Anand C. Patel
New Member
OK. Just moved from city water in St. Louis, MO to private well water in Boxborough, MA.
Water tested positive for radon, so a bubble-up radon system was installed with a 7 gpm pump, we're thinking about getting it replaced with the 14 gpm pump.
Water test results:
Alkalinity, MG/L 42
Calcium, MG/L 97.7
Chloride, MG/L 511
Conductivity, UMHOS/CM 1757
Copper, MG/L 0.093
Hardness, Total, MG/L 375
Iron, MG/L 0.009
Lead, MG/L 0.002
Magnesium, MG/L 32
Manganese, MG/L 0.005
Nitrate as N, MG/L 4.2
pH, PH AT 25C 6.7
Potassium, MG/L 7.3
Sodium, MG/L 157
Sulfate, MG/L 15.3
Turbidity, NTU 0.17
coliform bacteria, arsenic, fluoride, sediment, odor, nitrite, color, free chlorine, ammonia all not detected / zero
So we've come to the conclusion that we need:
a) a water softener
b) RO systems for drinking water
There's two of us, baby on the way, but we anticipate having visitors fairly often.
House has 3 full and 1 half baths. There's a pool as well, but I'd imagine one would bypass the softener when filling the pool.
We're thinking a twin tank system would be best, but there's so much talk about buying x capacity but using less salt, etc., that I'm not sure on the best approach to take.
We'll have to have a dry well dug for the brine, which is already $1000-1500, but Mass Title V septic says it can't go in the septic, and it has to go somewhere . . .
Thoughts? Other info I need to provide?
Thanks,
Anand
Water tested positive for radon, so a bubble-up radon system was installed with a 7 gpm pump, we're thinking about getting it replaced with the 14 gpm pump.
Water test results:
Alkalinity, MG/L 42
Calcium, MG/L 97.7
Chloride, MG/L 511
Conductivity, UMHOS/CM 1757
Copper, MG/L 0.093
Hardness, Total, MG/L 375
Iron, MG/L 0.009
Lead, MG/L 0.002
Magnesium, MG/L 32
Manganese, MG/L 0.005
Nitrate as N, MG/L 4.2
pH, PH AT 25C 6.7
Potassium, MG/L 7.3
Sodium, MG/L 157
Sulfate, MG/L 15.3
Turbidity, NTU 0.17
coliform bacteria, arsenic, fluoride, sediment, odor, nitrite, color, free chlorine, ammonia all not detected / zero
So we've come to the conclusion that we need:
a) a water softener
b) RO systems for drinking water
There's two of us, baby on the way, but we anticipate having visitors fairly often.
House has 3 full and 1 half baths. There's a pool as well, but I'd imagine one would bypass the softener when filling the pool.
We're thinking a twin tank system would be best, but there's so much talk about buying x capacity but using less salt, etc., that I'm not sure on the best approach to take.
We'll have to have a dry well dug for the brine, which is already $1000-1500, but Mass Title V septic says it can't go in the septic, and it has to go somewhere . . .
Thoughts? Other info I need to provide?
Thanks,
Anand