RhodeIslander
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Hi all, I had a soda ash system installed (along with an Iron filter) for our well about 6 weeks ago now.
Our low ph is now around 7.0-7.2, up from the 5.8 we needed to address, and I can see less staining around the tub so I know things have improved and it's working.
My question is related to the Soda Ash solution itself -- the company I used did a good job with the equipment install but the actual mixture they have struggled with. They put in a 35 gallon tank, a Pulsafeeder pump and used Neutra5 (which they said I needed because of the iron filter), but after a time, the ph was extremely high and kept going up over time.
I've had them back several times to address it. They watered it down and lowered the pump intensity, but the ph again kept going up. After a week or two, I ended up lowering the pump intensity myself -- all the way down to 10% for what they initially put in (1 quart of Neutra5 per 15 gallons of water at 20% pump intensity, which they later told me to change to 20 gallons) -- to get the ph back to the 7.0 level or thereabouts. It's been that way comfortably now for a few weeks.
They also showed me how to mix the Soda Ash in myself, but I was wondering if anyone who has done this kind of thing either could
1) give me some advice on the proper procedure -- is it normal to have the brownish material on the bottom of the tank? How dissolved should the soda ash be when it's mixed in? For a while, there was the actual white powdery mixture sitting on the bottom as if it wasn't dissolved right away -- is this normal?
2) are there any good videos, etc. on this (I've looked online but most seem pool-specific)
I contacted the Neutra5 manufacturer as well. Seemingly what the company used (again, 1 quart of Neutra5 per 15 gallons of water) wasn't totally out of whack with their own recommendation, but I was wondering why the ph got so high so quickly...did they put in too much? Was it not dissolved enough?
I'd like to know more about what they put in without having to rely on them -- because they seem less knowledgeable about the mixture than the rest of it -- so any kind of suggestions and advice would be appreciated...especially considering I have to do the "next batch" of this myself once it gets down to the 5 gallon remaining mark or so. Is there another solution I could buy online that might be superior?
Thanks!
Our low ph is now around 7.0-7.2, up from the 5.8 we needed to address, and I can see less staining around the tub so I know things have improved and it's working.
My question is related to the Soda Ash solution itself -- the company I used did a good job with the equipment install but the actual mixture they have struggled with. They put in a 35 gallon tank, a Pulsafeeder pump and used Neutra5 (which they said I needed because of the iron filter), but after a time, the ph was extremely high and kept going up over time.
I've had them back several times to address it. They watered it down and lowered the pump intensity, but the ph again kept going up. After a week or two, I ended up lowering the pump intensity myself -- all the way down to 10% for what they initially put in (1 quart of Neutra5 per 15 gallons of water at 20% pump intensity, which they later told me to change to 20 gallons) -- to get the ph back to the 7.0 level or thereabouts. It's been that way comfortably now for a few weeks.
They also showed me how to mix the Soda Ash in myself, but I was wondering if anyone who has done this kind of thing either could
1) give me some advice on the proper procedure -- is it normal to have the brownish material on the bottom of the tank? How dissolved should the soda ash be when it's mixed in? For a while, there was the actual white powdery mixture sitting on the bottom as if it wasn't dissolved right away -- is this normal?
2) are there any good videos, etc. on this (I've looked online but most seem pool-specific)
I contacted the Neutra5 manufacturer as well. Seemingly what the company used (again, 1 quart of Neutra5 per 15 gallons of water) wasn't totally out of whack with their own recommendation, but I was wondering why the ph got so high so quickly...did they put in too much? Was it not dissolved enough?
I'd like to know more about what they put in without having to rely on them -- because they seem less knowledgeable about the mixture than the rest of it -- so any kind of suggestions and advice would be appreciated...especially considering I have to do the "next batch" of this myself once it gets down to the 5 gallon remaining mark or so. Is there another solution I could buy online that might be superior?
Thanks!