Rob Patrick
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Hi - first post although I have lurked and learned her for many years.
We have a well and the water is leaving white scale deposits wherever it collects and dries - counter tops, shower walls, toilet bowls, etc. I had the softener installed and the problem showed no improvement.
The only local lab I have in my town can only test for Calcium Carbonate. In my opinion they are not a very good lab - maybe I am expecting too much but they seem to be happy doing mainly bacteria tests. They tested the Calcium and the softener is actually doing it's job - it went from 15 grains (IIRC) down to 0 so clearly there is something else in the water causing the scale.
I have asked around and was told that maybe it is some other carbonate. What I think I should do is get the water analyzed and know exactly what is in it before spending more $ on a 'maybe' solution.
Assuming this is a good approach - how can I find a lab and what kind of testing should I request? I have looked on line and there are several mail-order labs but I don't want to spend several hundred dollars on tests that are not going to tell me what I need to know.
Any pointers on how to start solving this scale problem much appreciated!
Rob
We have a well and the water is leaving white scale deposits wherever it collects and dries - counter tops, shower walls, toilet bowls, etc. I had the softener installed and the problem showed no improvement.
The only local lab I have in my town can only test for Calcium Carbonate. In my opinion they are not a very good lab - maybe I am expecting too much but they seem to be happy doing mainly bacteria tests. They tested the Calcium and the softener is actually doing it's job - it went from 15 grains (IIRC) down to 0 so clearly there is something else in the water causing the scale.
I have asked around and was told that maybe it is some other carbonate. What I think I should do is get the water analyzed and know exactly what is in it before spending more $ on a 'maybe' solution.
Assuming this is a good approach - how can I find a lab and what kind of testing should I request? I have looked on line and there are several mail-order labs but I don't want to spend several hundred dollars on tests that are not going to tell me what I need to know.
Any pointers on how to start solving this scale problem much appreciated!
Rob