adayrider
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Your number is "Iron, total 0.03 mg/L" fortunately. The softener will have no problem with that. I would use Morton System Saver II Water Softening Pellets, myself. It has a bit of rust removing stuff. You don't have enough iron to call for the special rust remover version, which sells at a bit of a premium.and does .03 ml/g in iron require a pot/perm? Seems like a low number and maybe the iron out salt would take care of that. The water has a strong sulfur smell without the pot/perm though.
Katalox Light would replace the Greensand media. KL is for removal of sulfur and iron. Your iron is so low that it's not a concern on its own but if a filter is needed for sulfur, the iron will be removed also.Are you saying that I can replace the greensand with Katalox light and unplud the the valve and just let water filter through with no regeneration cycles? And this will soften my water?
To be clear, the sample tested was from after the greensand filter?Hold on here, I think I got my wires crossed. I have a greensand that has a 2 maybe 3 gallon tank that I put potassium in with a fleck 2500 on a 10-47 tank on timer. It takes all iron out of the water(no rust stains in toilets) and it takes the sulfur smell out of the water. I brought it over from old house to help keep iron out and smell out till I got a softner
Yes Sir it does smell more after heating it but smells pretty bad in the cold by itself and turning up the hot water heater to max does not eliminate it.As you were having success in removing the sulfur odor with the Greensand filter, I expected the issue was not only in the hot water but ... you specifically mentioned the sulfur odor being bad in the hot water.
Ok then sound more efficient them buying potassium if this works BUT will it work for eliminating the sulfur odor? Even if I have to regen with potassium once every ??? whenever?Katalox Light is very effective without any regenerant so the media would be backwashed with only plain water which will reclassify the media and will flush away any sediment collected in the bed. You could install a plug in the port where the pot perm is normally drawn-in and also change the setting to reduce the draw time. As Dittohead mentioned, pot perm or chlorine could be later added if you find that a regenerant is needed.
Yes Sir I would like to reutilize the greensand and by your answer here I can. But all 3 tanks (the 1 for greensand and the 2 for the 9000 are all 10-47) are same size. Will this be OK no matter which way I go (greensand or Katalox Light)?I got the impression that you had intended to reutilize the existing Greensand system. A 10" X 54" is the usual size for 1.5 cuft of media so your 10" X 47" maybe more suitable for 1.25 cuft. Perhaps one of the other tanks you already have from the 9000 system, is a little larger.
I did not know this and makes perfect sense now that you explain it.FYI, the iron out salts are only utilized to assist in cleaning away iron buildup from the softener resin and softener internals. The resin itself is what removes the iron when an iron removal filter is not utilized. A softener is ineffective for a sulfur issue.
I thought "Hold on here, I think I got my wires crossed." was rescinding something you had previously posted, and I thought it might be that. I now think that was because you had called your greensand filter, that uses a pot perm solution for regeneration, a pot/perm.Reach4
Once again NO I did not take sample after greensand.
KL is effective in reducing hydrogen sulphide on its own without a regenerant but as advised, use it without a regenerant but if it is found to not be effective enough, you can then add a regenerant.BUT will it work for eliminating the sulfur odor?
I thought "Hold on here, I think I got my wires crossed." was rescinding something you had previously posted, and I thought it might be that. I now think that was because you had called your greensand filter, that uses a pot perm solution for regeneration, a pot/perm.
"Iron, total 0.03 mg/L" is a very low number , particularly one where you said "I need to fix it right to help keep iron stains down".