Recent content by Benj

Thanks for the information. The Fleck 5600 doesn't have a flow restriction setting or documentation on it in the manual, so I'm uncertain how people restrict flow if the GPM is too high. In reading more about flouride removal, it it seems that it's not efficient enough to be worth the...

I'm not sure about the size pipe at the meter, but I have 1" PVC coming into the house. I have two different meters (seperate one for sprinkler) as the city charges less for water that won't become sewage but the outgoing pipes are the same size from the meter. I plan to pipe it all the way...

Hello all, I want to put in a 2.0 - 2.5 cu ft carbon tank filter. I am uncertain if I have enough flow for the 10+ gallons/minute for backwash. I have two water meters to the property. I get 20 gallon/minute from my sprinker system side. When I measure flow on a house hose bib, I get 5...

Hello all, I'm interested in putting in a carbon tank filter to remove chlorine (and potentially other impurities) from my public water source. I previously had a 1.5 cu ft GAC system with a Fleck backwash valve when I lived on the west coast which worked well. I assume I'll get a system...

I'm not a professional plumber but have put in a bit of PEX in a couple houses and haven't noticed that there are layers in the pipe, as it looks like it's through and through all the same plastic.

Hello all, We bought out house 2 years ago and also have had the outlet filter of the septic clog multiple times. I have to clean it every 2 months or it clogs. There are two tank with a T on the inlet to the first tank as well as T's on the outlet for the first tank and inlet for the 2nd...

Hello there, I'm in the process of buying a house that has in-floor hydronic heating with a Buderus G115 boiler that was installed in 2002. I called the company that serviced in in May of 2017 and they say they only check the oil fuel supply, burner, heats up to specs and vent. There is...

My wife does laundry pretty much every day. It may stink a little more after a load, as it's pretty strong smell on opening the door to take a load out, but even when we've been away for a week, it's still pretty bad. We have city water that is chlorinated and has below threshold lead, arsnic...

Yes...we always leave the door open unless it's washing a load. I've done several cycles with a couple cups of bleech and hot water. Doesn't seem to make any improvement.

Hello there, I wasn't sure where to post this question so I hope here is OK. I've had a Bosch front loader washing machine for about 5 years. It's a WFMC2201UC/12 machine. I've cleaned it out the best I can without taking the whole thing apart but it still smells terrible (so bad that we...

Thanks again dittohead and Reach4. I guess, in regards to processed municipality water it's a trade-off and finding the sweet-spot. It's crazy how much water is wasted per person/day in the US. When I was a kid we had water from a spring that went dry sometimes in the summer so we got good at...

We buy locally grown organic as much as possible. We eat very little processed food. The only reason the water came up is because of the levels that showed up in lab work and the fact that it tastes bad everywhere here...Gig Harbor, Tacoma, Puyallup, etc... Air quality seems decent on this...

We sent a water sample from a faucet of one of our sources and it came up with the lead, thallium and arsenic...just below EPA allowed limits. We sent blood samples and all of these were borderline for a couple family members, presumably from the water. We are buying bottled water now. We...

Thanks for the replies. I assumed reverse osmosis would be needed but I've read about some other newer ones that aren't reverse osmosis that supposedly remove these contaminants. It's overwhelming looking at the variety of reverse osmosis systems out there. I assume the cheaper ones either...