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I have a dug well (about 15'). I tested the well after a flood (5 years ago). There was 1.5' of water in my crawl space. So, the well had about 5' of extra water due to the water table. After testing, I used chlorine to "clear" the well. But it still tested to have coliform. We have been using...

Bannerman and Reach4, Thank you for your information. Yesterday I installed a new well water pump. First step toward resolving water issues. My original goal was to install a UV unit to eliminate coliform found in my well water (we currently use bottled water). Internet research indicated that...

Hello Bannerman and Reach4, My knowledge of water softeners started at zero a few weeks ago. I then got three local shops to give a sales pitch (water test/proposal). The costs of their proposed systems seemed to be many times more than buying a Fleck 5600SXT 1cu/ft softener. So, I am learning...

Very good - Please note that my septic system currently has only one leach line (two leach lines are out of use) - so 1/3 capacity. I am thinking that when you say "injector takes water" that that is 2 step (i.e. after the initial backwash). My adjusted calculated discharge gallons is: 1...

Very good - I wanted to calculate the gallons of water entering my septic system for each regeneration. I used your 10" x 54" tank information and came up with the following for the discharge gallons: 1 backwash - 10min. @ 2.4 gpm = 24 2 brian draw w/Slow Rinse - 15 min @ 0.83 gpm plus 45 min @...

I am concerned about the discharge volume for a regeneration. Is there a way to determine that volume is for a given softener? My septic system is at 1/3 capacity currently.

I would like help in determining the size of water softener needed for my situation. Well Water 3/4" incoming water line 35.5 grains/gal hardness (determined by two test) 01.2 grains/gal of iron guess (.1 to .4 ppm in one test; 0 in second test) 36.7 grains/gal total (hardness + iron) 150...