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Will head the warning, Dittohead. Not going to do the high heat method.

Thanks for the suggestions, Mikey. Heat kills...will look into that. Continuous high heat may be overkill. (Ha, ha, ha, just re-read the last sentence. Time for bed.)

Thank you for the info about the valves. I wasn't planning on having an iron filter or a water softener. That's my sister's house in NY. I'm in MA. Easy to get my threads mixed up! For my house in MA I was thinking about a twist-down filter, a backwashing filter for more sediment and an...

Should I be concerned about the Manganese, 0.224 mp/L, in my soft water?

SuperGreg: "CWS-US control valves, which are made for us by Canature Corp." from CleanWaterStore. Valves as good and reliable as Fleck, Clack or Autotrol? Dittohead: I didn't get your PM.

To clarify there is Iron, 0.38 mg,L and Manganese 0.189. Will do powered anode in water heater. My sister has a call in to the plumber about getting a water heater installed.

Sounds good to sanitize well and plumbing now, install the water heater. I know it only last for a short time. It may take a couple of weeks to order and install the water treatment system. That's why I'm thinking of the hydrogen peroxide injection as part of the water treatment plan when it...

Thanks for the quick response. I'm concerned about the IRB and SRB getting into the water heater.

Thanks for the quick response. I'm concerned about the IRB and SRB getting into the water heater.

My sister's water heater died- no hot water! She has not yet installed a new water softener or a Katalox light filter for her hard water, iron, manganese and sediment. Toilet tanks sides have black/red slime coating. If she sanitizes the plumbing/has the well and plumbing shocked with...

Dittohead: sent you a PM.

Thank you for your recommendation. We have a 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath house, 3 people now -had 5 before- so thinking getting a 1.5 cu. ft. Old acid neutralized is 2 cu. ft. I think. Good to know yours removes sediment!

Progress Report: My sister found an independent plumber willing and able to install whatever water treatment she orders! I last posted in April. House located in rural NY, built in the 1860's, stacked stone basement, hard well water, etc. Thank you to forum members dittohead and Reach4...

Found a Bock distributor for New York State. Will have a plumber or heating contractor order one and install it after we get the water treatment system in place. This information may help others who are looking. Bock Oil-fired Hot Water Heater distributor: Home » Tools » Locate Reps » States...

My sister is still looking for a plumber but I did find out who distributes Bock Water Heaters for New York State. We will have a heating contractor or plumber order one and install it. Will post it on my water heater thread, too. Bock Oil-fired Hot Water Heater distributor: Home » Tools »...

Hello. Where in or near Binghamton, NY can my sister, or a plumber, buy a new, not new old stock, Bock oil-fired water heater, 32 gal., low boy to replace the same model from the 1970s or 80s? Where is the local Bock distributor? It's on its last legs. The local plumbers and fuel oil...

Thanks for the information, Reach4. Will pass on the information about well sanitizing. Understand about the powered anode helping to take care of the smell for for hot water not cold. By" area" I meant the small villages and towns near Binghamton, NY, which is in Broome County. The...

Oops...just realized Kinectco and Culligan water softeners might use Fleck valves.

Relax, have a glass of milk and a cookie, this is a long one... Hi, this is Beth W. from the thread on April 17th. "Too Much Water Treatment for Well Water Results?" Karlabs: Calcium 46.3 mg/L, Manganese 0.189 mg/L Iron 0.38 mg/L Sulfur, total, by ICP 5.4 mg/L Alkalinity (CaCO3) 194 mg/L...