Relevante
New Member
Hello,
Just under a year ago, I installed a system to remove iron and hardness based on a Katalox Light backwashing filter followed by a large softener. Everything was working great until just a few days ago when I noticed poor water quality in the shower. I flushed the softener twice with a heavy dose of Pro ResCare and Iron Out. Now the water out of the softener tests clean: < 1gpg hardness and 0.15ppm Fe with Hach test kits. However, the water out of the Katalox Light filter pegged the Hach Total Iron test kit at 5ppm, so it appears to be not working anymore (when first installed, it was working extremely well). So obviously the softener isn't going to work well for long with that kind of iron load.
I now have a strong dose of bleach sitting in the KL filter in hopes of having a regenerating effect. My plan is to let that sit for an hour or so and then flush it and test again. If it's still not working, would it be safe to try some Iron Out in the KL filter? I've searched here and elsewhere and can't find any mention of anyone doing this, but it seems like it could be a reasonable next step.
Any other thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks!
Just under a year ago, I installed a system to remove iron and hardness based on a Katalox Light backwashing filter followed by a large softener. Everything was working great until just a few days ago when I noticed poor water quality in the shower. I flushed the softener twice with a heavy dose of Pro ResCare and Iron Out. Now the water out of the softener tests clean: < 1gpg hardness and 0.15ppm Fe with Hach test kits. However, the water out of the Katalox Light filter pegged the Hach Total Iron test kit at 5ppm, so it appears to be not working anymore (when first installed, it was working extremely well). So obviously the softener isn't going to work well for long with that kind of iron load.
I now have a strong dose of bleach sitting in the KL filter in hopes of having a regenerating effect. My plan is to let that sit for an hour or so and then flush it and test again. If it's still not working, would it be safe to try some Iron Out in the KL filter? I've searched here and elsewhere and can't find any mention of anyone doing this, but it seems like it could be a reasonable next step.
Any other thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks!