btPlumber
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I have a minor iron / Manganese problem but no smell or taste issues.
Recent water test:
142 mg/l (ppm) hardness
Iron .071 mg/L
Manganese .095 mg/L
I’ve purchased a Pro-Aqua filter: https://proaquawater.com/collection...l-1e-whole-house-well-water-filtration-system. At this stage I’m not planning to add a water softener. I will start by removing the Mn and Fe first - then do another water test. May consider an electronic descaled at some point to address a bit of water spotting / stains on the fixtures.
I have 2 questions:
1) This is for a 2nd home so our water use is less that a primary residence - we are also semi-empty nesters. I shut the water off when we are not there - to avoid flooding when not there. Since our schedule is irregular I don’t want the filter recharging ever x hours automatically. There is also a “Metered” mode which the instructions say not to use. There is not clear description of what Metered mode is - if it’s based on x gallons, then I think it will solve my problem since no water is flowing when we are not there.
2) Since I’m on septic I’m trying to understand any concerns about backwashing to it. I do not have a softeners or any form of chemical injection - so I don’t think I have the same concerns with softener brine or chlorine etc. Since I’m essentially filtering out what would normally be sent to the septic I don’t think it should be of concern. My septic system has primary and secondary tank - Since the filter is converting the Manganese and Iron to their precipitated forms I would think the particles would settle there before causing any issues in the leach field. I’m in NH so backwashing to the surface would only be practical in the summer - I would like to utilize the water for the yard in the summer - may hook up a diverted for summer use.
All advise / discussion welcome.. thanks
Recent water test:
142 mg/l (ppm) hardness
Iron .071 mg/L
Manganese .095 mg/L
I’ve purchased a Pro-Aqua filter: https://proaquawater.com/collection...l-1e-whole-house-well-water-filtration-system. At this stage I’m not planning to add a water softener. I will start by removing the Mn and Fe first - then do another water test. May consider an electronic descaled at some point to address a bit of water spotting / stains on the fixtures.
I have 2 questions:
1) This is for a 2nd home so our water use is less that a primary residence - we are also semi-empty nesters. I shut the water off when we are not there - to avoid flooding when not there. Since our schedule is irregular I don’t want the filter recharging ever x hours automatically. There is also a “Metered” mode which the instructions say not to use. There is not clear description of what Metered mode is - if it’s based on x gallons, then I think it will solve my problem since no water is flowing when we are not there.
2) Since I’m on septic I’m trying to understand any concerns about backwashing to it. I do not have a softeners or any form of chemical injection - so I don’t think I have the same concerns with softener brine or chlorine etc. Since I’m essentially filtering out what would normally be sent to the septic I don’t think it should be of concern. My septic system has primary and secondary tank - Since the filter is converting the Manganese and Iron to their precipitated forms I would think the particles would settle there before causing any issues in the leach field. I’m in NH so backwashing to the surface would only be practical in the summer - I would like to utilize the water for the yard in the summer - may hook up a diverted for summer use.
All advise / discussion welcome.. thanks