I just had my water tested at both the well head and at an indoor faucet.
The plumbing from the well head consists of 15' of 1 1/4" galvanized pipe to an old 120 gallon galvanized pressure tank. From the tank is 250' of 1 1/4" sch 40 pvc and 20' of 3/4 pex.
pH decreased from 7.36 to 6.42 -- any idea what could cause that?
Also, Zinc increased from undetectable to 0.10 ppm, and Manganese tripled from 0.02 to 0.06 ppm. I have manganese bacteria coating the insides of my plumbing.
I assume the old galvanized pipe and especially the old pressure tank is the reason for the zinc and manganese increase, is that correct?
Here's the complete water test:
The plumbing from the well head consists of 15' of 1 1/4" galvanized pipe to an old 120 gallon galvanized pressure tank. From the tank is 250' of 1 1/4" sch 40 pvc and 20' of 3/4 pex.
pH decreased from 7.36 to 6.42 -- any idea what could cause that?
Also, Zinc increased from undetectable to 0.10 ppm, and Manganese tripled from 0.02 to 0.06 ppm. I have manganese bacteria coating the insides of my plumbing.
I assume the old galvanized pipe and especially the old pressure tank is the reason for the zinc and manganese increase, is that correct?
Here's the complete water test:
