verbalkint99
Member
So, I spent a few weeks this summer researching my options for water treatment. I focused on getting just the right valve as one of the first things I read about is how they are the most important component. Once I picked out what I though was what I wanted I started into the overall system....thats when my head just about exploded. Everyone I talked to gave me a different design. Some said all I needed was X water softener, another said Y water softener and A iron filter, still another said to forget the softener and just get an iron filter and a "whole house filter" (the big blue canisters). Others mentioned combo units and chlorine injectors. I started looking for help here, but did not have all the info you guys (and gals) needed. So here are the specifics:
4 bedroom, 2.5 baths, water using appliances are the norm (washer, dishwasher, ice maker, water heater)
Two adults, two kids (one just arrived and the other is hypothetical at this time)
We are on a well that was dug last summer (I had the specifics as far as pump and depth, but I can not find it)
We are on a septic system so I need to stay away from too many chemical backwash treatments
Current problems include: slight scaling around faucets, strong sulfur odor from hot water ( anode rod, I know), but also a faint sulfur odor in the cold water, and rust staining in the sinks/toilet bowls/and toilet tanks (murky, cloudy appearance in the tanks)
I got the Kit60 water test kit that was suggested on here. Highlights of the results are:
Chloride - 43.2 mg/L
hardness - 280 mg/L or 16.4 gpg
PH - 7.9
Sulfate - 46 mg/L
Iron - 0.30 mg/L
Manganese - 0.019 mg/L
Sodium - 21.5 mg/L
Sulfur, total by ICP - 14.9 mg/L
Calcium - 73.5 mg/L
Do I need a softener and an iron filter, or just a softener? I have been offered combo units but have been told they dont last long.
Also, I read that drinking softened water is not good for you. So is a reverse osmosis system really needed or are there other options?
I know this is a lot to ask and a truly appreciate any assistance. I swear I read through many threads on here and other sites but it seems as though each one just made maters, and my understanding, worse...lol.
4 bedroom, 2.5 baths, water using appliances are the norm (washer, dishwasher, ice maker, water heater)
Two adults, two kids (one just arrived and the other is hypothetical at this time)
We are on a well that was dug last summer (I had the specifics as far as pump and depth, but I can not find it)
We are on a septic system so I need to stay away from too many chemical backwash treatments
Current problems include: slight scaling around faucets, strong sulfur odor from hot water ( anode rod, I know), but also a faint sulfur odor in the cold water, and rust staining in the sinks/toilet bowls/and toilet tanks (murky, cloudy appearance in the tanks)
I got the Kit60 water test kit that was suggested on here. Highlights of the results are:
Chloride - 43.2 mg/L
hardness - 280 mg/L or 16.4 gpg
PH - 7.9
Sulfate - 46 mg/L
Iron - 0.30 mg/L
Manganese - 0.019 mg/L
Sodium - 21.5 mg/L
Sulfur, total by ICP - 14.9 mg/L
Calcium - 73.5 mg/L
Do I need a softener and an iron filter, or just a softener? I have been offered combo units but have been told they dont last long.
Also, I read that drinking softened water is not good for you. So is a reverse osmosis system really needed or are there other options?
I know this is a lot to ask and a truly appreciate any assistance. I swear I read through many threads on here and other sites but it seems as though each one just made maters, and my understanding, worse...lol.