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  1. Jrstevens

    Water becomes corrosive if pre-treated with Chlorine or H2O2

    Hello, I've got a strange issue where my well water becomes corrosive if I treat it with either Chlorine or peroxide. I inject enough to get a residual (.5ppm-1ppm chlorine or 4ppm+ for peroxide). The residual is then removed via 2 cubic feet of catalytic carbon. The water ph is around 7.3 and...
  2. Jrstevens

    Tannins or something else?

    Hello, Please see the attached pics. The bottle on the right with the slight tint is treated well water (sediment -> catalytic carbon -> softener). The bottle on the left is the same water but with 2 ml of 6% bleach after 10-20 minutes. There is no settling of sediment at the bottom of the...
  3. Jrstevens

    Treated water smells of sulfur and becomes dark gray

    Greetings, I recently had a new well drilled. I hooked it up to existing equipment with the plan to get a water test and purchase new equipment. The treated water was acceptable for a couple of weeks, then sulfur smell started to creep in. It has only gotten worse. I'm hoping to get advice on...
  4. Jrstevens

    Need to re-route sink drain but only fittings are exposed

    Hello, I have a double tub stainless steel kitchen sink that I'd like to swap out for a single tub unit. I can either get one where the drain is centered or offset to the right. The drain connections look problematic though. It is all fittings where I would need to re-route it. All the new...
  5. Jrstevens

    Shallow well jet pump failing to reach cutoff

    Hello all, I have a STA-RITE (model SNE-L, 1HP) shallow well jet pump that is progressively getting worse at reaching its cutoff pressure. The pump was purchased in May'14. The pressure switch was left at its default setting (30/50 I believe). The pressure switch had to be turned down in...
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