Hi,
I have a problem and need some advice. Three years ago I installed a Kinetico softner and RO system in my house. I recently sold the house and during the home inspection the water sample came back with coliform. I chlorinated the well, flushed the chlorine through the entire house and treatment system and tested a week later and both samples were both absent of coliform.
Just prior to the closing I re-tested and the kitchen facet came up with coliform. I chlorinated the well and house once again. To go through with the sale, we put money in escrow so that the new owner could use it to fix the problem if it still existed 3 months after the sale. The recent samples came back with colifrom present in the kitchen faucet, the RO faucet and absent from the well tank. So we know the well isn’t the problem and there must be bacteria in the treatment system. The new owner had the dealer that installed the system come out twice to chlorinate the filter tanks and piping which did not remove coliform.
Now they want to install a UV system after the filter which doesn’t make sense to me since it will not get rid of the source. We asked them if they thought the repacking the filter beds would work and they said that wouldn’t be necessary.
Has anyone heard of this before? Any help would be appreciated. Sorry for the long message.
Thanks
DLM
I have a problem and need some advice. Three years ago I installed a Kinetico softner and RO system in my house. I recently sold the house and during the home inspection the water sample came back with coliform. I chlorinated the well, flushed the chlorine through the entire house and treatment system and tested a week later and both samples were both absent of coliform.
Just prior to the closing I re-tested and the kitchen facet came up with coliform. I chlorinated the well and house once again. To go through with the sale, we put money in escrow so that the new owner could use it to fix the problem if it still existed 3 months after the sale. The recent samples came back with colifrom present in the kitchen faucet, the RO faucet and absent from the well tank. So we know the well isn’t the problem and there must be bacteria in the treatment system. The new owner had the dealer that installed the system come out twice to chlorinate the filter tanks and piping which did not remove coliform.
Now they want to install a UV system after the filter which doesn’t make sense to me since it will not get rid of the source. We asked them if they thought the repacking the filter beds would work and they said that wouldn’t be necessary.
Has anyone heard of this before? Any help would be appreciated. Sorry for the long message.
Thanks
DLM