/16/2014 Bicarbonate (as HCO3-) SM2320B mg/L 394 10 10/16/2014 Boron EPA200.7 mg/L 0.11 0.05 10/15/2014 Cadmium, Total EPA200.8 õg/L Not Detected 0.5 5 10/16/2014 Calcium EPA200.7 mg/L 183 0.5 10/15/2014 Chloride EPA300.0 mg/L 199 1 250 10/15/2014 Copper EPA200.7 õg/L 42 10 10/15/2014 Fluoride EPA300.0 mg/L 0.3 0.1 2.0 10/15/2014 Hardness (as CaCO3) SM2340B/Calc mg/L 622 10 10/16/2014 Iron EPA200.7 õg/L 1940 10 300 10/15/2014 Langlier Index, Corrosion potential 15 SM2330B 0.15 10/17/2014 Langlier Index, Corrosion potential 60 SM2330B õg/L 0.73 1 10/17/2014 Lead, Total EPA200.8 õg/L 12 5 15 10/16/2014 Magnesium EPA200.7 mg/L 40 0.5 10/15/2014 Manganese, Total EPA200.7 õg/L 76 10 50 10/15/2014 Nitrate as NO3 EPA300.0 mg/L 1 1 45 10/15/2014 Nitrate as NO3-N EPA300.0 mg/L 0.2 0.1 10 10/15/2014 Nitrate+Nitrite as N EPA300.0 mg/L 0.4 0.1 10/15/2014 Nitrite as NO2-N EPA300.0 mg/L 0.3 0.1 1.0 10/15/2014 o-Phosphate-P EPA300.0 mg/L Not Detected 0.1 10/15/2014 pH (Laboratory) SM4500-H+B pH (H) 7.0 10/14/2014 Potassium EPA200.7 mg/L 11 0.5 10/15/2014 QC Anion Sum x 100 Calculation % 108% 10/17/2014 QC Anion-Cation Balance Calculation % -1 10/17/2014 QC Cation Sum x 100 Calculation % 105% 10/17/2014 QC Ratio TDS/SEC Calculation 0.66 10/17/2014 SAR (Sodium Adsorption Ratio) Suarez, 1981 2.5 10/17/2014 SAR, Adjusted Suarez, 1981 3.5 10/17/2014 Silica as SiO2, Total EPA200.7 mg/L 44 0.5 10/15/2014 Sodium EPA200.7 mg/L 142 0.5 10/15/2014 Specific Conductance (E.C) SM2510B õmhos/cm 1799 1 900 10/17/2014 Sulfate EPA300.0 mg/L 350 1 250 10/15/2014 Total Diss. Solids SM2540C mg/L 1184 10 500 10/15/2014 Zinc EPA200.7 õg/L 65 10 10/15/2014 Sample Comments:...See MoreCloudy water from new water softener
Comments (2)Was the water always discolored? It sounds like you have tannins in your water. Tannins are a coloration of water due to organically decomposed material usually from vegatation. Tea and red wine contain tannins. It is common in shallow wells, surface water and other areas where vegatation can enter the source water. If that is the case then you need an anion exchange media to remove it. In some cases the anion media and can be added to the cation media in your softener. Both regenerate with salt. you may have to get a larger tank to accommodate the addition resin. The water professional who came to your house should have pointed this out to you. Andy...See MoreHELP! My New Refrigerator's Water/Ice taste like Plastic!
Comments (168)Wow you were right on the money. The Installer delivered and installed our fridge yesterday including the filter, i never heard the air in the lines or the water spitting out and splasing, but the water tasted horrible, so I ran into your post and thought i would check the filter, sure enough they did not have it screwed in all the way. Once I contuned to screw it in all the way, i replaced the tray and held a glass under the water dispensor it started drawing from the filter, spitting and splasing out the air, until it ran continually and no longer spit. I ran into a pitcher until the filter no longer spit. Thank you so much....See Moregestetner
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