Trojanwater
New Member
My mother lives in midwest Alberta and would like her bathroom renovated. She has her own well (@40/60 with 7.8gpm flow rate), but the water is nasty and will foul the new bathroom, so I offered to look into it for her and am finding a lot of conflicting and diverse choices instead of sound counsel.
Could you guys help me with this?
This is the latest water quality analysis:
I am primarily concerned with the amounts of lead, iron, and manganese in the water.
I thought to add a prefilter, some Katalox-Light, and an activated carbon filter for the main household with a couple RO membranes at the bathroom and kitchen faucets, but I don't know if this is right.
I'm not even sure if this is a good system; its easier for me to think of the problems by component:
1- Prefilter- I was recommended Pentek DGD Series cartridges (DGD-5005 or DGD-2501), but aren't spindown filters better? Should I use more than one?
2- I was planning on an Ozone Enhanced Filter ( 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 cu.ft Katalox-Light Filter Media). The ozone would kill the iron reducing bacteria (irb) and possibly aid in oxidation (idk). I don't know much about the ozone device. I also used WatchWaters Calculator for Katalox-Light and it recommended
Isn't that excessive amount of KL?
I'm also worried about the GPM for service and for backwashing.
If I order a 2cuft tank, would this work or is the 7.8 gpm flow rate too low?
Also, since we are on the subject, what about the Vortech tanks? Are these truly a benefit?
I was leaning on using a 12x52" Vortech tank for 2.0 cuft of KL, but am concerned about the backwash.
Alternatively, the small 10" tanks would reduce the service rate gpm, would it not?
3- Activated Carbon. This seems simple enough, but I don't know what size to get. 1.5 cuft enough? Ever hear of Catalytic-MG? I reached out to the company (same WatchWater company that makes KL) and may opt to use this, if I can get my hands on it.
Could someone chime in and confirm/correct my treatment plan?
Could you guys help me with this?
This is the latest water quality analysis:
I am primarily concerned with the amounts of lead, iron, and manganese in the water.
I thought to add a prefilter, some Katalox-Light, and an activated carbon filter for the main household with a couple RO membranes at the bathroom and kitchen faucets, but I don't know if this is right.
I'm not even sure if this is a good system; its easier for me to think of the problems by component:
1- Prefilter- I was recommended Pentek DGD Series cartridges (DGD-5005 or DGD-2501), but aren't spindown filters better? Should I use more than one?
2- I was planning on an Ozone Enhanced Filter ( 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 cu.ft Katalox-Light Filter Media). The ozone would kill the iron reducing bacteria (irb) and possibly aid in oxidation (idk). I don't know much about the ozone device. I also used WatchWaters Calculator for Katalox-Light and it recommended
Isn't that excessive amount of KL?
I'm also worried about the GPM for service and for backwashing.
If I order a 2cuft tank, would this work or is the 7.8 gpm flow rate too low?
Also, since we are on the subject, what about the Vortech tanks? Are these truly a benefit?
I was leaning on using a 12x52" Vortech tank for 2.0 cuft of KL, but am concerned about the backwash.
Alternatively, the small 10" tanks would reduce the service rate gpm, would it not?
3- Activated Carbon. This seems simple enough, but I don't know what size to get. 1.5 cuft enough? Ever hear of Catalytic-MG? I reached out to the company (same WatchWater company that makes KL) and may opt to use this, if I can get my hands on it.
Could someone chime in and confirm/correct my treatment plan?