Recent content by Zenon2cubed

I'm on well water. As stated previously the softener will have a flow regulating valve that is designed to be independent of supply pressure.

I found exactly the same in the bottom of my circa 1990 kinetico, from what I know the softener is on the original resin and had the control head rebuilt 20 yrs ago. I'm on un-chlorinated well water. My water remains soft throughout the cycle, but if I run the calculations it's regenerating...

I used a 3/4" dishwasher drain adapter to send my 1.5 cu-ft kinetico softener to drain. It feeds into a p-trap and then to sewer. There's a clear 3/4" ID PVC piece of hose that connects the 3/4" OD PEX to the 3/4" OD ABS fitting. During brining there's a nice little stream through my "sight...

I also manage a website and found most of my spam and hacking was originating from data centers, I blocked whole subnets at the firewall level without affecting any legitimate users. Just a suggestion.

I want to calculate LSI using the Lenntech LSI Calculator For conductivity, I already have a TDS meter that displays PPM, what measures [Ca2+] and [HCO3-]? I'm thinking of getting the Well eXact EZ Photometer, does anyone have experience with this unit? It can detect: Total Alkalinity: 10 -...

It's been about 3 weeks since I sanitized the well and the water is still nice and odour free, previously there was a faint smell that would come and go. The process was uneventful: no angry neighbours, no sludge in my water filters, no downside at all I set aside about 90 litres of flood water...

In the article they provide a table, I backed out their calculation: 50 G standing -> 5 G Flood, 100 G standing -> 10 G flood... Flood with 150% of well volume below the pump? The closest neighboring well is about 250' away, do I risk pushing chlorine into their well?

My well is 5" in diameter, 120' deep and the pump is set at 44' from the top.moravec calls for a 10% Flood Volume, how much Flood Volume do you recommend?

Thanks for the excellent write-up, I've studied it and will be doing my best to follow it. Yes, I have a fiberglass septic tank that has been disconnected from the field, it now pumps into a pressurized municipal system. I was thinking about just sending all the chlorinated solution down the...

My local municipality is requiring everyone to disconnect their septic field and pump liquids to a nearby city for central treatment. I have completed the change-over and am now wondering what importance the bacterial colony in the separation tank now serves. Specifically, I'm planning to shock...

Do you think continuous backwashing with iron-out accomplished anything?

They have a plastic CSV that threads directly onto the output of a submersible pump.

An alternative to delivering a constantly pressurized supply with pressure tank and pressure switch would be installing the smallest submersible well pump possible, trigger pump power directly with a tethered float switch, and install a ball valve to limit flow down to your desired ~1 GPM to...

I cleaned my brine well today, there was about 15 litres (4 gallons) of salt "sludge" in the bottom of the brine well. I purchased the house less than a year ago so I have no idea when this was done last, any thoughts on how long it's been? How often does this usually need to be done? I...

Where does the water come from? Are you planning to pump from a well into the cistern, or will you truck water in with a tote?