I live in Texas on a well and I need a water softener. I moved to this house and it just had a well. Three people live in this house with the occasional visitor. We use a fair amount of water. I have all new appliances and I am waiting to get new faucets in the bathroom and hook up the dishwasher and icemaker until I get this iron and hardwater problem resolved. I have a ro I need to install. I have had my water tested by the culligan man. He said I had high Iron , low dissolved solids, and my hardness was 11. He recommended a softener , ro and some chlorinator thingee that used clorox. I have growth in my commode after awhile and I have some gas in my water that makes it have a rotten egg smell (manganese?). I would like a better test but dont know where to get it. I was looking at doing this myself to save money and stay away from the high pressure who knows what they are selling me sellers. I have studied up online and I am kinda confused. Like for instance resin, the fine resin helps with removing rust better but clogs up and impedes flow faster so no one really recommends it from what I have read. I understand the water softener will take some iron out but I was wanting to remove it the best I can. I have seen mixed results about birm filters and chlorinators. I was going to instal an inline tablet chlorinator and then carbon filter it out before the water softener. Then I read some backwash filter is better because the carbon filter would need to be replaced often and expensive. I was leaning toward a clack but cant buy them online. I am also replacing my bladder tank on my well with an galvanized one. Hopefully this will help the rotten egg smell because the water comes in contact with air.
So I was looking to have my well pump water to a sediment filter, then through a tablet chlorinator, then some filter than will remove the iron and rotten egg stuff and chlorine taste, then my expansion tank then the water softener then into the house.
I need help any recommendations? what path u think I should make and cost?
I hope this is not too confusing.
Thanks in advance!
So I was looking to have my well pump water to a sediment filter, then through a tablet chlorinator, then some filter than will remove the iron and rotten egg stuff and chlorine taste, then my expansion tank then the water softener then into the house.
I need help any recommendations? what path u think I should make and cost?
I hope this is not too confusing.
Thanks in advance!