Kentuckienne
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First, a big thanks to the Forum for years of good advice. Sorry for long post. About ten years ago, we drilled a deep well for our new house (80+ grains hardness, some coliform bacteria but no e-coli). We put in a water softener (Clack) that puts regen water into the septic system, with a RO unit for drinking/ice maker water. After getting lots of flammable gas out of the faucets we installed a powered anode in the water heater. After getting gradual buildup of red slime in toilet tanks, added a second tank after the softener to hold reservoir of pump metered volumes of bleach and water. This causes some small amount of reddish precipitate in that tank, and no more stink or slime elsewhere. The system has been working pretty well. It's just two of us so we don't use too much water. (I say we, but I'm not the main we, just the main question asker.)
Need to install new kitchen faucet and still having some issues with white buildup on faucets and corrosion of the metal. So probably it's a good time to do some testing again, yes?
I'm guessing water hardness, bacteria, iron/metals....is there something else we should test while we're at it?
How long do powered anodes last, and how can we check it?
Should we divert the regen water from the septic system, or if it hasn't caused trouble in ten years is it ok?
House is plumbed with pex and copper, and we suspect one incorrect metal fitting where the line enters the house. Should we be worried about that?
What's causing the corrosion to the finishes on the faucets, and is there a way to stop it? But I bet it's caused by the salt in the softened water, so is there a faucet that resists this? I've seen salt water faucets for boat sinks - might that be an option?
I'm also guessing that the softener resin might be losing it ... Is there a way to test it?
Be happy to provide details on the chlorine unit or any other stuff if people are interested. It's not something I've seen much elsewhere, and it works really well for the minor stinky/red slime problem.
Need to install new kitchen faucet and still having some issues with white buildup on faucets and corrosion of the metal. So probably it's a good time to do some testing again, yes?
I'm guessing water hardness, bacteria, iron/metals....is there something else we should test while we're at it?
How long do powered anodes last, and how can we check it?
Should we divert the regen water from the septic system, or if it hasn't caused trouble in ten years is it ok?
House is plumbed with pex and copper, and we suspect one incorrect metal fitting where the line enters the house. Should we be worried about that?
What's causing the corrosion to the finishes on the faucets, and is there a way to stop it? But I bet it's caused by the salt in the softened water, so is there a faucet that resists this? I've seen salt water faucets for boat sinks - might that be an option?
I'm also guessing that the softener resin might be losing it ... Is there a way to test it?
Be happy to provide details on the chlorine unit or any other stuff if people are interested. It's not something I've seen much elsewhere, and it works really well for the minor stinky/red slime problem.