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You are wrong. PH is a measure of ion content in the solution. When a softener removes CaCO3, the positive calcite ions are replaced by positive sodium ions. The number of positive ions in the water stays at the same level, and the pH is unchanged. If you read my laboratory results, you will...

But if I understand Langelier right, it's an old method that reduces corrosiveness on the effect that water has on calcium. If water reduces scale or dissolces calcium from mortat, it's consideed corrosive. If calciumcarbonate is precipitated, it's not corrosive. Is that still a valid...

Hi, I had a lab test my water at the faucet (behind the softener). It's city water, but not chlorinated - chlorination is only up to code as an intervention when a line breaks, not as a permanent measure by the municipality. The lab advised me (unasked) to blend the water so I get around 6...

Sorry, I missed the dot :)

Fwiw, is there a US code for the maximum nitrate in potable water? This is 5 times the 50mg/l allowed in Europe. Nitrate is cancerogenous.

It was just a mix of calcite and a bit of rust from the galvanized steel. Amido-sulfuric acid is the best stuff I know for limestone removal. It's used in professional coffee machines, it's cheap when bought in volume, and it's not aggressive to plastic seals and tubing. I wouldn't use it on...

So I got my residual hardness kit today. It consists of two bottles. First one drop of "RF-1" which is clear, then "RF-2" until the sample turns green. The resolution is 0.1 GPG per drop. The results: 0.1 GPG at the bypass (test-cock) 0.4 GPG from a cold-water faucet in the bathroom 0.6 GPG...

No, kt shouldn't. In fact, you don't add salt to the water. The water loses all calcium and gets Sodium instead. This happens on a molecular level, and the resulting molecules are dissolved. You can't even filter them out with a sediment filter.

Sure, the pressure will fall with a mechanical switch. Now, even if a pump delivers only 5gpm, it should not take long to refill the bladder. The observations: air Brown residue (iron sulfate or oxide) Slow refill While it's not enough for a conclusion, the observations suggest a simple test...

Is there a clear filter before the softener where you may check if the air comes from the well, or a faucet for garden use? Your description of 60 psi being restored "within minutes" sounds like a well falling dry. Theflow from the brinjng is so low the pump should keep up with it and not need...

The tank of the heater gets flushed during the yearly maintenance, that was just a week before the softener was installed. The central heating is a Buderus system for >10k, I'm not touching that myself :) Using vinegar sounds like a plan. I just need to find a day where this can rest in the...

Hi and merry christmas :) our water softener has been up and running for three weeks and is doing a fine job :) 5.1cbm = about 1341 gallons were softened in the time. Our pipes are 30-50 years old and have substantial limestone buildup. While the flow is still acceptable, there is not much...

Canadians speak English, not Anericanese :) Merry christmas to you, too :)

This looks more like organic residue to me. Not sure if a disc filter would be effective against it, though. Is it possible you have snails in the well? If it‘s real clay particulate, it won‘t settle in a glass of water. I have some clay particulate in my irrigation well. Pita until you get a...

My current override is 10 days. Based on the softener statistics, our water consumption is about 220l or 58 gallons per day. I know that sounds ridiculously low, but as I said in the other thread, our water is very expensive and we use as many water-saving appliances as possible. With a...

Afaik, sanitizing with chlorine is done ad-hoc if there is a reason due to bad samples or if there is a damaged line. They will flush it out afterwards. But I'm no expert on this. Your answer on well-water helped me a lot. I will set the override a bit higher.

Here in Germany, the technology is not as established in households as in the USA. There is not that much knowledge, but quite a lot of common belief and recommendations. Our potable water is not chlorinated, so we need to pay even more attention to hygienic handling. The manufacturrr...

Yes, I expect that. So far, I'm happy with the performance of the valve. I noticed that the unit stores all usage data per day-of-week and I expect it to learn about our common peaks from observation.

Hi, I got my softener running with a brine fill of 10lbs per cft. At the current low consumption, I expect the softener to repeatedly reach the 10 day override before the capacity is used up. The unit is configured for post-fill, so the brine will stand in the tank for 10 days. Should I...

Good news: On day 14, the valve's daily reserve went down to 220l. The steps were 0.96cbm, 0.87 cbm, 0..78cbm and now 0.22cbm. The last step was much bigger than anticipated, but when I look at the history the number is backed by the throughput of the last week. We never used more than 0.26cbm...