diggity
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So I was finally feeling pretty good about our new system:
Well ---> Soda ash injection ---> Katalox Light ---> Softener
Per my thread a few days ago, I got the pH back up to where it should be. It does seem as though Katalox lowers the pH, in my case by a point or more, but I compensated by increasing the feed rate.
My iron test kit finally arrived and showed zero iron at the kitchen sink. Woo hoo!
Then I decided to check the quality of the water between the KL system and the softener, and that's when my moment of joy ended. The water coming out of the KL system is black! I mean, really dark grey/green cloudy. THIS is the water I'm sending on to my softener? This can't be good...
Any idea why the KL system would turn the water grey/green? It seems like the KL system is not removing all the iron, either. The test kit showed it is around 5 ppm coming out of the KL. This is less of a surprise, as our water starts off at around 20 ppm. I always suspected that I might have to inject chlorine or peroxide ahead of the KL system and I'm prepared to do so if necessary.
But what's up with the blackish, slightly green water? Is this oxidized manganese? Any advice is appreciated!
Well ---> Soda ash injection ---> Katalox Light ---> Softener
Per my thread a few days ago, I got the pH back up to where it should be. It does seem as though Katalox lowers the pH, in my case by a point or more, but I compensated by increasing the feed rate.
My iron test kit finally arrived and showed zero iron at the kitchen sink. Woo hoo!
Then I decided to check the quality of the water between the KL system and the softener, and that's when my moment of joy ended. The water coming out of the KL system is black! I mean, really dark grey/green cloudy. THIS is the water I'm sending on to my softener? This can't be good...
Any idea why the KL system would turn the water grey/green? It seems like the KL system is not removing all the iron, either. The test kit showed it is around 5 ppm coming out of the KL. This is less of a surprise, as our water starts off at around 20 ppm. I always suspected that I might have to inject chlorine or peroxide ahead of the KL system and I'm prepared to do so if necessary.
But what's up with the blackish, slightly green water? Is this oxidized manganese? Any advice is appreciated!