Drinking water solution
patriotmike
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Comments (2)I hate to say that I lost a bird with those symptoms a few weeks ago. She was making that wheezing noise and I could see that her breathing was labored. Otherwise, she ran and ate as normal. Thankfully none of my other birds have any symptoms. I hope someone can answer your question as I would be interested in what I should have done or if it will help. Lori...See MoreDrinking water problems (OT)
Comments (17)Hi Fruithack- WeÂre quite a bit off topic, but thatÂs cool with me, if itÂs cool with everyone else. Right... Radon will decay naturally in say a reservoir, and that's why people with city water don't usually have to worry about it. But, I think youÂd need a very big tank. The before and after testing I did on my water revealed that the filter removed 99.7% of the radon (43,000 --> 120 pCi/l). To get that type of reduction by natural decay would take about a month. (Radon half-life is about 3.8 days). Also, once youÂve pumped it up to your reservoir, the natural decay is done at atmospheric pressure so it can be vented. Thus, you need another pump to pump it back up to house pressure. (So, it may be easier on one pump, but you do need another pump) I guess if, in my case, I wanted to settle for the EPA limit of 10,000 pCi/l, IÂd need to hold it for just a bit more than a day. The average American uses 100 gallons of water per day, so for my family of 4, I figured IÂd need a 500 gallon tank. (In my mind IÂm visualizing this as nine 55 gallon drums.) And, that would barely get me to the EPA threshold. -Glenn Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.radon-water.com/...See MoreDIY Water Softener Solution
Comments (6)You were quoted one of the most expensive water softeners. If value is important to you, then Kinetico isn't the way to go. 11 grains is considered very hard, but it's not exceptional (my city water is 26 gpg, for example). You can buy very good Fleck based water softeners from Amazon (which is what I did) for under $700. Acid neutralizers aren't as commonly available. Your water sounds like it might be a little more complex - so it's probably worth it to have a local water treatment company work with you. Other things you want to look at is: -the amount of iron -things like nitrates that a carbon filter won't remove (common in agricultural areas) You should know that softening adds very little sodium to the water. The hardness ions are replaced with sodium ions and so the amount of sodium depends on the hardness of the water. Softening water adds 1.89 mg of salt per grain of hardness per 8 oz glass of water - so in your case ~20.8 mg. By comparison an 8 oz glass of low fat milk has 120 mg. It's common to run a separate supply to your kitchen for drinking water that is not softened and is carbon filtered to improve taste and remove some of the VOC's and such. A simple carbon filter is the answer as long as you don't have nitrates, lead and other contaminates that a carbon filter won't remove. If you do, then you need to look at R/O for the drinking water. Again, well water can be more tricky than municipal water because there are more things that you may have to treat. Get a separate water analysis - but you probably want to work with a local water treatment company - one who isn't selling Kinetico....See MoreWater softener system...drinking water is deionized...
Comments (2)I add trace minerals back into my water as I go to drink it. It’s a liquid you can buy (Amazon has it) and just add a few drops. In theory they say you should be getting minerals from your food if you eat a relatively healthy diet though. I add the trace minerals for peace of mind....See Morepatriotmike
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