jaytee
New Member
Hi there,
First post, apologize if this is in the wrong forum. I'll get right to the point.
Had my home approx 1 year. It is on a well (not sure how deep) that can pump approx 6gpm. New pressure tank was installed before I moved in. House has a reasonably new-ish looking GE water softener that appears to have been severely neglected (was completely out of salt when I moved in). I have given it lots of Iron Out since. Also had a very old/neglected looking iron filter before the softener that I've since replaced with a 1.5 cu.ft. AIO (Clack WS1) with Katalox Light. Also replaced the water heater as it was severely fouled with iron sludge. So to summarize, current setup is well -> pressure tank -> AIO KL filter -> softener -> house plumbing / water heater.
I did have the water tested (tried uploading an image of results but it says the file is too large?) and my problem areas are low pH, iron and manganese. I have since re-tested these myself with Hanna Fe/Mn checkers and pH meter and the raw water is as follows:
pH 6.5
Fe 3.5ppm
Mn 1.5ppm
Water has a yellow tinge to it as well.
I'm still seeing about 0.9ppm iron getting through all the treatment equipment (discoloured water when filling the bathtub, iron staining of toilets, etc.). Not sure I have the right setup and/or that it is working correctly. Do I need to add/replace anything? I'm thinking I need a neutralizing filter ahead of the AIO filter and possibly replacing the water softener (I suspect the resin is somewhat permanently fouled due to neglect). Any advice is appreciated!
PS. I am also replacing all of the plumbing in the house (it was mostly copper that is approx 50 yrs old) with pex using a Viega manabloc system.
First post, apologize if this is in the wrong forum. I'll get right to the point.
Had my home approx 1 year. It is on a well (not sure how deep) that can pump approx 6gpm. New pressure tank was installed before I moved in. House has a reasonably new-ish looking GE water softener that appears to have been severely neglected (was completely out of salt when I moved in). I have given it lots of Iron Out since. Also had a very old/neglected looking iron filter before the softener that I've since replaced with a 1.5 cu.ft. AIO (Clack WS1) with Katalox Light. Also replaced the water heater as it was severely fouled with iron sludge. So to summarize, current setup is well -> pressure tank -> AIO KL filter -> softener -> house plumbing / water heater.
I did have the water tested (tried uploading an image of results but it says the file is too large?) and my problem areas are low pH, iron and manganese. I have since re-tested these myself with Hanna Fe/Mn checkers and pH meter and the raw water is as follows:
pH 6.5
Fe 3.5ppm
Mn 1.5ppm
Water has a yellow tinge to it as well.
I'm still seeing about 0.9ppm iron getting through all the treatment equipment (discoloured water when filling the bathtub, iron staining of toilets, etc.). Not sure I have the right setup and/or that it is working correctly. Do I need to add/replace anything? I'm thinking I need a neutralizing filter ahead of the AIO filter and possibly replacing the water softener (I suspect the resin is somewhat permanently fouled due to neglect). Any advice is appreciated!
PS. I am also replacing all of the plumbing in the house (it was mostly copper that is approx 50 yrs old) with pex using a Viega manabloc system.