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My brine tank has a Hydro-Rinse automatic feeder in it, and I got a gallon jug of liquid, that says the contents are phosphoric acid, when I had the equipment installed. The company sells refills in their own branded jugs, but I want to have alternate sources, too, so what should I be looking...

What info am I missing? It seems like the National Labs test would duplicate most of what I have so far.

The image I posted was of my first test, done by a not so thorough home inspector who missed some expensive problems around the house, and yes he just took it from a kitchen faucet, so the water had run through a 50 micron filter first. The follow on test was done with the filter removed, but...

I've been reading up because I'm in the same situation, and I just had a chat with Pentair about their valves. He stated the 2510 is their most robust model, but unless the water has high iron content, the 5800/5600 series should be just fine, and the 5600 series can only backwash up to a 10"...

Hardness I have, at 5 grains, and lead at 0.0110 mg/L, and TDS at 211 without the 50 micron filter installed. Would finding manganese or arsenic significantly change my treatment plan? Someone mentioned that the softener would pull low quantities of those metals out of my water anyway (not...

So what do I need in a water test aside from the results I already have?

Well that last water test they came in and did seems to have disappeared, I've not gotten any responses on the results and it's been two weeks. What are some other places I can get a water test done?

Did a lot of asking and searching, and I think I'm close to figuring out the configuration I need to install. The well has 3/4" CPVC coming out of it, but since the closet and pipe routing is a mess, I'm going to redo it all with 1" from the well tank through the UV light and then neck it back...

Is there a sheet somewhere that lays out the differences between these various valves? I've seen Fleck come in models 2510SXT, 5600SXT, 5800SXT, 7000SXT... being new to a home that requires softening and neutralization, it's been hard to piece together all the differences, and I want to make an...

I'm back again with the ongoing horror of fixing the water problems at my new house. Due to space considerations, a plumber recommended this: http://www.milbycompany.com/water-treatment/whole-house-units/combo-units/12932 and it's the first I've heard of this brand/product. I'm wary of the...

Good info, Ditto, thank you. Can you suggest a place to purchase this configuration? Most configurations I have seen are either 5600SXT, or the 2510SXT or the 7000. Are those last two viable options?

We just moved into our house, built in 1995, but I'd guess it was updated within the last decade. The downstairs shower only provides hot water, doesn't matter if we use the shower head or the faucet in the tub. It's one of the single knob style controls. The faucet in the bathroom sink, which...

Fleck 5600SXT seems to be the equipment of choice, but I saw it listed as only being able to backwash a 10” diameter neutralizing tank. Some sites list 1.5 cu ft tanks as only being able to maintain 7 gpm flow rates, so I’d have to go to a 2 cu for tank to get a 10 gpm flow rate, which is a 12”...

Has anyone used these? The softener tank is inside the salt reservoir, which looks like it saves space. https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-40-200-Grain-Water-Softener-GXSH40V/203219780 Background: 3 bathroom house, well w/11GPM flow rate, currently around 6 - 10 grains hardness and pH around 5.3...

Unsure of well depth, I've asked the city for the plans so I'll know soon. Had two different guys come out and do some tests, this is what they told me: 1st Guy: 6.2 pH, 6 grains of hardness 2nd Guy: 5.0 pH, 10 grains of hardness (Unsure of this one, he was clueless and had to call his boss...

The coliform result was addressed via a chlorine treatment. The sellers installed a vermin proof well cap and got us back a clean water test, so I'm not concerned about that. We're also planning on adding a UV lamp to the water treatment setup, but that seems simple enough once we've achieved a...

I posted an image of the test results, that's everything I've got. Doesn't look like they tested for hardness, so I'll go pick up a water testing kit tomorrow.

We're buying a house that's on well (11GPM from the test) and septic, the well is putting out water at a 5.4 pH. We've had a water test done as part of the home inspection, and I'm trying to configure a system to deal with this and looking for some more info: What part of the water test do I...