chudilo
New Member
Hello.
Thanks for a great forum. I have been doing a lot of reading (or self education) including a considerable number of posts here and finally decided to post myself.
I am moving into a house that is on well water and septic.
The softener that is currently in place is vibrating, making noise and was recommended to be replaced by the house inspector (due to potential media leakage, based purely on the age of the system). The current system was put in place in the 80s so I am planning to replace it. My thinking that if I am to do that I better do it right, as I am to live with whatever I put in for many years to come. I currently have no knowledge of specific levels of hardness in the water (I will update the post as soon as I have possession of the property and manage to conduct a full test) Could someone recommend a good reliable way to conduct a comprehensive test, that I could get done relatively quickly?
I have a number of unresolved theoretical questions that I would like to be answered.
Thank you.
Thanks for a great forum. I have been doing a lot of reading (or self education) including a considerable number of posts here and finally decided to post myself.
I am moving into a house that is on well water and septic.
The softener that is currently in place is vibrating, making noise and was recommended to be replaced by the house inspector (due to potential media leakage, based purely on the age of the system). The current system was put in place in the 80s so I am planning to replace it. My thinking that if I am to do that I better do it right, as I am to live with whatever I put in for many years to come. I currently have no knowledge of specific levels of hardness in the water (I will update the post as soon as I have possession of the property and manage to conduct a full test) Could someone recommend a good reliable way to conduct a comprehensive test, that I could get done relatively quickly?
I have a number of unresolved theoretical questions that I would like to be answered.
- I am very much a supporter of Green technologies and believe that flushing unused brine down into the soil is a terrible thing to do to to the environment especially on your own property (especially since the house is on septic) (no the backwash is not sent into the septic). Thus I think that a dual tank softener is the only reasonable option in order to make sure that the entire tank capacity as used every time. One thing I am wondering about is why can't the backup tank be something tiny that would only be used during the backwash process. (It could even be filled via the output of the main tank. (seems odd that no one has thought of that). Is it because the pump/meter assumes that the tanks are identical?
- The house is next to a Nature Conservancy so I am confident that the water is free of contaminants and chances of that ever changing are slim. Should I still get an active carbon filter? assuming my water test comes back clean, can I believe the water from a 150ft well to be consistent throughout the year? Also, what happens with the backwash from the AC filter? I assume it would need a separate drain line, right?
- I am strong believer in using metal parts for plumbing whenever water is under pressure. Is my reasoning still valid when hard water is involved? Would Brass/Stainless steel be more susceptible to Calcium / Magnesium / Iron buildup then plastic?
- Water pressure and it's stability is a concern. I intend to have a rainshower and would like for it to be able to have some pressure. what determines the size of the pipe on the softener and would it significantly effect the pressure in and out of the softener. (I can upgrade the pipe run to the master bathroom and the washer if it really matters) Would it make sense to get the Fleck 7000 vs. 5600 in order to provide the improved pressure. Is the 7000SXT compatible with a dual tank configuration or do I need to go for the the 9000SXT?
- I found a site that sells the Cation Resin 10% Cross Link - Purolite Brand Hydrogen Form Deionization Resin that people were having trouble locating: (moderators feel free to remove the link if it is in violation of rules) http://www.apswater.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=617&cat=Cation+Exchange+Resin
Thank you.