Recent content by vleespet

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    Clack WS-1 settings

    Thank you both for the quick reply. I have a test kit in order and will drop to 36k and 12lb of salt. I will test incoming and outgoing next few months and see where we stand. Picture of valve attached. Rob
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    Clack WS-1 settings

    I have replaced the resin with 10% cross linked resin. The softener is revenerating now. I was not sure about settings so kept the same. I am not sure if these are factory settings. I did not reset. Hardness 27 Regen day 10 days Time 2am Prefill P15 48.0x1000 15lbs Auto Normal on I probably...
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    Clack WS-1 settings

    I have ordered the resin. It will be here sometime next week. I will keep you updated :-) Thanks for the replies.
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    Clack WS-1 settings

    I will get 1.5 cuft of quality resin. I see some do gravel on the bottom of the tank and some don’t. I wonder if there needs to be. I am sure I did it upon setup. Can I use same gravel that is in there you think? I will write down settings but after a few hurricanes and power outages it has been...
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    Clack WS-1 settings

    It has been very long since I have been on this forum. I have had great help from Gary Slusser with installing a new watersofteni g system with a Clack control valve, all purchsed from him and installed myself. It is time after about 12 years to replace the resin. I believe the tank is 10x54. Do...
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    new well

    I have a shallow well with a jetpump. If I want t have a new deep well drilled in the future can they drill it on the same spot or does it need to be drilled a certain footage away from the old well? I live on an island and they told me that thy need to drill a minimum of 500 ft because of salt...
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    clogging problem with dialysis drain

    My wife is on peritoneal dialysis and the drain is in the bathroom sink.Every month I need to unclog the drain since there is a lot of build up sludge from the dialysis fluid. Is there a way to reolve this problem....for now the drain is in my toilet. Ron
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    Sediment in new well

    rusco Since it is only 6 months ago there should be some kind of warranty with drilling the well:confused: So they should come out and take a look at it. If not I would let it run for 2 hours like they said and see if it clears up. My very old shallow well also pumps up sediment and I...
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    water quality

    My Sears watersoftener went out a while ago. I have been thinking of buildng my own softener system. I did a quality check for my water with a Culligan test kit: the free chlorine and total chlorine is 0 ppm the ph is 9 the hardness is 15 grains (250 ppm) nitrate nitrogen and...
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    dig shallow well

    well My neighbour across the street is an irrigation specialist and he jets the shallow wells.I live on an island and the soil is really sandy. I have a "shallow" well with a jetpump for my ptable house water...about 150' deep. I found that article online again...
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    dig shallow well

    Does anyone have information how to dig your own shallow well for irrigation with water pressure? I found something on the internet a while ago but it is lost Anyone?
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    New well water cloudy...clay?

    update? Any updates just outta curiousity?;)
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    ***Help***Pressure tank/pressure switch/pump

    try Let me try if I learned anything from the pro's here on the forum.:confused: Cut the power off and drain the water from the pressure tank. Then put 28 PSI of air in the tank(2 PSI below cut in pressure of 30). turn the power back on and see what happens...if it has a 30/50 pressure...
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    drill your own well???

    600ft Humm. $5500 for a 600 foot well with goulds 1 HP pump,casing and pressure tank does not sound bad then.
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    drill your own well???

    Any suggestions about these systems? http://www.hydratek2000.com/index.html
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