Saubz
New Member
Hello,
This is my first post - so hello! I'm in need of advice and from what I've read for the last few weeks on this forum, I think I'm in the right place.
My family (2 adults, 5 kids) just built a house in a rural area and moved in a month ago. We're on well water and the hardness has really caught us off guard. The builder installed a 40k grain softener and RO for drinking and ice maker. I'm pretty sure this is laughably small given our circumstances. We've had two water companies come and test our water and quote us systems. We also have that rotten egg smell coming from hot and cold taps.
First company (Culligan):
Hardness 119 gpg (used a scale-like device to test)
No iron suspected
Recommended 90k grain dual tank softener
Second company (Ecowater):
Hardness 145 gpg (used a drop test)
No iron, iron bacteria, nitrates, or any other contaminates found
Recommended 90k grain single tank softener
Recommended whole house all purpose carbon filter
So we have very hard water and naturally present hydrogen sulfide gas (so it seems).
I am thinking of purchasing and installing a Fleck 9100SXT 96k dual tank system (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A6GSI0M/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1). Is this an adequate setup?
As for the H2S, I'm not sure how to begin with that. Whole house carbon? Sulfer Eliminator? Chlorine? Peroxide?
What else should I consider? If you need more info, I'm happy to provide as well.
Thank you for any help you all can provide!
This is my first post - so hello! I'm in need of advice and from what I've read for the last few weeks on this forum, I think I'm in the right place.
My family (2 adults, 5 kids) just built a house in a rural area and moved in a month ago. We're on well water and the hardness has really caught us off guard. The builder installed a 40k grain softener and RO for drinking and ice maker. I'm pretty sure this is laughably small given our circumstances. We've had two water companies come and test our water and quote us systems. We also have that rotten egg smell coming from hot and cold taps.
First company (Culligan):
Hardness 119 gpg (used a scale-like device to test)
No iron suspected
Recommended 90k grain dual tank softener
Second company (Ecowater):
Hardness 145 gpg (used a drop test)
No iron, iron bacteria, nitrates, or any other contaminates found
Recommended 90k grain single tank softener
Recommended whole house all purpose carbon filter
So we have very hard water and naturally present hydrogen sulfide gas (so it seems).
I am thinking of purchasing and installing a Fleck 9100SXT 96k dual tank system (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A6GSI0M/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1). Is this an adequate setup?
As for the H2S, I'm not sure how to begin with that. Whole house carbon? Sulfer Eliminator? Chlorine? Peroxide?
What else should I consider? If you need more info, I'm happy to provide as well.
Thank you for any help you all can provide!